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Electroplating

Innovation in Electroless Nickel

Experimentation defines electroless nickel technology company that prides itself on trying new things and testing new products.

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basics

When To Discount? Never.

Consider strategies to offer more value for the same price.

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More to Masking

How finding the right masking solution impacts your finishing operation.

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ECOAT22 Fosters Education, Networking Opportunities

From discovering the latest technology and trends to sourcing new partners, ECOAT22 is the premier event for the electrocoating industry. 

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Powder Coating

Powder Coating Over Electrocoat

Powder coating expert and PF columnist Rodger Talbert offers advice for powder coating over an initial ecoat layer. 

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Parts Cleaning

Ecoclean Offers Ultra-Fine, Precision Cleaning Services

According to Ecoclean, changes in manufacturing entails that particulate cleanliness specifications in the micrometer and nanometer ranges must be met by more and more industry sectors.

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surfin

The Basics of Automotive Surface Engineering by Isotropic Superfinishing

This paper discusses using a non-abrasive, high density media in conjunction with an isotropic superfinishing (ISF) chemistry. This improved surface significantly reduces friction and provides several engineering advantages. The paper also reviews the technique used to generate ISF and some of the improvements that can be imparted to metal-to-metal contact surfaces.

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Top Shops

Growth Through Collaboration, Year After Year

Micron Metal Finishing, a job shop based in the south suburbs of Chicago, is a veteran of the Top Shops program. The shop’s co-owners walk through the shop’s growth over the years.

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On the Road

Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis contemplates the increasing return of business travel and the future of transportation markets for finishers.

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regulation

How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls of a Nadcap Audit

Suppliers within the aerospace industry can easily avoid many of the most common pitfalls of Nadcap audits by properly preparing in advance, explains Ethan Akins, Senior Business Development Manager at the Performance Review Institute, which is responsible for administering the Nadcap Program.

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Electrolytic Rack Stripping Best Practices

J.R. Eyerly of Haviland Enterprises discusses the benefits of switching to an electrolytic strip from a nitric-based nickel strip for rack stripping, as well as best practices to ensure desired results.

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