Articles
What You Need to Know About EHLA
Ultra-fast coating process provides a metallurgical bond between the alloy coating and the metal substrate.
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Switching from Decorative Hexavalent Chromium to Trivalent
Pavco decorative team manager, Shane Moore, discusses the considerations you should keep in mind when contemplating switching from decorative hexavalent chromium to trivalent.
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Understanding AAMA Specifications
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert explains AAMA specifications and considerations coaters should make before taking on work required to meet those standards.
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Proper Powder Cure Oven Installation
Trey Peavy of RTT Engineered Finishing Solutions offers insights into considerations that must be taken into account when commissioning a powder cure oven.
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German Surfacing Company Releases Optimized Solution for Shears
German companies, Gardena and Rösler, introduce new high-energy mass finishing solution for garden shear finishing process.
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Robotic Process Development for Finishers
Norton | Saint-Gobain’s new Abrasive Process Solutions (APS) lab offers path to automation for mechanical finishing processes.
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Embracing the Future of Finishing
Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis discusses the challenges and the changing landscape of the finishing industry — and how new technologies might carry the industry forward.
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Getting in Trouble in Grade School Made Me a Better Executive
How technical education can help hands-on, kinesthetic, non-classroom learners grow into the talented workforce the manufacturing world needs.
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A Focus on Automation and Smart Technology
The June 2021 issue of Products Finishing puts a focus on the role automation and Industry 4.0 solutions are currently playing and will continue to play in increasing magnitude in the finishing industry.
WatchNASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: 4th Quarterly Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the fourth quarter of project work (January-March 2021) at Wayne State University in Detroit on sustainability in the metal finishing industry. The success of this project depends on data. The data needed comes from industry and other stakeholders. The reader is encouraged to complete the survey form discussed in this report.
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Automation and Control of Electroless Nickel Baths
Spectrophotometric nickel/pH controller enables tighter control of the ENi process, resulting in improved product quality.
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