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2021 PMTS Parts Cleaning Exhibitors Help Determine ‘How Clean is Clean’
Taking advantage of trade shows and conferences geared toward parts cleaning processes, best practices and technologies, such as PMTS, is a great way to become educated about parts cleaning for your company.
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An Interview With Stacey Bales, Bales Metal Surface Solutions
Bales discusses growing up in the electroplating business, her experience as a woman in leadership and the value of industry associations.
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Conveying Long Parts Horizontally
Industrial finishing line consultant Dan Davitz offers advice for designing racking for navigating long parts along a monorail conveyor.
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Avoiding Roughness and Pitting in Decorative Bright Nickel
Doug Lay of Coventya Inc. offers a troubleshooting guide for avoiding roughness and pitting in decorative bright nickel processing.
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A Look at the Finishing Supply Chain and Workforce
The May 2021 issue of Products Finishing puts a focus on supply chain disruptions and the workforce skills gap.
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Lab Legwork Leads to Cleaner Metal Parts
Recent cleaning evaluation conducted by MicroCare yields new synthetic grease remover formulation.
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Adjusting Viscosity in Liquid Coatings
Mike Bonner of Saint Clair Systems discusses the problems that can arise from adding solvents to liquid coatings to adjust viscosity.
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Your Business
11 predictions of how AI and related technologies will revolutionize finishing in the next 10 years.
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Interview with Remington Schieffer, field services supervisor, Dynapower
Products Finishing sits down with 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 inductee Remington Schieffer to hear how he approaches his work and his thoughts on the finishing industry.
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Coatings Industry Navigates Supply Chain Disruption
As the COVID pandemic continues, coating suppliers work to navigate raw material shortages and chemical price increases.
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Finishing Index Jumps 9 Points to All-Time High
Survey Respondents Report Troubled Supply Chains and Strong Demand
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A Microscopic Study of Chromium Plating (1964)
This 1964 paper describes the first time that anyone had been able to photograph work of this type on chromium - the direct microscopic observation of the deposition of chromium on nickel and other basis metal surfaces. This classic study provided information on the effect of the surface condition of the substrate and plating variables on the initial stages of deposition, covering the growth to form a coherent deposit, and the later development of the cyclic pattern of cracking with its associated hydrogen gas evolution.
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