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Axalta Acquires UAE-Based Powder Coatings Manufacturer
Axalta will expand its footprint in the Middle East and North Africa region, and add to their strong manufacturing base.
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It’s Not Always the Seal Tank
When testing anodized aluminum for quality, poor anodize conditions result in weakened coatings and AAMA 611 test failures.
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Employee Buy-In Drives Chicago Powder Coater
S&B Finishing Company is a 5-Time Products Finishing Top Shop Recipient, thanks to its long-time employees.
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Fixing Excessive Brightener Consumption From Dull Work In Alkaline Non-Cyanide Zinc
Although great strides have been made over the last 30 years in the development of alkaline non-cyanide zinc processes, Asterion’s Graham Torr says not all “modern” systems are created equal.
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Finishing Fluids for 3D Printed Parts
Choosing the correct binder jetting finishing fluids plays a key role in the success of 3D-printed products.
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Products Finishing Top Shops Executive Summit Planned for 2020
Owners and managers of plating, liquid and powder coatings shops to converge at singular conference to share best practices in peer-to-peer setting.
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Famis Celebrates 50 Years in Industrial Finishing
Family owned and operated, Miami-based industrial chemicals and finishes distributor provides sales, service and consulting to the industrial paint and finishing markets in Florida.
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Novel Post Treatment of Nano-particle Reinforced Metallic Coatings
This paper discusses a novel post-treatment reinforcement process for both electroless and electrolytic nano-composite coatings which further improves the hardness of the coating (+40%), while also improving the ductility of the material. This technology is applicable to commercial baths for a large variety of electrolytic and electroless coatings. Interestingly, post-treated coatings retain performance at higher temperatures, suggesting improved oxide dispersion strengthening effects, potentially offering new coating options for high temperature applications.
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New Coating Process Provides Effective Protection for Brake Discs
Extreme High-speed Laser Material Deposition (EHLA) provides brake discs with an effective protection against wear and corrosion in a procedure that is both fast and economical.
Read MoreCrack Formation During Electrodeposition and Post-Deposition Aging of Thin Film Coatings - 13th-14th Quarter Report
This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the 13th and 14th quarters of project work (January-June 2019) on this AESF Foundation Research project at the University of Houston. The activities in this period continued towards calculating an optimum pulse current deposition method to control and mitigate the stress state of chromium thin films. This study should enable development of an effective strategy generally applicable in practice whenever electrodeposition process for crack-free films is demanded.
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Updating Hexavalent Chromium Detection Capabilities
An industry safety expert suggests testing methods to detect hexavalent chromium needs to adapt to ever changing industrial environments to provide shorter time-sample results.
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Powder Technology's CARC Powder Topcoat Approved by ARL
This latest product marks Powder Technology’s ninth ARL-approved powder coating.
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