MMS Blog
NASF Seeks Nomination for Industry Awards
The NASF will recognize a number of well-deserving individuals in several different awards categories. Nominations are due by March 30.
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Ecoat18 Preview
The conference offers something for both experienced professionals and ‘newbies.’
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Formation of Trivalent Chromium Passivation Layers
The trivalent process is proven to be a safe replacement for hex chrome, but fundamental knowledge of its composition is required.
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A Conversation with Rick Gehman, Keystone Koating
Rick Gehman is president of Keystone Koating in Lititz, Pennsylvania, which has been a Products Finishing Top Shop numerous times.
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Energy Coatings Withstand Time, Corrosion
The Z-Pex multi-layer system battles harsh oil and gas chemicals.
WatchHow to Audit a Liquid Paint System
To correct paint system settings that have drifted over time, Sames Kremlin’s Steven Romer strongly recommends annual audits.
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BASF Sponsors Automobile Design Competition
Introduced in 2012, Detroit’s Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment is considered the “Fight Club of Design,” an underground, automotive industry event developed to identify emerging talent in car design.
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IGP Pulvertechnik AG Acquires Performance Powders
The Swiss powder coating system manufacturer has purchased the Kentucky-based company and hired Dean Edwards to head up the new North American operations.
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Protherm Purchases Process Thermal Dynamics
Protherm owner Marty Sawyer also owns Trimac Industrial Systems of Kansas City, Kansas, which manufactures process heating and cleaning equipment.
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PPG Market Manager Receives Metal Construction Association Award
Forty-year PPG veteran Scott Moffatt was recognized for his volunteer contributions to the organization.
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Electroless Nickel Coatings: Appearance, Gloss and Surface Morphology
For decorative coatings, appearance is the essential purpose for application, but also for functional surface finishes it becomes increasingly relevant as an added value on top of specified technical requirements. Appearance is affected by spectrum and intensity of incident light, roughness and morphology of the coating surface, optical properties of the coating material, eventual superficial oxide films, and individual perception. The predominant factor is surface roughness, which in turn depends on base material roughness, quality of substrate pretreatment, and nucleation and growth kinetics of the electroless nickel (EN) deposit. Interdependency of gloss measurements with roughness measurements and with chemical composition of coatings was investigated for new generation mid-P EN processes and compared to traditional ones.
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Nanostructures by Anodization of Alumina in Phosphoric Acid at Low Potential
Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) has been investigated, in terms of influence of the process time, anodizing potential and methanol addition on the structural features of porous anodic alumina formed in 0.1M H3PO4 solution by two-step self-organized anodizing for potentials ranging from 100-150 V. The structural features of the porous structures, including pore diameter and interpore distance, were evaluated from FE-SEM top-view images for samples anodized in the presence and absence of methanol.
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