MMS Blog

28 Sep 2017

Nordson, PCI Award BUILDS/PCI Scholarship

$5,000 Nordson BUILDS/PCI Scholarship to college student Benjamin Whipker, who attends the Rochester Institute of Technology and is studying electrical mechanical engineering technology.

Electroplating 22 Sep 2017

Combining 3D Printing and Electroplating for Replicable Experimentation

Andreas Osterwalder calls his office a museum: what looks like a collection of small machines are 3D printed and partially electroplated parts that the scientist has been creating for his experiments.

Anodizing 20 Sep 2017

Michigan Anodizer Hopes to Build New Facility, Add 90+ Jobs

The plant would be comprised of a 68,850-square-foot building on 27 acres in the Fort Custer Industrial Park and employ 50 workers in the initial two years, then 44 workers in the third year.

Powder Coating 19 Sep 2017

PPG Foundation Donates $40,000 to Coatings Department at North Dakota State University

New program will complement the university's long-standing coatings and polymeric materials program.

surfin 17 Sep 2017

Faraday's Children (and Nickel): The 40th William Blum Lecture

This article is a republication of the 40th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 86th AESF Annual Convention in Detroit, Michigan on June 21, 1999. In this lecture, Dr. George DiBari describes the search for the ideal nickel anode material and the outlook for survival of nickel plating at the end of the 20th century.

Electroplating 14 Sep 2017

How Scanning Jet Engine Thermal Coatings Can Increase Engine Lifetime

A collaboration between Rolls-Royce and researchers at Heriot-Watt University to test jet engine turbine blades.

Electroplating 14 Sep 2017

Read the Interview: Uyemura's Tony Revier

Revier, who was attending IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries gathering in Washington, D.C. for IMPACT Washington, D.C. 2017 to advocate for a pro-growth, pro-advanced-manufacturing policy agenda.

Powder Coating 12 Sep 2017

PCI/Axalta Scholarship Recipient Announced

Axalta Coating Systems and the Powder Coating Institute (PCI), named Theodore Hammer as the winner of the 2017 PCI/Axalta Scholarship.

automotive 11 Sep 2017

Liquid Paint Maker Developing Graphene-based Coatings

The company says it is primed to revolutionize the materials industries in the commercial vehicle and construction equipment markets.

Electroplating 6 Sep 2017

NASF Michigan Seminar Draws Technical Experts, Inspiration

Event draws finishers from across the state to hear technical experts and inspirational speakers, including highly decorated retired Navy Seal Robert J. O'Neill.