MMS Blog
Anodizing Helps Yo-Yos Make a Colorful Comeback
One Drop Yo-Yos in Eugene, Oregon, is a leading high-end yo-yo manufacturer. It gets some of the 8,000 products it makes finished at Gruntbull Anodizing in Gettysburg, Ohio, whose splash anodizing process combines as many as six colors on the same part. The result is a piece of art.
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Top Surface Finishing Innovations of 2016
We look back at the industry’s top new products and services for the past year.
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Made in Eastern Iowa: Ideal Industries Makes, Powder Coats Products
Manufacturer, powder coater featured in television station's KCRG "Made In Eastern Iowa" segment that focuses on manufacturing.
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Scientists Unearth Ancient Plating Techniques
Last month, a group of South Korean scientists discovered metal plating techniques that date back to over 1,400 years ago.
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Coating to Help Europe's Telecom Satellites Keep Their Cool
A surface coating originally developed for medical implants is set to safeguard the next generation of European telecom satellites.
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Axalta Coating Systems Opens Powder Coating Learning and Development Center
Facility serves Axalta’s customers as well as those interested in learning more about powder coatings or advancing their application skills; classes are available in both English and Spanish.
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Jack Humble on the Value of Aluminum Anodizers Council
As term on the Board of Directors draws to a close, Humble expresses appreciation to everyone at the AAC on a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
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PPG Donates Military Coatings, Window for EC-135C Aircraft Restoration
PPG donated a boom operator compartment side window and will donate military aircraft coatings to the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate in Ashland, Nebraska.
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John Cole Named UM-Dearborn 2016 CECS Alumnus of the Year
See the VIDEO; Cole has won both the State of Michigan’s Professional Engineers in Industry “Outstanding Engineering Award” and the Detroit Metro Chapter’s “Engineer of the Year” award.
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Greenkote Adds Major Anti-Corrosion Coating Capacity in Ohio
The company says that the added equipment will multiply current capacity by nearly two and a half times, enabling the Brook Park facility to process more than 150 tons of parts per month.
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Crack Formation During Electrodeposition and Post-deposition Aging of Thin Film Coatings - 3rd Quarterly Report
Third Quarterly Report - AESF Research Project #R-118. This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the third quarter of project work (July-September 2016).
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ASETSDefense Workshop 2016: Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense
Workshop on Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense will be held at Shades of Green, the Armed Forces Recreation Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando from December 6-8.
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