MMS Blog
Tower at PNC Plaza with PPG Coatings Earns Architectural Award
Inner and outer curtain walls incorporate metal framing finished with Coraflon Sunstorm fluoropolymer powder coating in "mica gray", which meet or exceed AAMA 2605 specifications.
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Diamond Vogel Celebrates 90 Years
The company’s story began in Friesland, Holland, where company founder Andrew Vogel worked in his father’s paint shop applying finishes to the homes and carriages of Dutch farmers.
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Eyelet Manufacturer Finds Safer Paint Stripping With Aquastrip
The manufacturer was buying a stripping product from another company, but there were several issues regarding service, value and performance. Not to mention the strong odor and no one really wanted to use it.
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Toefco Expansion Adds 20,000-Square-Foot Coating Facility
Adding to its already operating two overhead conveyor lines with more than 400 available coating specs, Toefco increased both its capacity and capabilities with the addition of a new 20,000-square-foot, high-capacity, high-temperature coating facility.
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Atotech Sold to The Carlyle Group for $3.2 billion
Carlyle, which also owns the Axalta Coating Systems brand, is a global alternative asset manager positioned in Asia, Europe and the United States through its significant range of investments.
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SRG Global Celebrates New World HQ with Opening Ceremony
The new facility, which opened this summer, is a 51,000-square-foot building currently housing more than 250 employees.
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PPG Inaugurates Electrocoat Primer Pilot System in France for Aerospace
This is PPG’s second significant investment for an Aerocron ecoat primer installation, increasing global application capability for customer education.
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Henkel Webinar Focuses on Paint Stripping
Within this crucial step in the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) process, it controls corrosion and weight, contributes to the appearance of the aircraft, and enhances the inspection process.
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Apple Launches iPhone 7 with New "Rotational 3D Polishing"
Watch Apple chief design officer Jony Ive's video at the event that highlights a new anodized finish demonstrating a polishing called "rotational 3D polishing."
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Benchmarking a Plating Operation to No. 1
Indiana’s Electro-Spec uses Top Shops data to improve efficiencies.
WatchPowder Clinic: Batch Cure Oven Noise Issue
What is that Noise from My Oven? Expert Rodger Talbert explains that it is difficult to be sure at all without seeing the oven and hearing the noise. However, he thinks it may be related to the pressure settings on the gas train.
Read MoreValue Proposition When Asking for a Raise
An employee adding more value to his or her company deserves a boost in pay. Columnist Matthew Kirchner discusses employee compensation reviews and when to adjust accordingly.
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