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Sifco White Paper Talks Best Kept Aerospace Secret
The white paper makes the case for a wider adoption of selective plating, both for salvage and repair as well as many OEM applications.
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BASF Acquiring Surface Treatment Provider Chemetall
BASF to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business for is $3.2 billion; transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to close by= end of 2016.
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Jeff Henderson is Aluminum Anodizers Council new President
Henderson succeeds Rand Baldwin, who announced his retirement to AAC’s Board of Directors in the fall of 2015.
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ITPS Americas Covers Thermal Processing Industry in the Americas
The program is an event for executives and upper management in the thermal process industry.
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Rosenboom Adding In-House Plating Operations
Officials say the expansion comes after receiving a production contract with the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command to make a HPG spring and HPG pump.
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American Plating Power opens Mexico branch
Enrique Valentin will be Latin America sales manager; he has been employed with American Plating Power for the past six years as an application engineer and senior technician for Latin America.
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Waterstone Faucets Honored as Region IX Small Business Exporter of the Year
Waterstone Faucets is a vertically integrated kitchen faucet manufacturer that performs numerous finishing operations, from electroplating to polishing to powder coating.
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PPG to acquire global coatings services provider MetoKote
MetoKote is a Lima, Ohio-based coatings services business with 2015 global sales of approximately $200 million. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Techmetals Earns Boeing BAC 5680 Zinc Nickel Approval
Dayton shop says it is first worldwide to be approved for BAC 5680 spec for low hydrogen embrittlement zinc nickel, for replacement of cadmium in the aerospace and defense markets.
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PPG Expands Aerospace Coatings Development, Capabilities at UK Facility
$2 million investment supports installation of advanced-technology equipment for evaluating paint characteristics.
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June Go-To Gal: Debi Warren, Coating Technologies Inc.
CTI says Debbi is a dedicated, loyal employee of 15 years with a terrific attitude and outstanding customer service skills.
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PPG Opens New Liquid Coatings Application Development Center in Wisconsin
Development center houses multiple curing ovens, robotic paint applicators and spray booths with temperature and humidity controls to mimic a wide range of liquid coatings application conditions.
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