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Top Shops: Metokote is No. 1 Top Shop Liquid/Powder for 2016
MetoKote is the No. 1 facility on the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey rankings for liquid and powder coatings in 2016, based on statistical analysis from more than 45 criteria.
WatchTop Shops: 2016 Liquid/Powder Coating
The Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for the liquid and powder coating segment yielded interesting statistics about how coating shops run their business, as well as some best practices that many others should emulate.
Read MoreAxalta Coating Systems Has Carbon Fiber Covered
Axalta applies the technology behind its OEM coatings and refinish paint brands, including one of its three premium global refinish brands Spies Hecker.
Read MoreDeFelsko to Host SSPC Training This Fall.
Courses include the Protective Coatings Inspector Program and a workshop on using SSPC PA2 effectively.
Read MoreElectroless Nickel Plating Formulation For Automotive And Mechanical Parts
Electro less plating processes are considered to be much convenient, cheaper and best for deposition on parts with lot of holes, cleavages, bents, curves, abnormal shapes, threading etc., effectively and economically.
Read MoreCCAI Honors Chapter, Installs Officers and Board
The CCAI Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards and the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were presented during the Annual Awards Ceremony, also held during the Annual Meeting.
Read MoreTop Gun Powder Coating Expanding To New Location, 70+ Jobs
Leading provider of world class architectural finishes, will expand to create a total of 70 new jobs in Adairsville and Jasper in Georgia.
Read MoreBalancing an Electroless Nickel Bath to Optimize Performance
While today’s EN baths are much more user friendly than they were even 10 years ago, plating shops still strive to maintain consistent, trouble-free operation. The following provides a basic understanding of EN bath control.
Read MoreParts Cleaning: Does the Cleaning Agent Work?
Cleaning is a process. For this discussion, let’s focus on the cleaning agent itself. Choosing the right cleaning agent (aqueous or solvent) involves a number of factors.
Read MoreParts Cleaning: Aqueous System Handles Tighter Cleaning Specs for Intricate Plans
Where 10 years ago, particle sizes of 1,000 microns captured in a millipore patch test might have been acceptable, today heavy equipment OEMs commonly demand maximum particle sizes of 600 microns or less.
Read MoreParts Cleaning: Understanding the Process of Vacuum Cycling Nucleation
VCN process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled-environment chamber that contains the components to be cleaned submerged in a solvent or an aqueous solution.
Read MoreGo-To-Guy: Dave Dunn, Operations Manager, Silvex
Dunn began at Silvex (Westbrook, Maine) in 1976 as a driver. Through the years, he has worked as the shipping and receiving manager, production supervisor and in sales.
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