MMS Blog
AMT Announces New Board Leadership
Daniel D. Janka, president of Mazak Corp., has been elected chairman of the board for AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
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Looking to the Future of Finishing
Products Finishing takes a look at some of the ways the finishing industry is investing in workforce development and educational initiatives.
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Episode 31: An Interview with Matthew Kirchner, LAB Midwest
PF columnist and host of the TechEd Podcast Matthew Kirchner, president of LAB Midwest, discusses the latest in workforce trends in the manufacturing and finishing industries.
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Choosing the Right Powder Booth Technology
Is your powder coating operation experiencing an increasing number of color change requirements? Nicolas Gervaise of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses fast color change single booth configurations for powder coating.
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Tin and Tin Zinc Overview and Growth
Brett Larick of Columbia Chemical discusses the increasing demand for conductive finishes driven by the increasing electrification of vehicles.
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Understanding PEO Coatings
Using high-speed cameras and back side illumination (BSI) sensor technology to analyze plasma electrolytic oxidation.
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How Incredible Finishing Companies Predict the Future
The way that Incredible Plating Co. can predict the future is nothing short of, well, incredible.
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Thailand’s Platers Rally to the Finish in the “Detroit of Asia”
The growing automotive industry in Thailand allows plating job shops to invest continuously.
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Zinc Barrel Plating
A recent visit to Mechanical Finishers Inc. (Cincinnati, Ohio) offers a look at zinc barrel plated automotive parts.
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Finishing Activity Ended March Down 1 Point vs. February
Finishing Activity: March saw the index revert to flat, closing at 50.3 compared to February’s 51.3.
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Reduced, Reused and Recycled Powder Coatings Are the Future
They say necessity is the mother of invention, and with millions of pounds of powder coating going into landfills a year, these two companies have found novel approaches to dealing with this waste stream.
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Conscious Cleaning Considerations
Reassessing your cleaning process? Connor Callais of Hubbard-Hall offers an in-depth discussion of what you should keep in mind.
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