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Electroplating

Bill Wiggins Awarded CA Metal Finishers Lifetime Achievement Award

Owner of Automation Plating Corporation and former mayor of Burbank, Wiggins is a respected leader throughout the surface finishing industry.

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Electroplating

NASF West Coast Bright Design Kicks Off With Tour

Students from Art Center of Design in Pasadena have toured K&L Anodizing and General/Brite Plating to get a look at what it takes to anodize and plate metal components.

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Anodizing

Aluminum Surface Finishing Corrosion Causes and Troubleshooting

In this paper, a review of several process solutions, examining coolants, solvent cleaning, alkaline clean/etch and deoxidizing/desmutting, listing intended and unintended chemical reactions along with possible mechanisms that would favor corrosion formation.

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management

Haviland 80th Anniversary Underscored With National Recognition As One Of Best For Employee Financial Security

Haviland also featured in the October issue of Inc. Magazine for being named one of 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security.

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Graco Sells Liquid Finishing Business Assets

Carlisle Companies buys Binks spray finishing equipment, DeVilbiss spray guns and accessories, Ransburg electrostatic equipment and accessories, and BGK curing technology.

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Electroplating

Mid-Atlantic Finishing's B.J. Mason Passes Away

Founder and President of Mid-Atlantic Finishing in Maryland, he was also a past president of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishing Society.

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Parts Cleaning

Cool Clean Technologies Has A Hot IMTS

Snow cleaning uses solid CO2 particles to clean the surface removing fingerprints, contaminants, and light oils without causing any damage to the part.

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Anodizing

MacDermid Opens Japan Desk in Metro Detroit

Bilingual account manager will cater to the needs of Japanese automotive OEMs and their expanding supply chain here in North America.

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By The Numbers: August Index at 51.7 – Eight Straight Months of Growth

That was the second fastest rate of month-over-month growth since November 2013. Annually, the finishing industry has grown at an accelerating rate each of the previous six months.

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Electrocoating

Combining Ecoat and Plating for Next Generation Edge Protection

A method by which a high-purity and well-coalesced layer of aluminum metal is electroplated onto a steel substrate from an ionic liquid electrolyte.

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Schaffner Manufacturing Acquires Barker Brothers

Barker Brothers is based in Ridgewood, NY, and has been in business for more than 100 years. The two companies represent more than 170 years of finishing experience.

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Powder Coating’s Westside Story

Massachusetts powder coater expands with new lines, infrared ovens.

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