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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.
Read MoreNASF 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.
Read MoreAluminum 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.
Read MoreHaviland 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.
Read MoreGraco 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.
Read MoreMid-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.
Read MoreCool 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.
Read MoreMacDermid 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreCombining 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.
Read MoreSchaffner 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.
Read MorePowder Coating’s Westside Story
Massachusetts powder coater expands with new lines, infrared ovens.
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