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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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Anodizing

Valence Surface Technologies Acquires Three Finishing Shops

Pride Plating in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dynamic Paint Solutions in Eastman, Georgia; and Coastline Metal Finishing in Garden Grove, California, will join the Valence group to provide extensive finishing solutions across the U.S.

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Parts Cleaning

ICAFe Acquires Dove Equipment

Combined ICAFe/Dove becomes one of the largest distributors to the industrial finishing systems marketplace.

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Parts Cleaning

Molly Kellogg Is New CEO At Hubbard-Hall

Kellogg, currently Executive Vice President, will become President and CEO upon the retirement of the current President and CEO, Andrew K. Skipp, on December 31

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Parts Cleaning

Assessment of Safer Polysulfide and Polythioether Sealant Removers for Aerospace/Defense Industry Applications

This assessment identifies and evaluates potentially safer alternatives for sealant removal applications. The sealant removal performance of the alternatives was evaluated using a designed experiment.

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curing

Sherwin-Williams Launches Two New Powder Coating Lines

Powdura OneCure is a two coating, one cure dry-on-dry coating system; Powdura Sprint is a low-cure polyester resin-based powder coating system for use on medium density fiberboard.

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EPA Targeting Metal Finishing Wastewater

Agency releases its preliminary 2014 effluent guidelines program; wastewater from the metal finishing industry is just one of the areas that will be subject to more regulation in the upcoming year.

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masking

New CCAI Online Training Videos Now Available

Library of videos offers educational presentations from industry experts that run an average of 20-40 minutes in length.

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Electroplating

Enthone Publishes Plating-on-Plastics & Decorative Base Metals Guide

The selection guide provides an overview of Enthone best-in-class technologies, including Plating-on-Plastics Pre-Treatment Systems and Cyanide-free and Acid Copper Technologies

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nasf

NASF Science and Engineering Scholarship Competition Now Open

Open to national and international applicants attending an accredited college, NASF’s Scholarship Program supports student research in plating and surface finishing science and engineering.

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masking

EPi, Eric Olander and Luke Donald Pair Up For First Tee Program

Olander, Donald friendship spur EPi support of youth golf program

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curing

Pneu-Mech Systems Relocates Headquarters

In addition, Pneu-Mech adds Leif Josefsson as Vice Presidentof Engineering and Product Design

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