MMS Blog
Piling on for Powder Coatings
Lane Coatings targets construction market with fusion-bonded powder coatings, and are espousing the benefits of using the coatings on materials such as pilings and reinforcement bars used in road and bridge construction.
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Hentzen Coatings Announces Business Launch in Mexico
Company announces that Carlos Lopez has joined the company as General Manager for the Mexican general industrial business.
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Ask Art Kushner: Zinc-Plated Pipe Fittings
Q: We zinc plate then apply a yellow trivalent chrome conversion coat to pipe fittings. The rack-plated, large-size pipe fittings look great after plating, but a few days later start to show spots of corrosion. Any suggestions?
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Ask Rodger Talbert: Applying Metallic Powder
Q: We apply a metallic, silver powder to sandblasted parts, many of which are also processed through a five-stage iron-phosphate wash system. We have a lot of problems with the pigment “bunching” and standing up on the edges, and cannot seem to eliminate the problem.
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Asterion Holding CEF Certification December 9-13
The C.E.F. certification is vital for anyone working in the metal finishing industry as it gives you the knowledge to improve every step of the metal plating process.
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Coating Legend David Wright Passes
Founder and moving force of the Chemical Coaters Association International and a Senior Account Executive for DuBois Chemicals, Wright passed away peacefully at Horizon Hospice with his wife at his side on Friday, October 11.
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Building Trade Groups Fight Over Hot-Dip Galvanized Studs
At issue is the substituting of G40e and G40EQ, which do not meet the 200 hours of salt-spray tests required for conformity to ASTM requirements. G40 studs are coated with 99.7 percent zinc in the hot-dip coating process.
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Intellifinishing Parent Company Ranks On Inc.'s 5000 Fastest
The company had 90 percent growth since 2009, going from $17.5 million in sales to $33.2 million, which ranks it as the 24th fastest growing company in its home state of Kansas in the Inc. rankings.
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Dr. Arthur Brace Receives AAC Lifetime Contribution Award
Author of "The Technology of Anodizing Aluminium" is considered the standard of the industry. His presentation, "60 Years in the Development of a New Model of Anodic Coating Formulation" provided his personal historic overview of the aluminum anodizing process.
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Axalta 20-Group Visits Wisconsin Powder Coater
While meetings are facilitated by Axalta Star Coater administrators, these groups contribute to their own agenda and have also chosen to participate in benchmarking exercises, comparing certain aspects of their business and how they perform.
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Pavco Opens New Technical Pilot Center in Charlotte
Facility consists of over 40 process tanks designed for maximum pre- and post-plate flexibility, offering a diverse offering of finishing processes include zinc, nickel, chrome, antimicrobial, copper, alloys and tin.
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CCAI Toys For Tots Golf Outing in SoCal is Dec. 9
Last year the event raised 189 toys, and event director Ron Lum from Coral Chemical said this year they are shooting for 300 for the U.S. Marine program.
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