MMS Blog

automotive 9 Sep 2013

Platers Go Back to School to Help Future Engineers

Milt Stevenson of Anoplate Corp. in Syracuse, N.Y., wants more finishing shops to become part of this program that pairs the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) with collegiate engineering and technology students.

masking 4 Sep 2013

Louisiana Plating & Coatings Opens New 80,000 Sq. Ft. Plant

Plant is now providing Louisiana area industries a variety of corrosion protection services, including salt bath nitriding, phosphate, spray coatings and electroless nickel.

Parts Cleaning 1 Sep 2013

Powder Coater Is Fencing Out The Competition

With the help of Reliant Finishing Systems, a Texas fabricator uses U.S.-built powder coating equipment to compete against foreign imports.

masking 1 Sep 2013

Coater is Getting Healthy in California’s Central Valley

Advanced Industrial Coatings specializes in medical and food service finishes. The company’s 50,000-sq-ft plant contains a conveyorized powder coating line capable of handling massive amounts of coatings, and an environmental and climate-controlled area for scientific applications.

Electrocoating 1 Sep 2013

Take the Paint Efficiency Audit

Achieve cost savings through more efficient finishing operations. As finishing operations look to stay competitive in an increasingly global economy, it’s no surprise that efficiency has become a popular topic.

Anodizing 1 Sep 2013

Anodizer Heads West to Get to the East

Southern Aluminum Finishing branches out to the Western U.S. and Asia. The new facility will help service its growing list of customers in the Western and Mountain regions of the U.S. and in Canada, as well as to take advantage of overseas orders from the Pacific Rim.

aerospace 30 Aug 2013

VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Aero Chrome Plating in California

The company’s website says that Aero has been serving the aerospace industry since 1992 in a 50,000 sq ft. Van Nuys, CA. facility.

Parts Cleaning 28 Aug 2013

Cash To Head Axalta Industrial Coatings; PPG Appoints Braun as VP Industrial Coatings

Cash joins Axalta Coating Systems from AkzoNobel Coatings; Braun has been appointed vice president of PPG's industrial coatings, Americas, effective immediately, replacing Richard Zoulek, who has left the company.

Electroplating 26 Aug 2013

California Proposes Nation’s First Drinking Water Standard for Hexavalent Chromium

Proposed regulations set the maximum contaminant level for chromium-6 in drinking water at 10 parts per billion, five times less than the current total chromium standard of 50 ppb, which includes both trivalent chromium (chromium-3) and chromium-6.

Electroplating 21 Aug 2013

Sifco ASC Launches New Brand Identity And Website

Company launches a new corporate identity and website showcasing the full range of its products and services for component enhancement, repair and refurbishment.