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Electroplating

Titan Metal Fabricating Moves Into New Facilities

Relocating its corporate headquarters and principal manufacturing facility Sept. 12 to a new 80,000 square foot facility.

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curing

Protech Purchases Texas' Innotek Powder Coatings

Innotek of Big Spring, Texas specializes in high performance thermoplastic powder coatings.

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Electroplating

Pioneer Metal Finishing Acquires Oregon Plating Shop

VIDEO: Pioneer Metal Finishing in Green Bay, Wisconsin acquires Superior Metal Finishing in Portland, giving Pioneer a second Oregon location.

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Electroplating

Remied Celebrates 50 Years At Serfilco

Co-workers say he continues to be a great asset to the company and the industry that he has devotedly served for the last half century.

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Plating Q&A: Can you color stainless steel?

Our expert, Art Kushner, says yes, you can color stainless steel, but it is not a process that is typically performed in a plating shop. Read more about his answer.

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basics

EHS Q&A: Waste Treatment for Paint Stripping

Q. We will be using concentrated sulfuric acid to strip e-coatings from reject metal parts ... Unfortunately, our only outlet for discharge of this waste is to a nearby storm drain, and we know that we will need to remove the paint sludge and color and to neutralize the pH before discharge. Can you advise?

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Electrocoating

ECOAT Q&A: Quoting E-Coat Costs

Q. I have a customer who wants me to quote his product line based on an average square-foot price without analysis of the parts. How can I accomplish this?

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Powder Coating

Manufacturer-Turned-Powder Coater Means Value Added

Wisconsin foundry adds value to parts produced with powder coating line.

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curing

Stopping Paint Line Bottlenecks

New Exel system on paint line improves efficiency by 95 percent

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Liquid Coating

COATINGS 2012 Preview: Meet the Coaters in St. Louis

COATING 2012 has unique activities to go along with 50+ technical sessions.

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Electroplating

Medical Coatings Can be the Cure for Plating Shops

Medical Coatings Help Artistic Plating in Milwaukee Focus on the Future, and the transformation has also coincided with the emergence of John Lindstedt’s son, Matt, as the future leader of the company.

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EPA Issues Chromium Air Rule, Despite NASF Meeting With White House Officials

The U.S. EPA signed the final chromium electroplating air rule Aug. 15 after it was finally cleared by the White House; the NASF says it might take the matter to court to overturn the rule.

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