MMS Blog
Ultrafiltration in Electrocoating Becoming Critical
UF it closes the mass balance of the process while producing rinse waters from the electrocoat paint bath, often resulting in 95 percent or higher transfer efficiencies with no net water addition.
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2K Paint System Is A-OK
Switching to a 2K system proves cost-effective for computer makes large, complex industrial compression equipment that requires a durable finish that is corrosion-proof and chemically resistant.
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Gas And Oil Platers Are Striking Black Gold in Texas
Houston Plating & Coatings and CEO Bill Howard are reaping the boom in oil and gas industry by running at capacity in its Houston plant, expanding capacity at its Humble plant by 50 percent, and building a new, 80,000-sq-ft plant in Louisiana that will cost $9 million and employ 120 workers when completed later this year.
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Concrete Evidence for Proper Pretreatment Before Painting
Road construction equipment maker Gomaco gets better adhesion, more efficient line after getting the right cleaning and pretreatment system in place that could help deliver high-quality products, while at the same time offer increased efficiencies.
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PARTS CLEANING: Re-Thinking Precision Cleaning of Tools
A new cleaning line has eliminated manual scrubbing labor and increased throughput for Hardcoating Technologies as its commitment to quality has taken it from coating 67,000 cutting tools in its first year to more than 1.7 million over the next decade. The company now coats more than two million parts annually.
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PARTS CLEANING: Ultrasonic Cleaning for Large Lots of Small Parts
With ultrasonic cleaning, particulate and film-like soils can be removed not only reliably, but also very quickly and efficiently—even on parts with difficult-to-access hollow spaces such as blind holes, knurling and grooves.
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AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Receives Innovation Award
Haworth 2011 Supplier Innovation Award for developing its Interpon F2010 furniture product/technology
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Powder Coating Training Class is Aug. 14-15
Parker Ionics hosts PCI training course in Westland, Michigan
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SIFCO ASC Featured on FOX Business Network
“Manufacturing Marvels” segment on The Willis Report on FOX Business Network. The episode airs Friday, July 27 from 9:00-10:00pm EST.
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Roy Metal Finishing Invests $2.6M In New Building, Land in Piedmont, SC
Largest electroplating firm in the Southeast says it plans expansion; also purchases 10 acres for further expansion
Read MoreFixing Fish Eyes When Powder Coating Over Electrocoat
We powder coat wheels that come into our facility with an e-coat finish already applied. Recently, we have started getting fisheyes in every batch after we apply the powder coat over the e-coat.
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CCAI Honors Chapters User of the Year; Elects New Board
Sam Woehler from George Koch Sons will be new CCAI President; Kevin Coursin of KMI Systems is VP; and Ron Lum from Coral Chemical is Secretary/Treasurer
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