MMS Blog
On the Prowl(er) for High Standards
When presented with the enviable task of painting body parts for the Chrysler Prowler, MSX International turned to an electronic proportioning system in order to maintain quality and efficiency.
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Quality Finishing: Don’t Starve Your Spray Gun for Air!
Tips to Avoid Pressure Drop in Air Spraying
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Solutions at Work
Robotic polishing cells benefit Kirby Vacuum's process, product and people…
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Quality Finishing: Cost Cutting Measures for Abrasive Finishing!
For 40 years, Valley Chrome Plating, Inc. (Clovis, CA), has provided the trucking industry with chrome-plated bumpers, both reconditioned and new.
Read MoreReality Check: New Additions
Editor’s note: Beginning with this issue, Matthew Little’s column, “Dot-Commentary,” will be titled “Reality Check.” The column will continue to focus on the Internet and technology, as well as various aspects of the industrial finishing industry and life in general.
Read MoreCross Into Chrome Free Pretreatment
Hill AFB experimented with several non-chromate coatings for use on its F-16s before it found the right one…
Read MoreShining Up Bright Nickel Plating Baths
The chemistry in a bright-nickel-plating bath is not inexpensive. Waste treatment of nickel-plating wastes can be expensive. Meridian found a solution that not only lowered costs, but improved efficiency...
Read MoreSaving Valuable Bath Chemicals
Looking for new ways to save money, increase profits and remain profitable, Seaboard Metal Finishing found it in a simple piece of equipment…
Read MorePerspectives: Automotive Update
Automotive manufacturers are asking suppliers to help them make vehicles more environmentally friendly.
Read MoreComplex Parts, Innovative Solutions
When Valley Coatings Services was presented with the challenge of coating complex parts, the company explored new finishing technologies and worked with suppliers to develop custom solutions...
Read MoreCustomizing Surface Abrading for a Perfect Finish
O.C. Tanner developed a one-stage method for applying different abrasives to both sides of the medals, medallions and awards it creates...
Read MoreLocking into a New Plating Line
The new plating line at CompX helped it save money and time...
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