MMS Blog
Troubleshooting Alkaline Zinc
One of the most common problems that can arise when plating with alkaline zinc is an imbalance of brightener in the solution. In this helpful Ask the Expert article, Chad Murphy of Columbia Chemical discusses how different zinc metal concentrations and brightener concentrations can impact efficiency.
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Recoating Over Powder
Products Finishing powder coating columnist Rodger Talbert discusses procedures for the successful recoating of powder coated parts.
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The New Wild West of Automotive Finishing
The advent of the EV and new application opportunities for finishers.
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Techniques to Enhance UV Stability of Dye Anodized Coatings
The ultraviolet stability of anodic coatings is assessed based on lightfastness/colorfastness testing.
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From Decorative Beginnings to Advanced Applications
How Advanced Plating Technologies grew from a decorative plating shop to a company specializing in surface engineering for today’s cutting-edge technologies.
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Nanotechnology Start-up Develops Gold Plating Replacement
Ag-Nano System LLC introduces a new method of electroplating based on golden silver nanoparticles aimed at replacing gold plating used in electrical circuits.
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Reassessing Your Business
The new year brings so many new things, including an opportunity to rethink the way we do things.
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Episode 28: Opportunities for Finishers in Today’s Ever-changing Automotive Landscape
Darrick Gula, North American regional OEM manager, and Brandon Lloyd, global product manager for paint support technology with MKS discuss challenges and opportunities for finishers in today’s ever-changing automotive landscape.
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Henry Ford Is Still Right When It Comes to Color
Who would have imagined that more than 100 years after his famous statement about any color as long as it’s black would still have relevance of a sort?
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Multi-Functional Coating Test Instruments Operate Like “Swiss Army Knives”
With greater flexibility than limited traditional equipment, modern analytical instruments can ensure reliable coating performance by measuring critical characteristics like friction, peel, wear, and scratch resistance.
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Zinc Phosphate: Questions and Answers
Our experts share specific questions about zinc phosphate and pretreatment
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Top Shops Benchmarking Survey FAQs
Products Finishing’s Top Shops Benchmarking Survey is gearing up for 2025. Mike Shirk, senior market research analyst for Gardner Intelligence, offers insights for taking the survey and interpreting the results.
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