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Reducing Downtime Due to Clogging

Jacob Fortmeyer of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses ways to avoid clogging and seizing of liquid coating systems.

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Technical Discussions at the AES 30th Annual Convention Victory Session (1942)

Technical Editor’s Note: The discussion begins with remarks by Chairman Maurice R.

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Celebrating Top Shops

The real way to be a Top Shop? Take care of your customers and your team.

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Parts Cleaning

Navigating Medical Cleaning Regulations

Medical product cleaning and packaging solutions enable new regulations from the FDA and MDR to be met in a robust and reproducible manner.

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Finishers Report Quickening Deceleration in August

As Index declines for third consecutive month, the pace of slowing expansion intensifies

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How to Sabbatical

When was your last sabbatical? Been awhile? Never had one?

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regulation

Liquid Chrome Vs. Chromic Acid Flake

Contemplating how to continue offering chromic acid services in an increasingly stringent regulatory world? Liquid chrome products may be the solution you’re looking for.

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Parts Cleaning

Aqueous or solvent-based cleaning?

Considerations for choosing the right cleaning solution.

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Ask The Expert

6 Cost Considerations for Aircraft Paint Booths

Ken Schaer of Global Finishing Solutions discusses things you should keep in mind when investing in an aircraft paint booth.

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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing: 5th Quarterly Report

The NASF Research Board has funded a research grant at Wayne State University on sustainability in the surface finishing industry, under the direction of Professor Yinlun Huang.  The objective of the work is to create a surface-finishing-specific sustainability metrics system to measure economic, environmental and social sustainability.  In this report, he describes how such a tool can work to benefit our industry.  The reader is invited to contact Dr. Huang in identifying plating shops willing to participate in this program; it is not too late.

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