MMS Blog
What Impacts Transfer Efficiency?
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses measuring transfer efficiency (TE) and determining ways to improve.
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The Work We Do
In a time when so many are coping with loss, Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis takes time to reflect on the importance of hard work and the bigger picture within the finishing community.
Read MoreAvoiding Webinar Disasters
Well-run webinars can be a very effective platform for maintaining engagement with partners, employees and clients.
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Powder Coating Enables Recreation During COVID
In the midst of the pandemic, recreational equipment manufacturer Lifetime turned to George Koch Sons LLC to design, fabricate and install a powder coating system to support increasing business demand.
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Expanding Medical Coating Capabilities
One company’s approach to broadening its functional coatings offerings to further serve the medical sector.
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Lacquering Solution Enables Aerospace Coatings
Aerospace industry coating provider Aero-Coating GmbH invests in Venjakob multi-purpose lacquering system.
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The Case for Parts Cleaning
Understanding the consequences and costs of not cleaning well.
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No Secrets: The Real Open Door Policy
Managing expert Matt Kirchner shares how to foster a culture of inclusivity and trust for finishing and manufacturing businesses.
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Episode 2: Diversity in the Finishing Industry
Products Finishing’s On the Line podcast for coaters and finishers discusses the topic of diversity in the finishing industry with interviews with Lab Midwest president and PF columnist Matthew Kirchner and Bales Metal Surface Solutions president Stacey Bales.
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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: 3rd Quarterly Report
This report covers the third quarter of project work (October-December 2020) on this project at Wayne State University in Detroit. The objective is to help metal finishing plants to conduct a self-managed sustainability assessment and identify technical solutions for sustainability performance improvement. The reader is invited to contact Dr. Huang in identifying plating shops willing to participate in this program.
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Finishing Index Ends Year Lower As New Orders Contract
GBI: Finishing reports a slight overall contraction in the finishing industry for December 2020 – largely due to a drop in new orders in the automotive and aerospace markets.
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