MMS Blog
Considerations for Bringing Passivation In House
If passivation is often required by your customers, moving this process in house can save time and money. However, it involves proper chemical handling and safety, compliance, equipment design and setup, and budget.
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Wireless Carrier Fleet Provides Modular Overhead Conveyance
Wireless, modular conveyor system provides flexibility and scalability for carrying parts through finishing processes.
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Enhancing the Corrosion Resistance of Electroless Nickel with TCP
Ronatec and CHEMEON have achieved promising early results for bolstering electroless nickel corrosion resistance through the application of a trivalent chromium pretreatment (TCP) top coat.
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Troubleshooting Powder Coating Issues with SIRE Methodology
Steve Houston of Vitracoat Inc. describes the SIRE method he employs for troubleshooting powder coating lines that produce faulty parts.
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Automation Smoothes the Way for Surgical Coatings
Medical device coating company discusses how automation enables increased abrasion resistance and improved insulative properties for electrosurgery.
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Ecoat Enables Chest X-Ray System
A diverse customer base is key for small shops like Giering Metal Finishing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says one of its largest growth areas has been with a customer manufacturing chest x-ray systems.
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Inside Antimicrobial Coatings
Examining types of antimicrobial coatings from efficacy to regulatory considerations, with input from same major players in the industry.
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The Road to Recovery
The past few issues of Products Finishing have touched on how different market sectors have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As we come to the end of the year, PF editor-in-chief Scott Francis takes time to reflect on the manufacturing industry’s response during the COVID era and to contemplate finishing’s role in the medical sector.
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How to Reduce Waste for Two-Component Coatings
John Owed of Carlisle Fluid Technology suggests fluid metering equipment to reduce solvent and coating waste for multiple-component coatings.
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We Want Your Finishing Photos
Submit your finishing photos to Products Finishing and they may make it into the magazine! We are looking for powder coating, anodizing, ecoating, liquid coating, cleaning or any finishing part, project or process.
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6 Tips to Encourage Women in Manufacturing
Entrepreneur Nancy Westcott, president of GoatThroat Pumps, offers guidance and advice for encouraging girls and women to pursue manufacturing careers.
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NASF Report: October 2020
This month’s NASF content includes two papers, one discussing a new electrodeposition pretreatment process and the other updating readers on ongoing research at Wayne State University.
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