MMS Blog
A Look at the Finishing Supply Chain and Workforce
The May 2021 issue of Products Finishing puts a focus on supply chain disruptions and the workforce skills gap.
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Lab Legwork Leads to Cleaner Metal Parts
Recent cleaning evaluation conducted by MicroCare yields new synthetic grease remover formulation.
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Adjusting Viscosity in Liquid Coatings
Mike Bonner of Saint Clair Systems discusses the problems that can arise from adding solvents to liquid coatings to adjust viscosity.
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Your Business
11 predictions of how AI and related technologies will revolutionize finishing in the next 10 years.
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Episode 4: Surface Finishing and Environmental Stewardship
In this episode of Products Finishing’s On the Line podcast we focus on the environment, recycling and sustainability. We’ll speak with powder coating recycling company Innovakote and hear about Advanced Plating Technologies’ efforts to recycle metals from electroplating sludge.
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Interview with Remington Schieffer, field services supervisor, Dynapower
Products Finishing sits down with 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 inductee Remington Schieffer to hear how he approaches his work and his thoughts on the finishing industry.
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Coatings Industry Navigates Supply Chain Disruption
As the COVID pandemic continues, coating suppliers work to navigate raw material shortages and chemical price increases.
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Finishing Index Jumps 9 Points to All-Time High
Survey Respondents Report Troubled Supply Chains and Strong Demand
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A Microscopic Study of Chromium Plating (1964)
This 1964 paper describes the first time that anyone had been able to photograph work of this type on chromium - the direct microscopic observation of the deposition of chromium on nickel and other basis metal surfaces. This classic study provided information on the effect of the surface condition of the substrate and plating variables on the initial stages of deposition, covering the growth to form a coherent deposit, and the later development of the cyclic pattern of cracking with its associated hydrogen gas evolution.
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Electro-codeposition of MCrAlY Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbine Applications - Complete Project Report
This is the complete final project report of the three-year AESF Foundation Research project (2018-2020) at the Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN., to optimize the electro-codeposition process for improved oxidation/corrosion performance of MCrAlY coatings on critical superalloy components in gas turbine engines.
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Control of Trivalent Passivates
Stephen Roberts of Columbia Chemical discusses ways to better control passivate solutions to improve quality.
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Blistering Defects and How to Avoid Them
Verney Denerville of TIGER Drylac discusses recommendations for avoiding or mitigating blistering defects in powder coatings.
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