Chris Pasion

Chris Pasion Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining

Liquid Coating

HMG Paints Enhances Topcoat for Commercial Vehicles

Acrythane 4G is a high solids acrylic polyurethane coating developed to meet the requirements of the commercial vehicle market. HMG Paints says that with its balance of early hardness, fast cure and long pot life, Acrythane 4G is ideal for OEMs, repairers and builders.

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sustainability

AGC Chemicals Showcases Sustainable Precision Cleaning Solvents

AGC Chemicals’ Amolea AS-300 and AS-300AT are categorized as non-hazardous air pollutants with an ozone depletion potential of near zero and a global warming potential of less than one.

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EcoClean Consolidates Cleaning Procedures to Streamline Parts Cleaning

By combining processes that formerly required several machines into one single cleaning system, EcoClean says it is able to optimize quality and cost.

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Parts Cleaning

International Thermal Solutions Relocates to New Facility

ITS says the new facility will provide the company with additional, upgraded space for developing precise heat processing and aqueous washing solutions for range of industries.

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Powder Coating

OCSiAl Uses Graphene Nanotubes In Conductive Heating Paint

Graphene nanotubes can be used in almost all types of coatings due to their high electrical conductivity, strength and low working concentration.

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automotive

3M's Robotic Paint Repair System Finesses Prestigious Award

3M won the Award for Technique after giving a presentation at the 2021 SURCAR Detroit Conference on the Finesse-it Robotic Paint Repair System. The system was designed to achieve a better method for perfecting car finishes through automation.

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Registration Open for Online Fundamentals of Industrial Process Heating Course

The course curriculum includes the basics of heat transfer, fuels and combustion, energy use, furnace design, refractories, automatic control and atmospheres as applied to industrial process heating.

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Vacuum Vapor

Exair's Threaded Line Vac Transports Abrasive Materials

Exair’s Heavy Duty Threaded Line Vacs are made of a hardened alloy to prevent premature wear when transporting abrasive or heavy materials like garnet, glass, sand, shot blast, tumbling media or metal fittings.

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Parts Cleaning

New Partnership Develops Friction Reduction, Wear Resistance Treatment Process

Applied Nano Surfaces and Precision Finishing Inc. will jointly advance a variant of Triboconditioning technology, a patented process that provides friction reduction and wear resistance on steel and cast-iron surfaces.

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Liquid Coating

NeoGraf Solutions Targets Graphene Market With New Additives

NeoGraf’s Graf-X line of graphene nanoplatelets and precursors is said to deliver enhanced mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, thermal properties and reliability in a range of coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers applications.

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Columbus Industries Joins Filtration Group

Columbus Industries' air filters – which will expand Filtration Group’s portfolio – are said to deliver enhanced performance to customers' HVAC systems, air purifiers and indoor air quality systems by providing clean air to those indoors.

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Whitman Controls' Dual Switch and Sensor Level Transmitter is Fully Configurable

Whitman says the new L96 Series Level Transmitters are ideal in water systems, oil and petroleum tanks, chemical processing, refrigeration systems and other OEM applications where precise level measurement and real-time data communication are critical.

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