Chris Pasion

Chris Pasion Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining

Parts Cleaning

Kolene Corporation Acquires Upton Industries

Upton Industries designs and manufactures thermal processing systems in the metal heat treating industry. After the acquisition, Kolene will house nearly 50,000 square feet of manufacturing, fabrication and commercial processing capabilities.

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Electroplating

Haviland Enterprises Inc. Promotes Meg Post to President

Post joined Haviland in 2018 as vice president of finance and became CFO in 2020. In this position, she oversaw the company’s financial operations, including accounting and business analysis, as well as IT and marketing.

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Brown and Caldwell Helps Improve Acid Phase Digestion System

The project at Columbus, Ohio’s Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant will rehabilitate acid phase digesters and other aging ancillary equipment to create an acid phase digestion system with capacity-enhancing, financial benefits.

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Electrocoating

Dürr Builds Two Paint Shops for Heavy Truck Manufacturer in China

The two paint shops for Sinotruk are being built in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. Cabs for various trucks and other commercial vehicles – including Sinotruk’s Yellow River, Sitrak and Howo – will be painted at the new shops.

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Liquid Coating

Birchwood Technologies Introduces Mid-Temperature Black Oxide

The new Tru Temp 2nd Gen finishes a wide range of ferrous metals including iron, steel, tool steels and most stainless steels — all with one black oxide formulation.

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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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Powder Coating

PPG Repaints Historic Building in Philadelphia

The Bulletin Building recently underwent a series of transformations, including a new, galaxy red paint job by PPG. The company applied a Coraflon powder coating for the structure’s new signature feature, a multistory glass façade.

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sustainability

Annual Golf Outing Raises Money for Environmental Fund

The Masters’ Association of Metal Finishing’s Annual Golf Outing raised $10,000 for the MAMF Environmental Fund.

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PPG's Digital Event Features Non-Stick Coatings for Kitchenware

The event will enable PPG to connect with global customers virtually to share product and application information, the latest color trends and the new 2022 color palette for kitchenware.

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Powder Coating

Trimac’s Mobile System Provides Powder Coating on the Go

The Mini-Mobile system opens the powder coating process to many types of users, from job shops and manufacturing cells to laboratories, ­universities and even hobbyists. Users can plug it in and be curing parts in under five minutes.

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Coatmaster Introduces Cloud-Based Measurement Tool

The Coatmaster Flex reportedly offers superior WiFi connectivity, an enhanced battery management system and fundamentally revised software which promotes greater process control and automation.

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Saint-Gobain's Rapid Polish Discs Achieve a Mirror Finish

The new Norton Rapid Polish felt polishing discs feature premium quality, pressed, hardened, thick felt material for quickly and easily creating smooth surfaces with single digit Ra and mirror finish shine.

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