Jim Destefani Former Editor

Rising from the Ashes

How one finishing job shop expanded its plating business the hard way.

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Powder Coating

Sublime Finishes

Vertical powder coating and sublimation printing combine to produce aluminum architectural pieces with unique finishes.

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Parts Cleaning

Small-Scale Thinking

Nano-technology pretreatment improves powder coating quality and productivity.

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Electroplating

Serendipity and Smart Management

This job shop found itself in position to capitalize when two large manufacturers with captive plating operations decided to exit the electroless nickel plating business.

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Conspiracy Theory

At the end of February, the U.S.

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masking

Sweeping Up Productivity Gains

Good planning and a switch to powder pay off at Tennant

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Electrocoating

Building an E-coat Line from the Ground Up

How one company is prospering by providing flexible e-coat capability to Nissan and other customers.

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automotive

The Way Forward

Since last October, Delphi, the world’s second-largest auto parts manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy and laid plans to dramatically downsize its U.S. operations.

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Banished Words

At the end of each year, the academic wits at Lake Superior State University (LSSU; Sault Ste.

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Anodizing

Anodized Frames Go Off-Road

Alternative finish gives Trek mountain bikes an edge in durability and appearance.

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Electroplating

Specialty Finishing Boosts Customer Satisfaction

Carefully chosen wet processes allow a mechanical finisher to add value...  

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Better (and Safer) Buffing Through Chemistry

A switch to non-combustible compounds and pads eliminated a potentially explosive situation at a Loxcreen Aluminum Division plant...

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