Steven Kline, Jr.

Steven Kline, Jr. Chief Data Officer

On My Mind: Competing vs. Complementary?

Recently, I visited an electroless nickel plating shop in New Jersey.

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On My Mind: Hydrogen Hysteria

Hydrogen embrittlement is certainly not a new phenomenon.

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management

Automated Paint Line Sends Productivity Soaring

An automated paint line has given Eagle® Window & Door the flexibility to finish more than 3, 000 aluminum parts in 10 to 20 colors during a single shift...

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Parts Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaning Hits a Home Run

An aqueous cleaner allowed H&B to eliminate solvents from its shop...

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Powder Coating

Breaking Through The Faraday Cage

Because of its formulation and chemistry, this high-yield polyester powder can get inside any Faraday cage...

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Powder Coating

Powder Coating Line Expansion

Accurate Assembly expanded its powder coating line, allowing this company to take on more outside work...

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Reducing Paint Use While Increasing Production

Trailboss has used electrostatic spray guns and a two-component coating to do just that...

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Destroying Your VOCs

Installing a twin-bed regenerative thermal oxidizer has reduced Easco's VOC emissions…

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management

Plant Management for the Year 2000 and Beyond

New software has allowed Pioneer to better understand costs, increase efficiency and improve communications with customers...

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Riding the Plastisol Carousel

An indexing carousel finishing system has resulted in good repeatability and more efficiency . . .

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Electroplating

Hale Chrome Expands Hard Chromium Operation

A philosophy of doing things its own way has allowed Hale Chrome to expand its facility ...

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Parts Cleaning

Doing Pretreatment Right

This fabricator installed a new pretreatment and powder coating system...

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