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Large coating facility goes online after significant market research.

Award presented since 1990 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of electrocoating in the categories of technology, application and promotion.

Valence’s titanium and hard metal processes include titanium etch/pickle; passivate; phosphate fluoride; alpha case removal; high-temperature stress relieve; sol gel; and abrasive blast, among others

The monument comprises 104 two-meter high totems laid out in concentric circles, reminiscent of the historic Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, England.

Company officials say the expansion takes direct aim at addressing the constrained global supply chain for special processing within the aerospace and defense industries.

Designed by noted architect Rafael Viñoly, the 96-story skyscraper features a lattice-like network of aluminum window wall systems finished with PPG's Duranar Sunstorm Gray Mica and Sunlight Silver coatings.

Benada Aluminum rebounds their business with improved chemistries and equipment in their powder coating operations.

This article is a re-publication of the 38th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 84th AES Annual Convention in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1997.  This lecture reviews a number of works in automotive finishing R&D in which understanding of the overall system was absolutely essential to success, from classical nickel-chromium plating to work in vacuum/electroplated hybrids for plated plastics, electrogalvanized zinc and hard chromium in stamping dies.

Automotive OEM’s are continually looking to their suppliers for new and innovative ways to reduce costs on parts and components without sacrificing quality. The call for cost reductions, improvements and measurable contributions to the bottom line is a way of life in the manufacturing world.

To keep the chemistry of these two processes straight, first consider the metal part you are coating. In cathodic electrocoat, the part is the cathode and in anodic electrocoat, the part is the anode. Follow the four E’s of the electrocoat process to keep track of the major process steps: electrolysis, electrophoresis, electrodeposition and electroendosmosis.