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Article Published on 7/1/2000
Riding Powder Coating to the Top

When Michigan Seat Co. switched to powder coating, it virtually doubled the number of parts it could finish in one hour...

Article Published on 11/1/2009
Painting Fire Apparatus

The finish on a "fire engine" has to have parade quality and tractor durability. Pierce Manufacturing has new facilities that produce finishes exceeding fire-department expectations while meeting production needs of the next decade...

Article Published on 1/1/2012
Buffing & Polishing: The Need for Speed

The correct peripheral speed is an important consideration in getting the right results from your buffing operation. A buff that is turning too fast or too slow may result in damage to the buff or to the workpiece.

Article Published on 1/1/2012
RFID Refines Automotive Electroplating

Radio Frequency Identification systems can automate and optimize operational sequences during electroplating, especially with automotive parts. The operator of a new plant can often reduce error-prone manual inputs, making the production more efficient and transparent than ever before.

Article Published on 8/1/2002
Rolling Ring Linear Motion in Finishing Machines

Rolling ring linear motion assemblies may be used in a wide range of finishing machines, performing applications such as painting, coating, positioning, cutting, spooling/winding, spraying, slitting and packaging...

Article Published on 3/1/2007
Still Valuable

Vapor degreasing remains the cleaning process of choice in some applications

Article Published on 4/6/2018
Historical Highlights of Electroless Plating

In a 1984 article in Plating and Surface Finishing, for the AESF 75th anniversary year, Charles R. Shipley Jr. recounts the history of the commercialization of electroless plating beyond the discovery of electroless nickel by Dr. Abner Brenner and Grace Riddell at the National Bureau of Standards.  

Article Published on 9/1/2007
Strange Currencies

I’m reluctant to write a second consecutive column about China, its policies and the types of problems it creates for the rest of us, but… Quite a few folks, including many in the manufacturing community and the finishing industry in particular, are convinced that U.S. efforts to persuade China to be a responsible player in the international community have failed.

Article Published on 8/1/2011
Diversity in the Realm of the Giants

BASF and Volvo celebrate 30-year cathodic e-coat partnership in Sweden.

Article Published on 8/1/2011
Coater Banks on Non-Sticktoitness

DECC uses Whitford coating to open new markets

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