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ECOAT24 Brewer Award Winners

The 2024 Brewer Award Winners were presented with their awards at ECOAT24 at the Omni ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida on April 4.

Black Gained Popularity in Automotive Color Wheel

While white continues to hold its position as the most popular color for light passenger vehicles, it has seen a notable decrease in market share. In contrast, black has surged in popularity.

BASF Inaugurates Its Largest Surface Treatment Site in China

Designed as a smart factory, the site enables a wide range of digital applications and automation.

The Electrocoat Association Opens Registration for Webinar

The Electrocoat Association continues its Finisher’s Guide to Electrocoat webinar series with “Advanced Pretreatment" on November 15

Dürr and Chemetall Partner for VOC-free Cleaners

Dürr and Chemetall are furthering their VOC-free cleaning partnership with Gardostrip P, powered by the companies’ EcoFlush Zero technology.

Dialing in Chemistries for a New Washer System

Excel Industries’ new 10-stage washer features several innovative solutions from Chemetall, including a neutral pH descaler to eliminate flash rusting.

Chemetall’s Gardobond Helps Jems Coating Improve Quality, Reduce Costs

Jems Coating provides ecoat finishes for customer-supplied metallic components used in automotive, electrical, construction, recreational and general commercial industries.

Chemetall to Acquire Polymer Ventures's Automotive Paint Detackification Business

The paint detackification technology is a process used to capture and neutralize paint overspray.

Acid Etch Creates Decorative Matte Finish on Aluminum

Chemetall says Gardo Etch 8315/8316 produces this finish at lower temperatures with less metal removal than alkaline etch products.

Fluids Provide Corrosion Protection in Metalworking Applications

Chemetall’s Tech Cool 35058 metalworking fluid is designed for applications that require a superior micro-finish on ferrous alloys, low- and high-carbon steels, titanium, molybdenum, and tough alloys. Tech Cool 35037 is a general-purpose fluid developed for applications on aluminum and copper alloys.

Thin-Film Technology Powers Wisconsin Powder Coater

Basic American Medical Products uses a phosphorus-free pretreatment to improve first-pass-product yield and performance durability.

Chemetall Earns 4th Consecutive Airbus SQIP Award

This “Accredited Supplier” status acknowledges sustained quality and delivery performance, strong continuous improvement, and a customer-oriented approach, the company says.

Chemetall Receives Highest Airbus Award for Third Time

Only four out of a total of 68 strategic key suppliers of Airbus have received this "Accredited Supplier" award in 2016.

Top Surface Finishing Innovations of 2016

We look back at the industry’s top new products and services for the past year.

BASF Acquiring Surface Treatment Provider Chemetall

BASF to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business for is $3.2 billion; transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to close by= end of 2016.

Aligning Parts Cleaning with the Metalworking Process

Underperforming cleaning programs can result in defects, poor finishing quality.

Two-Year Process Earns Chemetall Recognition from Ford Motor Co.

Chemetall North America earned the highly-coveted Q1 Supplier Status Certification from Ford Motor Co.

Cutting Down Pretreatment Waste and Water

Husqvarna Outdoor Products replaces phosphate pretreatment system after the company launched an initiative at its numerous manufacturing plants around the world to go greener and reduce the amount of waste being discharged.

Game Planning Your Pretreatment Switch

How golf course equipment maker Jacobsen aced the conversion.

A Perfect Case For Removing Sludge From Pretreatment

Chemical change ends sludge buildup for CNH coating line in plant in Fargo, N.D. as the company re-engineered their paint line’s pretreatment system to improve its performance and reduce costs, a process that took nearly two years and numerous trials before they were able to find just the right fit.

Chemetall Opens $25 Million Facility In Michigan This Month

200,000 square feet to house administrative, manufacturing, warehousing operations and physical testing laboratory.

Sand + Snow Makes Pretreatment Essential

Polaris' finishing department made sure its cleaning and pretreatment process was doing the job right before they electrocoated and powder coated popular off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and military vehicles. SEE THE VIDEO

CCAI's new Atlantic Coast Chapter kicks off with a golf scramble

Group includes members from NC, SC, FL, GA and VI

Solving Adhesion Issues from Laser Cuts

Remove scale with a pretreatment solution.

Going for the Green

One of the biggest stars in Augusta, GA, during a recent golf week wasn't named Tiger or Phil, but rather E-Z-GO, one of the top manufacturers of golf carts and utility vehicles.Officials and VIPs zipped around the course in E-Z-GO vehicles to service the throngs of patrons who come out to watch the game's most famous tournament.

Pretreatments: The Next Generation

Emerging technologies can save energy, ease environmental concerns

Sweeping Up Productivity Gains

Good planning and a switch to powder pay off at Tennant

Manual Phosphating

Smart ways to start, save or supplement...

The Ekon-omy of Pretreatment

Ekon Powder Coating-a quality-conscious powder coating production shop accustomed to excelling-finishes 18,000 different types of parts annually. Recently, in an effort to improve quality, the company made an investment in one of the mostcommonly overlooked, but very important, aspects of powder coating-its pretreatment operation...

Stripping Powder Coatings

Alternative stripper offers a safer way to remove coatings . . .

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