Anodizing

Liquid Coating

Chemeon Adds Research Scientist

Alec Kindall recently earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Arizona State University.

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Powder Coating

Finishing Hall of Fame Accepting Nominations

The 2019 Products Finishing Hall of Fame class is open to anyone in the surface finishing industry, including liquid and powder coaters, as well as professionals in other finishing applications.

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Anodizing

Magenta Shade for Anodized Aluminum Is Free of Heavy Metals

Clariant’s Sanodye Magenta LF combines red with a touch blue in a non-bleeding, single-dye formulation that is also heavy-metal free.

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Electroplating

Haviland Makes New Appointments to Support Business Growth

Rob Pawson has been promoted to national sales manager of surface finishing and anodizing.He has been with Haviland for 25 years, most recently serving as regional sales manager.

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Anodizing

Addressing White Spots on Black Anodized Parts

Anodizing guru Mark Jozefowicz says white spots on black anodized finishes are a common problem, and there are a variety of reasons why they might occur.

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Anodizing

Adding Aluminum to a New Anodizing Bath: The Math and Chemistry

Aluminum sulfate is the preferred buffer to help prevent burning of parts in an anodizing bath. Larry Chesterfield elaborates.

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Anodizing

Coventya Products Aim to Meet Surface Finishing Challenges

Coventya will highlight a variety of its latest products at Sur/Fin 2018, including Finicoat coatings, the Alumal aluminum surface treatment line and WaterCare wastewater treatment line, and 3S anode technology.

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Anodizing

PKG Equipment Installs Custom Anodizing Systems

PKG Equipment designs, fabricates and installs custom finishing equipment, including an anodize and chemical film treatment system used for Type I, Type II and Type III anodizing.

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Anodizing

Sealants Designed to Outperform Conventional Anodize Solutions

Luster-On Products’ AS-900 Series sealants for anodized aluminum coatings are designed to outperform conventional anodize sealants such as nickel acetate and hot water.

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electronics

Sealed Cabinets Protect Liquid-Cooled Recifiers

SASSC liquid-cooled DC power conversion systems from Process Electronics Corp. (PEC) are designed for a range of surface finishing applications, including electroplating, electropainting, anodizing and galvanizing.

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