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KIRCHNER: 5 Trends In Surface Finishing

Consider the following finishing industry trends and the opportunities they create in our markets

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Anodizing

Five Market and Industry Trends in Surface Finishing 2012

Consider market and industry trends, and modify strategy to take advantage of them

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Electroplating

Hockey Slapshot Reaches 110MPH With New Metal Coating

See the VIDEO of the two-armed robot that can repeatedly send pucks flying through the air.

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Are Ionic Liquids Right for Your Parts Cleaning Job?

Ionic liquids have also been considered for parts cleaning applications because of their negligible vapor pressure, high thermal and electrochemical stability, and low melting points of less than 100°C.

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Parts Cleaning

Meeting the Critical Cleaning Challenge

Today’s parts cleaning industry faces numerous challenges that can make the selection of an effective critical cleaning system difficult

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Anodizing

Enthone Finalizes A Brite Company Acquisition

A Brite will continue to do business with its name and as an Enthone distributor.

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Parts Cleaning

Parts2clean 2012 Will Be Oct 23-25 in Stuttgart

10th Leading International Trade Fair for Industrial Parts and Surface Cleaning

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Anodizing

Flipping the Switch on Anodizing

The idea of using square pulse anodizing is to have a higher average current density for the total process and thereby reduce the process time. When pulsating between two values of current density, a high period and a low period give the aluminum surface time to recover during the low-current-density period.

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Electroplating

Ripple Effect: Researchers say leveling of electrodeposits can be achieved by applying a small forcing voltage

Seeking smoother plating deposits? It may be all in the waves. This story looks at studies that have shown that superimposition of a small sinusoidal potential wave (smooth, repetitive oscillation) onto a potentiostatic bias can lead to more level electrodeposits in finishing.

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Liquid Coating

PPG Chromate-Free Primer, Pretreatment on Boeing Next-Generation 737, and VIDEO

A chromate-free metal pretreatment and an exterior decorative primer are now standard on Boeing Next-Generation 737 production airplanes. Watch video of the 737 being built in 3 minutes!

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