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Control of Powder Film Thickness
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert offers insights for film build control when powder coating.
Read MoreTroubleshooting Electrostatic Applicators
Payton Cozart, Product Manager, Carlisle Fluid Technologies offers insights for correct operation of electrostatic handguns used in painting processes.
Read MoreIs Your Cleaning Process Effective?
Giles Dillingham Ph.D., founder and chief scientist, BTG Labs, discusses testing methods for measuring surface quality.
Read MoreAchieving Desired Thickness with Black Passivate
Curt Sotera of Columbia Chemical offers insights for achieving the desired results when plating parts in zinc-nickel with a black passivate.
Read MoreMitigating Fish Eye Defects
Having trouble with fish eye defects in your powder coating? Verney Denerville of Tiger Drylac offers insights for avoiding and fixing this common coating defect.
Read MoreCalculating Electroless Nickel Square Footage
Matthew Wojcik of Coventya Inc. offers advice for calculating the proper square footage of work that can be processed through an EN bath.
Read MoreControlling Temperature in Paint Process
Mike Bonner of Saint Clair Systems discusses using a temperature hierarchy to assess how to best control temperature in your paint process.
Read MoreAvoiding White Spots Caused by Galvanic Corrosion on EN AW 2024
Four approaches to troubleshoot white spots that appear because of galvanic corrosion.
Read MoreSwitching from Decorative Hexavalent Chromium to Trivalent
Pavco decorative team manager, Shane Moore, discusses the considerations you should keep in mind when contemplating switching from decorative hexavalent chromium to trivalent.
Read MoreUnderstanding AAMA Specifications
Powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert explains AAMA specifications and considerations coaters should make before taking on work required to meet those standards.
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