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Titrations: To Automate or Not to Automate?

What considerations should you keep in mind for automatic titrations? Conor McAnespie of Hanna Instruments discusses the benefits of auto titrators.

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construction

Surface Prep Solution for Rusted Rebar in Concrete

Julie Holmquist of Cortec Corporation discusses passivating corrosion on rebar and other reinforcing metals.

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Top Reasons to Switch to a Better Cleaning Fluid

Venesia Hurtubise from MicroCare says switching to the new modern cleaning fluids will have a positive impact on your cleaning process.

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Getting the Right Mix and Avoiding Cross-Contamination in Manual Spray Processes

Payton Cozart, product manager for Carlisle Fluid Technologies, discusses mixing procedures and options for mitigating paint cross-contamination in spray application processes.

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Troubleshooting Alkaline Zinc

One of the most common problems that can arise when plating with alkaline zinc is an imbalance of brightener in the solution. In this helpful Ask the Expert article, Chad Murphy of Columbia Chemical discusses how different zinc metal concentrations and brightener concentrations can impact efficiency.

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Powder Coating

Recoating Over Powder

Products Finishing powder coating columnist Rodger Talbert discusses procedures for the successful recoating of powder coated parts.

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Electroplating

Continuing Innovation in Selective Plating

Chic Allen, general manager of SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts, discusses the benefits and considerations for the automation of selective brush plating.

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ERP for Finishing Companies

Robert (Bobby) Haggard, consultant for TrinSoft LLC, discusses the growing need for all-inclusive ERP solutions for finishing operations.

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Recycling Powder

Powder coating expert Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research discusses options for recycling powder.

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Powder Coating Bonderized Steel

Powder coating expert Kevin Biller of ChemQuest Powder Coating Research discusses powder coating over Bonderized steel.  

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