automotive
Rolls-Royce's Profound Paint Job with 23.75-Carat Gold
Imagine a paint job for a vehicle that is 10 layers thick and which uses 250 percent more paint than the standard, a standard which is already superlative.
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Iron Tungsten Alloy Plating with Low Friction and Wear Resistance
The modern automotive industry has been striving to reduce energy loss caused by friction. An alloy plating film developed by finely crystallizing iron and tungsten demonstrates both a high level of hardness and excellent ductility. In addition, low friction can be achieved by its application under a layer of lubricant. It also has the merit of greater cost performance as compared with DLC produced with PVD technology.
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Axalta Sponsors, Builds Mobility Cars for GoBabyGo!
GoBabyGo! began in 2006 to give children with spina bifida, cerebral palsy, down syndrome and other mobility disabilities the opportunity to socialize and move around with their siblings and peers.
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Study Shows Gallium Nitride Almost as Durable as Diamonds
Four Lehigh engineers report a previously unknown property for GaN: its wear resistance approaches that of diamonds and promises to open up applications in touch screens, space vehicles and radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems.
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How to Boost a Gradually Less-Efficient System
Q. We've powder coated automotive parts with a single-color, black epoxy for around a year. How can we regain our initial efficiency?
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Winners of BASF Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment Los Angeles
John Frye, a principal designer and digital modeling group leader for Honda R&D Americas, Inc., was named the winner of the Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment Los Angeles, presented by BASF.
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NASF Report: Dec. 2016
Joint initiatives by NASF and AIAG promote collaboration of surface finishing and automotive industries.
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Meridian General Acquires PCS PowderCoat Services
Founded in 1981, PCS serves a wide spectrum of industries including automotive, home improvement, consumer products, sports equipment, musical instruments, electronics, cleaning and sanitizing, and the military.
Read MoreElectroless Nickel Plating Formulation For Automotive And Mechanical Parts
Electro less plating processes are considered to be much convenient, cheaper and best for deposition on parts with lot of holes, cleavages, bents, curves, abnormal shapes, threading etc., effectively and economically.
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Building a Better CARC Coating
U.S. Army's ECBC research will ultimately improve combat vehicle protective coatings.
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