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curing

BASF Develops Color For Shanghai GM Concept Car

Buick Riviera made its global debut at Auto Shanghai 2013 featuring a unique Ice Cyan-jade coating from BASF

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military

George Koch Sons Acquiring Price Industries

Grand Rapids based company has more than 30 years experience in material handling systems for the aerospace, automotive, industrial, military and agriculture industries.

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PPG Wins PACE Award For Andaro Tint Dispersions

9th time PPG has received the award that honors automotive suppliers’ innovations in products, manufacturing processes and information technology.

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Black Finish on 430 Stainless Steel

A reader asks 'Do you know of a way to get a black surface finish on 430 stainless steel screws that will stand up to the road blast under a car?'

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curing

General Motors Names BASF as 2012 Supplier of the Year

BASF’s Coatings Division supports GM by combining modern paint processes with special effect pigments and technologies.

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automotive

Black Finish on 430 Stainless Steel

Do you know of a way to get a black surface finish on 430 stainless steel screws that will stand up to the road blast under a car?

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automotive

Correction: Non-Electrolytically Applied Zinc Coat

My response in the February issue regarding General Motors specification GMW 3359 for non-electrolytically applied zinc-rich coatings was incorrect. Here is the correct answer.

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Powder Coating

Powder Coat Q&A: A Good System Gone Bad

Rodger Tallbert answers a question about a problem with light coating on an automotive product, where the coater is not getting the kind of coverage they got when the system was new.

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Powder Coating

A Good System Gone Bad

We have had problems lately with light coating on our automotive products. We have started to clean the racks more often, and this seems to help a little, but we still are not getting the kind of coverage we got when the system was new.

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Liquid Coating

BASF building new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

New production facility is scheduled to commence operation in early 2014; complements the company’s existing plant in Shanghai, which has been operating for more than 15 years.

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