automotive
Flexible Paint Applicator Automates Car Sealing Process
Dürr’s new EcoSealJet Pro applicator enables process improvements and material savings that are good for both budgets and the environment.
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Episode 22: An Interview with Gary Vasilash, Gardner Business Media
Transportation editor Gary Vasilash discusses the automotive industry today and what the future might hold for surface finishers.
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Smart Automotive Paint Booths: Embracing Industry 4.0
Automation, digitization, connectivity, remote process management tools help automakers, suppliers paint parts, vehicles at lower cost, reduced carbon footprint.
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How Ford Is Honoring the F-Series with Color
Ford celebrates 75 years of F-Series trucks with five color options.
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The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute Offers Paint Courses
The “Introduction to Paint Formulation” course offered, August 15-19, 2022, is intended to give fundamental knowledge of how to approach a starting formulation and troubleshoot it.
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Online Repair Calculator for Vehicle Refinishing
AkzoNobel’s tool identifies the carbon levels associated with the painting and drying process — including the energy consumed — and is linked directly to the vehicle refinishing products being used.
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Non-PFAS Wetting Agents for Decorative Chromium(VI) Plating
This article is based on a presentation given at NASF SUR/FIN 2022, in Rosemont, Illinois, in Session 6, Responses to PFAS / PFOA. It follows the case study of three facilities’ conversion from PFAS-containing wetting agents to non-PFAS equivalents, eliminating PFAS and moving forward with a smaller and more sustainable environmental footprint. The journey of conversion from PFAS-containing wetting agents in both chromic-sulfuric etch and hexavalent decorative plating tanks can be complicated and winding due to deep rooted standard industry practices, as well as state and federal regulations. Outlined here is a clear course of action that led to eliminating PFAS from the facilities’ wetting agent strategies.
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Sames Kremlin Hires Automotive Sales Application Engineer
John Becker has over 30 years of sales experience in the finishing industry, notably with Sames Kremlin equipment, both direct and through its distribution networks.
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3M's Robotic Paint Repair System Receives Innovation Award
The 3M Finesse-It Robotic Paint Repair System repairs paint defects on automobiles coming off the assembly line using data from an advanced vision system.
Read MoreSUR/FIN Session to Focus on PFAS, Chromium Plating and Automotive Supply Chain
Experts from the surface finishing industry, representatives from several automotive OEMs, and government officials will be part of a technical session at SUR/FIN on June 7, 2022 that will focus on the barriers and incentives associated with chromium plating in the automotive supply chain.
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