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Considerations for Buying A Burn-Off Oven
A time-tested way to keep hooks clean is with a burn-off oven, and Steelman Industries’ Carlton Mann explains considerations for buying one.
Read MoreFour Steps to Properly Identify and Eliminate Paint Defects
Over the years and out of necessity, Axalta’s Mike Withers has developed strategies for finding problems on a coating line and discovering solutions to those problems.
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How to Optimize Your Reverse Osmosis System for Surface Finishing
High-quality water is essential for a variety of industrial finishing processes, but is too often overlooked. Discover where reverse osmosis fits into your finishing operation, including what it is, how it works and how to get the most out it.
Read MoreSelecting a Touch-Up Gun for an Automatic Finishing System
Liquid coating expert Steve Romer recommends first looking at how the automatic system is being used.
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How to Cut Costs by Properly Storing Industrial Paints and Powders
Hazardous material storage is about more than just safety precautions. Properly storing industrial chemicals such as paints and powders can lead to significant cost savings.
Read More7 Steps to Make Buying a Paint Booth Easier
GFS’ Ryan Looker guides you through the process of choosing the right booth for your application.
Read MoreHow to Determine Dry Film Density
Simply put, dry film density is just the mass of the dry paint film divided by the volume of the dry paint film, says BASF’s Tim December.
Read MoreHow to Achieve Good Grounding
Saying ground is important to proper and safe powder coating is an understatement, contends Parker Ionics’ John Cole.
Read MoreHow to Pass Mil-DTL-5541F for Aluminum
Luster-On Products’ Steve Gilbert offers some “tricks” to passing Mil-DTL-5541F, Type II, Class 1A for AL 2024.
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