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Electroplating

Dummying 101

Question: What are the basics for dummying a nickel plating bath?

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Choosing a Spray Gun

Question: We are a machine shop for aircraft parts and are starting up a paint line.

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How to Bring Out the Best in Your People

Because there is a direct correlation between your performance and that of your people, your success as a supervisor depends on your ability to bring out the best in them.

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Coil Coating 101

  Question: I am a masters-degree student of materials engineering at my university.

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What is Zinc Anodizing?

Question: I was asked the other day whether our shop could perform zinc anodizing.

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Understanding Fluidized Bed Powder Coating

For more than 50 years, fluidized beds have been used to coat parts with powder coatings. In this article, two industry experts tackle some common questions about the fluidized bed process…

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Liquid Coating

Paint Blush

Question: I work for a door manufacturer as a process engineer for steel doors.

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Parts Cleaning

E-Coat Prep

Question: Please advise if you know of a best practice for cleaning or other surface preparation for e-coating that needs to be “secondary crimped.” L.N.

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White Powdery Residue on Phosphated Steel

Question: I run a sheet metal shop.

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Cleaning Brass for Painting

Question: I am in the midst of working on repainting some stamped brass decorative products from one of my customers.

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