Pretreatments

masking

BASF Wins 2015 Nissan Award

BASF received the Nissan “Spirit of Monozukuri” award at the annual conference in Tennessee.

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Electroplating

January's Go-To-Guy: Bill Lekki, Precious Plate

Bill Lekki, technical director of Precious Plate, began working for the company 35 years ago and is the Go-To-Guy. Also: Adrian “Sergio” Sanchez and Kally Powell from All-Color Powder Coating.

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Parts Cleaning

Cleaning Q&A: Electrical Immersion Heater Issues

Protecting heaters from crystal build-up.

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Liquid Coating

Painting Q&A: Clearcoat Scratch Resistance

Can increasing the clearcoat hardness to improve scratch resistance?

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Parts Cleaning

Powder Coating Q&A: Pretreatment Methods

Are there simple pretreatment options that will work with powder coating and help to limit rust on steel surfaces with a lot of welds and other complex issues?

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Parts Cleaning

Cleaning Q&A: Cleaning for ISO 16232

Meeting the requirements of ISO 16232 for the automotive industry.

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Parts Cleaning

Cleaning Q&A: Zirconium Pretreatment

Details about the setup, installation costs, benefits and limitations of zicronium pretreatment.

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Electrocoating

Lawrence Tech Students Share Designs Inspired by Axalta’s “Radiant Red”

LTU’s program established in 2007 at request of automotive industry manufacturers to help train and identify designers.

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curing

Peer Group Reviews Micron Metal Finishing

Powder coating shop owners provide continuous improvement advice from among several companies in the industry.

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Electrocoating

Wagner Purchases C.A. Technologies

CA has industry-leading products such as C14 Air-Assist-Airless Pump System and CAT-X Gravity Spray Gun.

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New Acid-Free Bright Nickel Process
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