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PPG Aerospace Donates Coating For Restored Mystѐre 20

Basecoat/clearcoat recreates flight-test livery on historic first production aircraft

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Accuride Expands Powder Coating Plant In KY

$5.8 million to expand its powder coating capacity with the installation of a new state-of-the-art coating line; See The Video

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Q&A: Removing Buffing Compound

Readers says they hand-wipe clean using solvent then electroclean, but what is the best way to remove the buffing compound?

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Q&A: Removing Emulsified Oils from Cleaner

A reader asks: How can we remove the emulsified oils before painting shelving?

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Axalta Coating Systems Launches New Logo, Website

Former DuPont division changes name, launches new website and corporate identity

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A Conversation with … Ron Hull, Axalta Coating Systems

Ron Hull\ is the North American Sales Manager for Powder Coatings, Axalta Coating Systems

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Surviving an OSHA Inspection

Hearing that an inspector is at the door can send shudders down the spine of any facility manager. The writer speaks from personal experience: his company went through an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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Electroplating

‘They Never Call Me Back.’ No Kidding.

Get creative to set yourself apart and get prospective customers to hear you out.

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Electrocoating

Advanced Technical Finishing Continues $10 Million Renovation

Plans include upgrading current anodizing line equipment to allow for increased capacity on Type I, II and III anodizing, new electroless nickel lines and a titanium Type II & III finishing line.

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Parts Cleaning

Q&A: Film Thickness Control

A reader asks powder coating expert Rodger Talbert: What can we do to better control the thickness of the powder on our parts?

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