Parts Cleaning
Pretreatment Before Powder
A customer has just purchased a powder coating plant. The steel is being stored outside and is very rusty prior to powder coating. Please provide recommendations for pre-treatment prior to powder coat.
Read MoreAluminum Contamination
If some of the aluminum made it down into the tank, would it react with the cleaner and make it unable to clean?
Read MoreProcess Classification
A facility uses a dilute solution of hydrofluoric and phosphoric acids to pretreat aluminum parts prior to painting. Should this process be classified as conversion coating, etching, cleaning orsomething else? Would the acids produce a phosphate coating, or is it necessary to have a cathodic metal in the solution to conversion coat?
Read MoreChlorinated Paraffin/Vacuum Heat Treating
What is confusing me is the apparent rust pattern that develops on these parts. Can you advise me on this?
Read MorePitting of 7075 and 2024 Al Alloys
I would like to know more about the pitting problems in 7075 and 2024 aluminum alloys.
Read MoreBLACK SUBSTANCE ON RAG
We are yellow chromating aluminum alloy 360 die castings. After processing, a grey/black material appears on rags used to wipe the parts. What is this material, and can it be prevented?
Read MoreCleaning Titanium
Hypersolve is a brominated solvent. Can you tell me if this solvent is safe to use?
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Quality, Italian-Style
A Vertical powder coating operation where Excellence pervades the Company Culture
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Heating Up a Chilly Business
Change in powder transport technology nets big throughput gains
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