Parts Cleaning
Painting 316L Marine-Grade Stainless Steel
Question: I saw your article about painting stainless steel.
Read MoreCleaning/Drying of Optical Components
Question: I am interested in learning how to clean and dry polished optical lenses/parts in one step without streaks or marks on the finished parts.
Read MoreBreakthrough in Total Closed Loop Recycling
At Honeywell CPG Greenville, Total Closed Loop Recycling is not a dream or a concept anymore…it is a reality in the day-to-day plant process...
Read MorePowder Coating: Defining an Industry and Coloring a World
The growth of the powder coating industry during the last twenty years has been dramatic, with new applications continually being developed to ensure ever expanding market penetration in a wide range of industries.
Read MoreRust Prevention Steel Tubes
Question: We powder coat welded steel tubing (ANSI 1008-1010). We have a five-stage washer followed by a dry-off oven before we apply powder coating.
Read MoreMore Adhesion Troubles
Question: We are a die caster who has some of our castings powder coated. We are experiencing an adhesion problem with some of the castings we supply to a certain customer. The castings are all run with the same process parameters, but some of the castings do not pass a crosshatch test and some from the same batch do. We have obtained samples of this problem, and I am hoping that you can provide us with the name of a lab that could answer what may be on these castings (if anything) or what process is adversely affecting the adhesion.
Read MoreRusting after Vibratory Finishing
Question: We are the leading company in our country in mass-finishing.
Read MoreImproving Metal Pretreatment
Improving Metal Pretreatment Question: We are one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in our country and produce more than one million bikes a year.
Read MoreThe Lubricant Switch
Question: I recently switched metalworking lubricants in my forming operation.
Read MorePainting Stainless Steel Alloy 304
Question: I would like to know if it is possible to paint stainless 304 with a high solids epoxy type paint (per Mil-C-22750). If not, can you recommend a paint type that would be more suitable for this alloy.
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