Parts Cleaning
Alcohol Wipe Cleaning
What methods would you recommend for me to verify that the containers are 100 percent clean and meet my specifications?
Read MoreCleanliness Verification of Oil Pump Housing
When a part fails a cleanliness specification, it’s almost always due to maximum particle size and rarely, if ever, due to excessive weight.
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Flash Rusting
Our problem is that right after the acid pickle, the tanks flash rust severely before we can get them into the zinc phosphate solution.
Read MorePaint Adhesion
Last year at this time we had a large amount of scrap due to paint adhesion failures. Our procedure for metal pretreatment was dip in alkaline cleaner, rinse in cold water and dip in a non-chromate final rinse. To solve this problem, I investigated other means of doing the job without going to an iron phosphate.
Read MoreCleaning and Rust Inhibition
My employer orders metal pipe fittings (elbows, etc.) from China and stores them on site. The fittings are covered in oil to prevent rust, and before we can use them we send them out to be thermal cleaned to burn off the oil. We then receive them and run them through our powder coat line. I would like to eliminate this wasteful motion and receive them ready-to-use.
Read MoreBlack Stains After Curing
We are doing e-coating for small components like nuts and bolts, but are seeing black stains on the parts after curing.
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Membrane Technology by Electroplating Processes
A broad overview of the latest developments on membrane technology and their advantages in the electroplating industry.
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Tumbling to the Finish
The Flow-Clad system of coating smaller parts at higher production rates uses a tumbling method not usually found in many custom coaters. “I just don’t think too many people even know that this process exists,” says president Bob Zimmerli. “It will definitely save them money. It’s just getting the customer to understand what we can do for them.”
Read MoreCorrosion from Reclaimed Water
Can you please tell me if powder coated aluminum can hold up to reclaimed water?
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