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Powder Clinic: Adhesion of Powder to Brass
Q. I’ve heard from a few vendors that brass presents challenges with adhesion, whereas steel and aluminum do not. What is the reason for this?
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Building a Better CARC Coating
U.S. Army's ECBC research will ultimately improve combat vehicle protective coatings.
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Coating Plastic Parts More Efficiently
Quality, costs and sustainability in focus with liquid coatings.
Read MoreLiquid Clinic: UV Waterborne Flatline Spraying
Q. We have been asked to put a finish on some wood products. What can you tell me about UV flatline spray finishes?
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A Conversation With ... Mike Gallagher, Therma-Tron-X
Mike Gallagher is the sales manager at Therma-Tron-X in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and in June retired after a 40-plus-year career in the surface finishing industry.
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PPG ice-deterrent coating for airplanes highlighted at Farnborough
Unique coating, which is still development, helps to eliminate ice build-up on airplanes for increased fuel efficiency, enhanced safety and less required maintenance.
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Class 100 Cleanroom Cabinet Oven From Grieve
This Grieve cleanroom cabinet oven features 4” insulated walls, Type 304, 2B finish stainless steel interior with continuously back-welded seams, exterior finished with white epoxy paint,
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$40 million invested: Dürr opens new US campus
The facility in Southfield, Michigan houses more than 500 employees, and combines activities of mechanical and plant engineering the firm had previously carried out at three different locations in the Detroit area.
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Peer Group Reviews JIT Powder Coating
Formerly part of the Star Coater program, the A-Team is now sponsored by Products Finishing.
Read MoreAnodic Versus Cathodic Electrodeposition
To keep the chemistry of these two processes straight, first consider the metal part you are coating. In cathodic electrocoat, the part is the cathode and in anodic electrocoat, the part is the anode. Follow the four E’s of the electrocoat process to keep track of the major process steps: electrolysis, electrophoresis, electrodeposition and electroendosmosis.
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