leadership

Electroplating

Coping With Staffing Shortages

Tom Mastalerz, business development manager at Columbia Chemical, discusses strategies for optimizing operational efficiencies to help combat staffing shortages.

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Carlisle Fluid Technologies Introduces Cordless Electrostatic Applicator

The RansFlex Air-Assisted Airless Electrostatic Manual Applicator offers lightweight and ergonomic comfort for the operator while providing optimized atomization and high transfer efficiency.

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Open Surface Tanks Present a Huge Opportunity to be Efficient — or Not

Considerations for the ventilation of metal finishing tanks.

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Electrocoating

ECOAT22 Brewer Award Winners Announced

The Electrocoating Association recognizes Brewer Award winners for 2022, as well as previous award winners at ECOAT22. 

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Hitachi Introduces New Plating, Coating Analysis Tool

Hitachi’s FT230 reportedly speeds up analysis and reduces costly errors to help electronics and component-level manufacturers, general metal finishers and plating-on-plastic facilities achieve 100% inspection and meet tightening specifications.

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Corrosion Protection in Harsh Oil, Gas Environments

General Magnaplate’s Nedox 10K3 achieves Rockwell hardness between approximately 48 and 55 — ideal for high-corrosion environments that also cause wear and abrasion.

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Automated Measuring Systems for Coating, Electroplating

Photo Credit: Fischer Technology Inc.

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Atotech Offers Specialty Chemicals, Technologies for Numerous End-Markets

Atotech, a leading specialty chemicals and technology company, delivers chemistry, equipment, software and service to support diverse end-markets such as automotive, EV battery, ConAg, energy, plumbing fixtures and more.

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Flexible Metal Finishing Copper/Nickel Controller

Photo Credit: Walchem, Iwaki America Inc.

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Solutions to Extend the Life of Wastewater Treatment Systems

Photo Credit: ResinTech Regeneration Services The Regeneration Services division of ResinTech (formerly ACM Technologies), a global leader in ion exchange, offers a wide array of services that aid commercial and industrial operators in extending the life of their water and wastewater treatment resources.

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