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Episode 4: Surface Finishing and Environmental Stewardship
In this episode of Products Finishing’s On the Line podcast we focus on the environment, recycling and sustainability. We’ll speak with powder coating recycling company Innovakote and hear about Advanced Plating Technologies’ efforts to recycle metals from electroplating sludge.
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Custom Cabinet Coolers for Electrical Enclosures
Exair’s new cabinet cooler systems can be customized to provide cooling within electrical enclosures in NEMA 12, NEMA 4, NEMA 4X and Hazardous location environments.
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Chemeon and Coventya Commence Global Distribution Agreement
The two companies say the global distribution relationship represents a future-focused perspective for non-hex chrome conversion coatings.
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Process Technology Launches Updated Website
Thermal and power supply manufacturer Process Technology has announced the launch of a newly redesigned website.
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Sherwin-Williams Launches Hyper Durable Powder Coatings Line
Sherwin-Williams’ Echelon powder coatings provide long-term aesthetics and require minimal maintenance.
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Interview with Remington Schieffer, field services supervisor, Dynapower
Products Finishing sits down with 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 inductee Remington Schieffer to hear how he approaches his work and his thoughts on the finishing industry.
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Coatings Industry Navigates Supply Chain Disruption
As the COVID pandemic continues, coating suppliers work to navigate raw material shortages and chemical price increases.
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Finishing Index Jumps 9 Points to All-Time High
Survey Respondents Report Troubled Supply Chains and Strong Demand
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Porsche Plugging Holes for Paint Access with Patches
Adhesive patches are replacing plugs in the production of the Taycan.
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A Microscopic Study of Chromium Plating (1964)
This 1964 paper describes the first time that anyone had been able to photograph work of this type on chromium - the direct microscopic observation of the deposition of chromium on nickel and other basis metal surfaces. This classic study provided information on the effect of the surface condition of the substrate and plating variables on the initial stages of deposition, covering the growth to form a coherent deposit, and the later development of the cyclic pattern of cracking with its associated hydrogen gas evolution.
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