leadership

Carlisle Fluid Technologies Promotes National Sales Manager

Payton Cozart has been promoted to the role of national sales manager for DeVilbiss Automotive, a brand of Carlisle Fluid Technologies.

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Liquid Coating

Sherwin-Williams Wins 3 AMPP Awards for Contributing to Coatings Projects

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine and its project partners have been recognized with three awards by AMPP for Project of the Year awards.

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Parts Cleaning

Hollow Cone Liquid Nozzle Provides up to 250 PSI Operating Pressure

The 1/2 NPT HollowStream liquid nozzle from Exair performs a variety of applications across the industry with a hollow cone spray pattern.

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management

ChemQuest Names Director

ChemQuest has named Carla McBain as a director.

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Electrodeposited Nickel Composites Containing Diamond Particles

Originally published as J. Zahavi and J. Hazan, Plating and Surface Finishing, 70 (2), 57-61 (1983), this paper was awarded the 1984 AESF Gold Medal for Best Paper published in Plating and Surface Finishing in 1983. The work, methodology and results discussed here remain valuable from a historical standpoint. 

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Analysis of Multi-component Dye Baths Using CIELAB and Reflectance Spectrophotometry

The following is a paper based on a presentation given at NASF SUR/FIN 2022, in Rosemont, Illinois, on June 8, 2022, in Session 10, Light Metals Processing. A pdf of this brief can be accessed and printed at 

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Shedding Light on Surface Inspection

State-of-the-art reflector-based lighting system improves luminosity and ergonomics for surface inspection tasks while reducing energy usage.

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Masking Solutions Provider CFS Dramatically Expands Capabilities and Capacity

Custom Fabrication & Supplies (CFS) completed a new plant expansion packing 10 times the capacity into twice the space. It dramatically enhances the supplier’s custom capabilities to provide extremely precise and cost-effective masking solutions.

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ABB Expands Robotics Factory in US

The highly automated facility’s expansion will create jobs in the state of Michigan.

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Nickel Plating Handbook Receives Update

The Nickel Plating Handbook 2nd edition is currently available for download from the Nickel Institute.

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