leadership

management

AMPP Names CEO

Alan Thomas has been named by AMPP as its CEO.

Read More
Anodizing

Understanding and Managing White Spots on Anodized Aluminum

Having trouble with spotting defects when anodizing? Taj Patel of Techevon LLC offers a helpful overview of the various causes of white spots and potential solutions.

Read More

Material Database Enables Coating Thickness Measurement Without Calibration

The database from Coatmaster AG has calibrations of over 400 different RAL colors.

Read More
economics

Finishing Activity Ended February Up 1.7 Points vs. January

The improved start to 2023 carried into February which closed at 51.3 compared to January’s index of 49.6. 

Read More
Parts Cleaning

MicroCare Named a Best Place to Work in Connecticut for 2023

The award is given by the Hartford Business Journal.

Read More
basics

How to Maximize Nickel Plating Performance

The advantages of boric acid-free nickel plating include allowing manufacturers who utilize nickel plating to keep up the ever-changing regulatory policies and support sustainability efforts.

Read More
economics

Sparktek Acquires Marca Coating Technologies

Two of North America's vacuum metallizing companies are coming together to provide domestic, high-volume vacuum metallizing services to multiple industries.

Read More
editorial

Celebrating Powder Coating

Products Finishing reflects on Powder Coating Week 2023 and the importance of powder coating in the finishing industry.

Read More
Powder Coating

Finishing Temperature-Sensitive Material with UV Powder Coating

Quality issues with pre-finished components led Global Building Products on a search to discover a new solution for its temperature-sensitive materials.

Read More
Powder Coating

Adjusting Current and Voltage When Powder Coating

Which manual powder coating gun setting is better to adjust, voltage or current? Jeff Hale of Gema USA discusses when to use different settings on your powder gun to achieve optimal results.

Read More
find masking products online
plating and surface finishing additives
OptiCenter All-in-One OC11
The Finishing Industry’s Education and Networking Resource
New Acid-Free Bright Nickel Process
Pretreatment Washer and Finishing Equipment
Filtration Systems
Metal Pretreatment Technology
cfs masking