management
KIRCHNER: The “Wasted Day”
An accidentally technology-free day yields unexpected productivity.
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Finishing Business Roundtable
This may come as a shock to those pundits ready to declare the U.S. a manufacturing wasteland, but this really doesn’t come as a big surprise to those in the industrial community. In 2010, there were more jobs added in manufacturing than were lost - 130,000 of them.
Read MoreEPA may require “financial assurances” in plating industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently mulling what industries to invoke new clean-up rules as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Recovery and Liability Act.
Read MorePre-Colored Stainless Steel Improves Product Design, Productivity
Sandvik Materials Technology has rolled out a pre-coated metal strip steel intended to boost productivity and reduce environmental constraints associated with plating and coating in multiple industries.
Read MorePainting Training Courses
Do you offer training courses or training materials that will help get us started?
Read MoreFinishing Chemical Business Could Hit $8B by 2015
A new report out suggests that sales of metal finishing chemicals could hit $8 billion globally by 2015, driven by electronics and electrical, motor vehicle equipment and the aerospace industries.
Read MoreBetter Transfer Efficiency
To protect and preserve the brass plating, we coat these parts with a clear lacquer using a conventional air spray gun. Needless to say, we get poor coverage on the parts with a lot of overspray. Consequently we use a lot of lacquer. Because of the rising prices of coating materials, I’ve been asked by management to reduce our manufacturing costs.
Read MoreQuestions and Answers for Painting Anodized Aluminum
We paint parts made of anodized aluminum. Suddenly, we are having a problem with paint adhesion. Is this an adhesion problem? What are the pros and cons of painting anodized aluminum?
Read MoreMaterials Expense Out of Control?
Expense isn’t out of control because we used too much. It’s out of control because the inventory management system is performing poorly.
Read MoreJust in Case Leadership?
Herman "Just in Case" Conway (not his real name, but close) was the manager of an organization for which I worked very early in my career.
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