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Minimizing Defects in Polyester Wrinkle Powder Coatings
Axalta Coating Systems architectural segment leader Michael Withers discusses mitigating defects in polyester wrinkle powder coatings.
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IFS Coatings Invests in Terrapass Carbon Offsets
IFS Coatings has begun purchasing carbon offsets through Terrapass, furthering the powder company’s sustainability goals and contributing to global environmental projects.
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EPA Releases New Guide on Imported Articles Containing Surface Coatings Subject to LCPFAC SNUR
EPA has released its final compliance guide for imported articles containing surface coatings subject to the LCPFAC chemical substances SNUR.
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SIFCO ASC Earns ISO 14001:2015 Certification
SIFCO ASC has implemented environmentally minded improvements to its workflow and office that have earned it an ISO 14001:2015 certification.
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Signashield Coating Eliminates Germs from Alpine's HX5
Alpine’s HX5, when coated with Signature Plating’s Signashield, displays antimicrobial properties that make it suitable for high-contact parts.
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Nanostructure of the Anodic and Nanomaterials Sol-Gel Based Materials Application: Advances in Surface Engineering
Porous alumina can be fabricated electrochemically through anodic oxidation of aluminum. This paper reviews sol-gel chemistry and applications, which also offers unusual nanoporous microstructures. The ability to control pore chemistry at different scales and geometries, provides excellent bioactivity, enabling the entrapment of biologically active molecules and their controllable release for therapeutic and medical applications.
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Longer, Cleaner Plating Bath Life
Angelo Magrone of Bales Metal Surface Solutions suggests adding an agitation and filtration system to keep plating pretreatment tanks cleaner, longer.
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Polychem's 2021-22 Color Trends Emphasize Light and Warmth
Polychem Coatings has launched its four new Powder Coating Color Trends of 2021-22, which it says make a large break from 2020 into brightness and warmth.
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Columbia's Tricol Reclaim Reduces Trivalent Chrome Costs
Columbia Chemical has launched its Tricol Reclaim solution for trivalent chromium plating, which it says lowers process costs between 40 and 60 percent.
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Plastics and Plating on Plastics [1944]
This republished 1944 AES convention paper presents an historic perspective of the early days of plastics in surface finishing - using them and plating on them, in the waning years of World War II. The discussion reviews the uses of plastics in plating equipment and processing at that time, as well as the coating of the plastics themselves, with accompanying application photos. You will note that today’s conventional plating-on-plastics processes lay far in the future. Surprisingly, CVD processes are discussed.
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