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Powder Coating

Powder Coat System’s Flexibility Reduces Costs, Improves Quality

Kansas-based JR Custom Metal Products brings services back in-house to control quality and costs.

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Electroplating

A Conversation with Brad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X

As the owner of Therma-Tron-X, Brad Andreae has a lot of things on his mind, but you might find him at the lunch hour in the break room playing cards with his employees.

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Electroplating

Polishing Is Spot-On For Arlington Plating

APC has an extensive polishing and buffing department, one that has been a mainstay of the shop for more than 60 years.

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How a Generation Lost So Many Employability Skills

Before the next generation of advanced manufacturing talent comes of age, perhaps parents need to ask themselves whether overparenting is part of the employability skills problem.

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Liquid Coating

Finishing Index Gains Due to Broad Activity Expansion

The Finishing Index is 47.5 as the ongoing slump in business conditions is not universal to the finishing industry. Firms with more than 250 employees have reported expanding conditions since June.

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EuroBLECH 2020 Adds Exhibition Hall for Surface Technology

Hall 26 to host exhibitors of joining technology as well as surface and tool technology.

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Powder Coating

Sherwin Williams to Build New Global HQs, R&D Center

Preliminary plans call for Sherwin-Williams to invest a minimum of $600 million to build both facilities.

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Electroplating

ATI Orbital Sander Designed for Robotic Surface Prep

The compliance force is adjustable to accommodate a variety of applications. 

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aerospace

Valence Surface Technologies Acquires Fountain Plating

With the acquisition of Fountain, Valence continues to execute its customer-focused strategy to improve the aerospace and defense supply chain.

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Powder Coating

PPG Acquires Chicago's Alpha Coating Technologies

Alpha focuses on the development, manufacture and sale of powder coatings for light industrial applications, medium density fiberboard and heat-sensitive substrates.

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