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Powder Coating

Women in Finishing Forum Offers Unique Networking Opportunities

The Forum will be held May 9-11 at the Embassy Suites South Bend at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

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management

Pioneer Metal Finishing Soars on Employees, Culture

Pioneer uses their own Pioneer TV Network, company newsletter, fundamentals activities and training to get new and current employees integrated into the company culture and expectations.

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Top Shops

Continuous Improvements Drive Elite Metal Finishing

Elite Metal Finishing was singled out for Best Practices in the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey because of their extremely high detail to quality and customer communication.

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Electroplating

American Metal Coatings Tops Out at No. 1 Electroplating Operation

Ohio’s American Metal Coatings is the No. 1 finishing operation in North America based on the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey.

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Top Shops

Armoloy's New Owners Use Simple Marketing Strategy to Build Electroplating Business

Nolan Hannan and Jacob Meier purchased Armoloy in 2017, and knew they wanted a data-driven shop that they provided information on how well the shop was operating, and where improvements could be made.

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Liquid Coating

Vitracoat's Color Matching System Offers Faster Response Times

New tool connects Vitracoat’s lab to customer sites.

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Liquid Coating

After the Storm, a Finishing Line Rebuilds

Thanks to Dedicated Suppliers, Vermeer Rebuilds Coating Lines after EF-3 Tornado.

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Liquid Coating

Differences Between Liquid Paint Guns and Bells

Mike Bonner of Saint Clair Systems put both gun and bell to the test at Carlisle Finishing Technologies’ lab in Toledo.

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basics

How to Use Manufacturing Technology to Reach Finishing Goals

If your coating operation has big growth goals for this year, then solutions engineer Bill McGee from Plex Systems says you should have a deep understanding of the way your shop works.

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Powder Coating

What is Blooming in Powder Coating, and How Do I Prevent It?

To get rid of the a white haze that develops on the surface of a coating, Danielle Dykstra from Diamond Vogel says to increase the oven temperature so the haze cannot develop before the paint sets in the curing process. 

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