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Surface Finishing Sustainability: Technology Pathways - The 51st William Blum Lecture
This presentation is the 51st William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio on June 9, 2014. In this lecture, Dr. Yinlun Huang discusses the critical issue of sustainability in manufacturing with the primary focus on the surface finishing industry, and the technology directed toward addressing the issue.
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Decorative Electroplating: Theory to Explain Rapid Corrosion Due to Calcium Chloride ‘Russian Mud’ - The 48th William Blum Lecture
This presentation is the 48th William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 14, 2010. In this lecture, Dr. Donald Snyder describes the phenomena behind a new challenge to decorative Cu-Ni-Cr plating, catastrophic corrosion failures involving the use of calcium chloride on Russian highways
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Mankiewicz Coatings Undergoes $30M Expansion at Charleston Facility
This expansion is quick, as the company only opened the initial $25 million, 90,000-square-foot facility in 2015.
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MicroCare Appoints Outside Sales Manager
MicroCare Corp. has appointed Don Phifer as West Coast regional manager for its precision cleaning products.
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Production Plus Corp/Magic Rack Hires its First VP of Business Development
Production Plus Corp. has hired John Schott as its first vice president of business development.
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BASF Coatings Supplies New Belarus Auto Plant for BelGee
The BelGee Belarusian site currently has capacity to produce 60,000 car bodies a year, with the option to expand.
Read MoreWater-based Shop Primer Inhibits Rust on Steel Surfaces
PPG’s Aquacron 834 is a water-based industrial shop primer designed to inhibit rust in steel applications.
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Acrylic Coating Provides Hard Finish for Extruded-Aluminum Products
Valspar’s Acrylicoat acrylic coating is designed to deliver a smooth, glass-like, extremely hard finish on extruded-aluminum architectural products.
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Pretreatment Leads to Water-break-free Plating Surfaces
Asterion provides customized soak, spray and electrocleaning process solutions designed for cost-effective and fast removal of soils and contaminants from steel, copper alloys, zinc die cast and other substrates.
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Epoxy Primer, Topcoat Suited for Weathering-Susceptible Substrates
Axalta Coating Systems’ Tufcote 5100 epoxy topcoat and Tufcote LV PR 5187 epoxy primer are said to be well-suited for use on surfaces that are susceptible to weathering and corrosion.
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