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Video: What's Behind the Gardner Business Index

Gardner Intelligence offers a variety of tools for forecasting and trend analysis, precisely focused for the people who sell and consume capital equipment.

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Parts2clean Reveals Parts Cleaning Market Trends

A first visit to parts2clean in Stuttgart, Germany, is eye-opening to the importance of the parts cleaning market.

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BASF Supports Young Spray Coaters as a WorldSkills Sponsor

The WorldSkills Competition took place in the Middle East for the first time, in Abu Dhabi, where about 1,200 young people demonstrated their skills in 51 individual competitions.

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CCAI Partners with Workshops for Warriors

The CCAI-developed curriculum will include several certificate programs, including in liquid coating, powder coating, master liquid coating, master powder coating and master finishing.

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Powder Coating

Therma-Tron-X's Jim Miller Passes

Miller began his long and successful career with TTX when he accepted the position of Sales Engineer in 1996, and brought with him 20+ years of engineering expertise, a sharp mind, and a passion for helping customers achieve success.

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Defects in Hard Chromium Deposits Part II: Detection, Prevention and Repair

Most defects in various hard chromium deposits arise from defects in the basis metal. These defects may be in the original metal surface or may be caused by preplate finishing. Homogeneous hard chromium deposits can be produced only by eliminating these defects. The final segment of this article describes visual and provocative methods of detecting defects.  Also discussed are prevention techniques and repair operations.

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Defects in Hard Chromium Deposits Part I: Causes and Cures

The causes of and remedies for defects in hard chromium deposits are explored in the first of this two-part P&SF article from 1984.  Photomicrographs and SEM (scanning electron microscope) photo­graphs will illustrate that most defects in various hard chromium deposits arise from defects in the basis metal. These defects may be in the original metal surface or may be caused by preplate finishing. Homogeneous hard chromium deposits can be produced only by eliminating these defects. Practical suggestions and procedures will be given.

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Electroplating

SBA's McMahon Visits Burton Metal Finishing to Hear About Issues

U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) visited Burton Metal Finishing in Columbus, Ohio, where they toured the facilities and hosted a roundtable discussion with local small business owners.

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Powder Coating

Axalta Forms Partnership with National Transportation Center

Axalta will provide its interactive, commercial transportation curriculum for use in NTC’s Heavy Truck Collision course, which focuses on training military veterans how to properly prepare substrates and successfully complete the truck refinishing process.

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automotive

Roy Metal Finishing Plans $60M Expansion

RMF supplies parts to BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, and Bosch and Daimler Chrysler - Sprinter Vans in the area. Pazdan says the company is also speaking with Volvo about suppling its parts and is looking to branch out into the aerospace industry as well.

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