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Powder Clinic: Powder Versus Galvanizing

Powder Coating or Galvanizing: Which offers the best long-term protection from corrosion?

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Powder Coating

Powder Clinic: Batch Cure Oven Noise Issue

What is that Noise from My Oven? Expert Rodger Talbert explains that it is difficult to be sure at all without seeing the oven and hearing the noise. However, he thinks it may be related to the pressure settings on the gas train.

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Powder Coating

Powder Clinic: Why Not to Convert Liquid Paint Booth to Powder

Can I Convert a Liquid Paint Booth to a Powder Booth?

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electronics

Replacing Nickel with Tri-Metal in Electronics Plating

Tri-metal—or white bronze—is becoming an increasingly popular topic and can be used as a replacement for using nickel in plating applications.

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Liquid Coating

Value Proposition When Asking for a Raise

An employee adding more value to his or her company deserves a boost in pay. Columnist Matthew Kirchner discusses employee compensation reviews and when to adjust accordingly.

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What’s New in the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) of 2016 passed with overwhelming support and the Act is now effective, impacting how a company can protect its assets. Below is a recap of what is new and what every company should be looking to do in light of this new law.

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Anodizing

A Conversation with...Charissa Kobyluck

A member of the Products Finishing 40-Under-40 class in 2016, Charissa Kobyluck is the quality manager at Coating Technologies in Phoenix and has been instrumental in achieving approved vendor status for several new primes since her arrival.

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Anodizing

Anodized Metal Maiden

Minnesota woman opens Premier Anodizing to complement her existing chain maille business and hoped to increase production of jump rings for jewelry to 1,000 a week. Now the business produces over a million a day.

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Liquid Coating

Parts Cleaning Clinic: Zinc Shot Blasting, Zinc Plating Alternatives

David S. Peterson talks zinc shot blasting, zinc plating alternatives, and advantages to reducing the heating of alkaline cleaners.

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Liquid Coating

Liquid Clinic: Flushing a Fluid Line, Cutting Costs

Justin Hooper from Carlisle Fluid Technologies talks cutting costs for flushing a fluid line using a solvent flush.

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