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Axalta Sells Shares to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway

Buffett buys 20 million of Axalta’s common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $560 million, or $28 per share.

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NASF Report April 2015

New OSHA Reporting for 2015: Controversy Emerging over Agency Enforcement

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TCI Powder Coatings Launches New TruAnodize Powder Coating, AAMA 2604 Product Line

The powder coatings are designed specifically for architectural applications where the anodized look is desired.

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General Motors names BASF 2014 Supplier of the Year

10th time in the past 13 years for the award was presented during GM’s annual awards ceremony at Cobo Center in Detroit.

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Employment Agreements Protect Proprietary Information

One of our employees has accepted a position with a competitor, and we are worried he is going to disclose some of our processes and pricing. How can we prevent such disclosures?

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Pre-electropolish Surface Refinement with Coated Abrasives

Can you give us finishing guidance and a reference of what abrasive belt and disc grits will achieve a given Ra finish?

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Basket Blasting Small Parts for Deburring and Pre-coat Finishing

We machine large quantities of small (0.5" × 0.25" × 0.25") steel alloy parts which have small feather burrs. The surfaces are hard to work for a good pre-coat finish, resulting in coating adhesion problems.

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Powder Coating

Color Change Time in a Powder Booth

We have seen booths that are supposed to be able to color change in 12 to 15 minutes, reclaim to reclaim. Is this true?

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Powder Coating

Wood Grain Appearance in Powder

One of our customers is facing a problem in getting an accurate finish in a wood-look finish.

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Powder Coating

Testing to Compare Powder against Liquid Paint

Do you know of any testing that has been done to compare powder coating to outdoor exposure specifications?

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