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Liquid Coating

More Paint Attacks on ABS

Which paint and process is suitable for painting ABS?

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Parts Cleaning

Periodic Reverse Electrocleaning

We are running high-speed, reel-to-reel plating of gold-nickel-tin and palladium-nickel, and using bipolar cleaning. I am somewhat confused about electrical connections in bipolar cleaning systems.

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Electroplating

Color Variation in Brass Plating

How can we avoid color variations in brass plating?

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Powder Coating

Clear Powder Over Polished Brass

We are thinking of going to a clear powder coating over our polished brass hardware components. What is the preferred method of stripping the powder off of rejects?

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Liquid Coating

Updated Paint Texture Inspecting

Here's some additional information for “Inspecting Paint Texture” in the November issue that includes some new technology that can quantify the orange-peel effect.

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Parts Cleaning

Mil-Spec for Compressed Air Quality

Is there a procedure or mil-spec for point-of-use inspection to verify the cleanliness of the compressed air supply used in chemical processing area?

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basics

How to Select the Right Flap Disc

Consider these five variables to determine what fits your application.

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The State of the Global Coatings Industry

Orr & Boss estimates that in 2012 the global coatings industry was U.S. $110 billion on approximately 34 billion liters.

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surfin

Platers and Coaters … Start Your Engines

Products Finishing encouraging and recognizing Formula SAE shops by starting a competition amongst our readers called the “Products Finishing Cup.”

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surfin

NASF Raises Concerns over EPA Stormwater Discharge Rule

NASF has raised concerns over the proposed revisions, particularly related to the benchmark values that EPA and state agencies will be using for compliance.

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