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Finishers Descend on Washington
The Washington Forum, held by the National Association for Surface Finishing, and held at the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City, was a resounding success.
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Education and the Electroplating Industry
The First AES Scientific Achievement Award (later William Blum Memorial) Lecture presented at the AES Golden Jubilee Convention, June 15, 1959, in Detroit, Mich., for the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the AES. (Originally published as 46th Annual Technical Proceedings - AES, 46, 39-42 (1959).)
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Method for Comparison of Leveling in Decorative Acid Copper Plating
Presented here is a test mechanism used to compare and contrast systems for leveling in acid copper plating as well as additives within a system.
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PPG Acquiring Deft's Aerospace Coatings
Deft’s primary business is supplying structural primers and military topcoats to the NA aviation industry, and has architectural and industrial coatings businesses.
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Plating Q&A: Black Finish on 430 Stainless Steel
A reader asks 'Do you know of a way to get a black surface finish on 430 stainless steel screws that will stand up to the road blast under a car?'
Read MoreMatt Kirchner: God Created the Finisher, Too
Columnist Matt Kirchner writes about a recent Super Bowl commercial of Paul Harvey’s adage that on the eighth day, God created the farmer. But the ninth day was productive as well.
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Painting Q&A: Scuffing Of Matte Finishes
A reader asks: How can I scientifically explain why matte finishes scuff more easily than gloss finishes?
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Columbia Chemical Receives GMW 4700 Approval
Trivecta Ni-Z Black 70 with Trivecta Black Sealer 350 approved under the GMW 4700 Type B, BL specification
Read MoreControlled Addition of Additives
Who manufactures or distributes devices for the automatic, controlled addition of plating solution additives such as anti-pitting agents?
Read MoreEuropean Commission Issues Roadmap for Targeting Chemicals, Metals
55 substances per year will be risk-assessed, but the mid-term objective is to assess 80 substances by the end of 2014.
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