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Fast Color Change
Our powder booth takes about 30 min to change from one reclaim color to another. We are thinking of making a change, but I wondered how much production time we could gain if we invest in new equipment. What are my options, and how fast can you change color in a powder booth?
Read MoreCoating Methods to Avoid Rust
We manufacture basketball equipment that is used outdoors. Presently, we powder coat the equipment, but have had issues with rusting, especially in coastal and humid climates. Do you have any ideas for how to avoid the rust?
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New Coating Could Make iPhones Waterproof Without A Case
Liquipel claims to make smartphones water resistant by bonding it inside and out with a "nano" coating which repels water
WatchVolcanoes in the Coating
We are seeing a defect in one of our smooth gray powder coatings that looks like little volcanoes and is in no repeatable pattern.
Read MoreVisible Nickel
Will areas that are not plated with decorative chrome corrode more rapidly than the areas that are coated?
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Houston Plating & Coatings Announces $9 Million Investment in Louisiana
New 80,000-square-foot facility will bring 120 new direct jobs over five years to Lafayette Parish
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New Coating Could Mean Cheaper Solar Cells
An MIT website says a novel way to make thin, uniform coatings developed at Rice University could reduce the cost of making conventional silicon solar cells, and could open the way for new kinds of solar cells that are far more efficient or cheaper than conventional ones.
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"Saving Bob" Video A Winner At Bright Design Challenge
The Metal Finishing Association of Southern California has released a new short animation video promoting the use of plating, produced by one of its winners at its recent Bright Design Challenge” in Pasadena, Calif.
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