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Specialty Finishing Boosts Customer Satisfaction

Carefully chosen wet processes allow a mechanical finisher to add value...  

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New Vibratory Finishing Compound Wearing Down Too Fast

What component of the compound causes this accelerated media wear and could it also harm machine parts such as the urethane liner?

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Powder Coating Monel Fasteners

Do fasteners (rivets) made from monel behave similar to stainless steel in that they require a pre-etching or abrading before a paint or powder coat?

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Silicone Wrist Bands Causing Defects

I have had several people inform me that the colored, fund raising, wrist bands people wear supporting different causes will indeed cause paint defects due to them being made of silicone. Do you have any proven facts about this subject?

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Like New...Only Better?

I have some concern about using this media. Will it debur as well as my angle cut triangles? Will it have shorter life since it is smaller? Can I mix these two media? Should I have any other concerns?

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Paint Line Energy Reductions

What can we do to reduce the amount of energy used in our paint line?

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Nickel-Plated Anode Bars

Our chemical vendor has told us that it is a good idea to nickel plate the anode bars in our zinc chloride plating bath prior to commissioning the tank. Why?

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The Best Way to Attract and Keep Great People

Most of my consulting time is spent putting together wealth transfer plans for successful business owners.

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Replacing Grit Blasting with Silane

Is it possible to use Silane as a stand in place adhesion promoter to replace grit blasting. If so, who would you recommend as a material provider.

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Sandblasting Changing Surface Hardness

When using soda blasting is there special prepping that needs to be done prior to application of the powder other than a clean rinse with water?

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