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Electrocoating Fasteners

What are the equipment and coating options for coating and curing fasteners?

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Change is the Law of Life

September marks the beginning of autumn—the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler and those beautiful, bright, crisp days are right around the corner.

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Food-Safe Coatings

Question: I am fairly new to powder coating and am wondering if there are coatings that are food safe.

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Epoxy vs. Polyester

Question: Can you point me in the right direction for a comparison between epoxy and polyester on the effects of UV on color?

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Best Coating for 316-SS

Question: What would be the best coating for 316 stainless steel when used around hydrofluorosilicic acid.

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Change in Aqueous Cleaning Process

Question: Our use of a non-etch, alkaline soap cleaner has been an old and reliable standby for in-house cleaning of parts that we then send to an outside vendor for additional cleaning and chromating (chem film). Our vendor has decided to change from an alkaline cleaner to an acidic cleaner and this has raised some questions.

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A Current Affair: Examining the "No Amperage" Phenomenon

If you are performing a coating process that requires the use of a rectifier, you may have experienced the "no amperage" problem. Here's a look at the phenomenon and some solutions…

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Chem Film Over A Black Anodized Coating

Question: We are working on some parts with the following customer specification: Black hardcoat anodize (Type III, class 2) to match #37038 (FED-STD-595), followed by a Class 3 chromate conversion coating over which we are to apply a primer and black paint to #37038.

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Aqueous Cleaning Market

Question: I am trying to find out the size of the aqueous cleaning market for a presentation.

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Corrosion Resistant Coating for Steel

Question: My company manufactures appliances.

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