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Dear Valued Supplier

"Dear valued supplier," the letter begins.

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Accelerating Ultrasonic Cleaning

Question: I am working on a cleaning application for die casting parts (valve bodies of automatic transmissions, many cavities, very intricate form). The problem: the parts are covered with a sticky layer of graphite, because the casting company uses the graphite to facilitate the release of the parts from the molds after the casting process.

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Carbonate Removal

Question: Is there an alternate method instead of freezing to remove carbonates from a cyanide copper plating bath?

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Cracks in Lacquer After Powder Coating

Question: I’m a sales manager for a powder coating company in Dunfermline, Scotland.

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Chrome Replacement Powders

Quesiton: I have magnesium wheels that I would like to powder coat to resemble chrome plated finish.

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A Cool Technology

Cryogenic technology offers a clean, efficient approach to deburring and deflashing of metal and plastic parts…

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A Tale of Two Barbers

Late one afternoon, a man in need of a haircut encountered two barbershops on opposite sides of the same street.

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Bubbles in the Finished Product

Question: We have been powder coating park benches, garbage cans, etc. for a few years. My issue is with bubbles in the finished product. The substrate is CRS with e-coat. We use Poly-TGIC, as well as TGIC free, several suppliers and variety of colors. My customer also has other powder coaters, who all have the same issue. The electrocoater is the only constant.

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Adhesion to Latex Paints

Question: We are a manufacturer of corrugated steel deck products.

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An Easy Way to Get Your Business Out of Your Estate...Yet Keep Control

In the mid-1950s, I did my first consultation with a family business owner who had the it's-time-to-transfer-my-business-to-the-kids itch.

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