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9:02 a.m.—It’s just after nine o’clock on a cool April morning.

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Color Matching

Question: We have a powder coater that is making parts for us using Morton Color 11-7001 (asphalt black). We have found a second source for this powder coating service and just did a trial run with them.

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DI Water Quality

Question: I read in one of your articles that “high-quality” deionized water (DI) should be used to make up a chromic acid anodizing bath (www.pfonline.com/articles/clinics/0801cl_alum1.html). I would like to know the specs/char-acteristics of “high-quality” DI water.

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Electroless Nickel and Stainless Steel

Question: We have problems with depositing electro-less nickel on stainless steel.

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How to Spot Your "Dependables"

Who are the people you can count on to follow through on an assignment and deliver results?

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Hook and Hanger Marks

Question: I am the operations manager at our plant.

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Fair Conditions Forecast for the Finishing Industry

As the American economy entered 2004 with less anxiety than 2003, many in the manufacturing industry couldn’t stop worrying about the dark cloud that has loomed over it. While the finishing segment has weathered an especially long and severe storm for the past few years, Products Finishing’s 2004 Capital Spending Survey results indicate that the future seems to be clearing…

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Color Variation of Hardcoat Anodized Cylinders

Question: We have been getting our 6061 pressure cylinders for oceanographic instrumentation hardcoat anodized, but we have had some problems with the appearance of the finish.

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Hard Chrome on Stainless Steel

Question: We are attempting to plate stainless steel with hard chromium.

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Electrogalvanized vs. Galvalume

Question: How do you rate the quality of the powder coating finish on electrogalvanized steel as compared to galvalume?

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