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Blue Anodize for Die-Castings
Question: We have a customer who wants to anodize a 383 alloy die-cast part and color it blue.
Read MoreCleaning Heat-Treated Parts
Question: We receive parts that have been heat treated and quenched.
Read MoreQuality Finishing: Troubleshooting Hexavalent Chromium Plating
Even though many are not using hexavalent chromium baths or phasing them out of production, there are still finishers who use them and will continue to plate from them…
Read MorePretreatment over Pretreatment
Question: We are considering forming an assembly and then painting it rather than painting the individual parts before assembling.
Read MoreButler Finish Nickel
Question: What is “butler finish nickel?” How does one apply this finish?
Read MoreReality Check: The Value of Knowledge
A few months ago, I had the privilege of attending the Powder Coating Institute’s (PCI) “Hands-on Powder Coating Workshop.” Over the course of two days, the participants were exposed to a variety of topics, including the proper use of application equipment, storage of powder coatings, pretreatment systems and curing.
Read MoreAluminum Oxide Impregnation Article
Question: I found your article on “aluminum oxide impregnation” most interesting.
Read MoreBlack Anodizing and Powder
Question: I work for a company that builds a sewer laser that’s used for putting in tile from manhole to manhole to assure a constant grade and flow with no low spots.
Read MoreCleaning Used Hooks & Racks
In my column for December 2001, I outlined some possible paint stripping solutions for R.R.
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Quality Finishing: Maximizing Electronics Plating Efficiency
Precision Plating adopted a new technology for processing its flat rolled sheet metal in strip-coil form…
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