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Daubert Cromwell's ClearPak 5000 Film Inhibits Corrosion
Daubert Cromwell’s ClearPak 5000 is a bio-based poly that meets international standards as a quality corrosion inhibitor (VCI) film.
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New MINI Hardtops Feature Multicolor Roofs
Wet-on-wet painting process means each roof is unique.
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Plastics and Plating on Plastics [1944]
This republished 1944 AES convention paper presents an historic perspective of the early days of plastics in surface finishing - using them and plating on them, in the waning years of World War II. The discussion reviews the uses of plastics in plating equipment and processing at that time, as well as the coating of the plastics themselves, with accompanying application photos. You will note that today’s conventional plating-on-plastics processes lay far in the future. Surprisingly, CVD processes are discussed.
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Daubert Cromwell VCI Bearing Wrap Sports Embossed Texture
Daubert Cromwell’s embossed VCI poly film grips and stays in place around bearings and round shapes while protecting against corrosion and rust.
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Automation Smoothes the Way for Surgical Coatings
Medical device coating company discusses how automation enables increased abrasion resistance and improved insulative properties for electrosurgery.
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Ecoat Enables Chest X-Ray System
A diverse customer base is key for small shops like Giering Metal Finishing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says one of its largest growth areas has been with a customer manufacturing chest x-ray systems.
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A Conversation With Will Wallace of SAT Plating
SAT Plating general manager Will Wallace talks to Products Finishing about his company’s surface activation technology, plating on composites, and what the changing manufacturing landscape might mean for platers.
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Applications Innovation Leads to Better Masking Solutions
When masking product failures are costing you money, it pays to work with an expert that can select or engineer the most efficient solution.
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Special Coatings Support Mars Rover
The Mars 2020 Perseverence rover will rely on highly engineered surface treatments to protect it from the extreme temperatures of space and the harsh environment of Mars.
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Giering Metal Finishing Completes Facility Expansion
The building, constructed in the late 1970s, was in sore need of a renovation for energy efficiency, Giering says.
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