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Liquid Coating

BASF building new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai

New production facility is scheduled to commence operation in early 2014; complements the company’s existing plant in Shanghai, which has been operating for more than 15 years.

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Anodizing

Nickel Saved is Nickel Earned

Those in the plating industry are continually working on the development of a process to recover valuable nickel from spent electroless nickel solutions. Now there is a two-stage method to do just that.

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A Conversation with … LaVaughn Daniel

When she’s not racing motorcycles or perilously climbing the sides of steep mountains for fun and excitement, LaVaughn Daniels is the environmental and safety manager for Danco Metal Surfacing in Arcadia, Calif., as well as president of the Metal Finishing Association of Southern California (MFASC).

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Parts Cleaning

PPG Also Wins $1.5 Million Through DoD’s SERDP

PPG will work with ARL to develop a powder topcoat that will meet military standards for ultraviolet durability, matte finish and resistance to chemical agents.

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curing

StandardAero Gets Certification for Protective Coatings

Eight of its aircraft paint technicians have completed the Embry Riddle Aeronautics University/Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) program in aircraft painting.

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Q&A: Purple on Platinum-Plated Anodes

Is there any way to remove a purple compound off our platinum-plated titanium anodes so they can be reused?

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Electrocoating

Q&A: Spray Gun Flow Rate Problem

Q. We have problems achieving consistent paint flow through our spray guns (typical rates range from 10 to 50 g/min).

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Parts Cleaning

BASF and Nissan Announce Streamlined Painting Processes

Supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and basecoat to clearcoat; also working on more streamlined technologies with Nissan in emerging markets such as China.

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Electroplating

Columbia Chemical Participates In "Manufacturing Road Show"

200 students participated in the program and spent the day touring two of the five local manufacturing facilities in Brunswick and Valley City.

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curing

White Stays Atop the World’s Car Color Ranks

White/white pearl dominates the global automotive color popularity ranks for the second consecutive year, according to the 2012 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. Black/black effect moves into second place

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