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Special Joint NASF Update

The U.S. Department of Defense in early May issued its final procurement rule governing military uses of hexavalent chromium.

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Vacuum Vapor

2020 Vision: Vacuum Coatings

Across all industries – medical device, automotive, electronics, military and aerospace ‑ electronic components are becoming smaller in size, but more complex in application capabilities.

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Electroplating

A Conversation with Kyle Hankinson, KCH Services

The vice president of KCH Services in Forest City, NC—a company started by his father, Ken, back in 1979's -- is getting prepared for military deployment to Iraq as a helicopter pilot.

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Electroplating

Back in Black: Birchwood Casey's black oxide

Black anodize finishes have long been favored for their thick, hard coating properties. It is also these very same characteristics that often make the anodizing unusable for many military and aerospace applications.

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automotive

Active Duty: Doing Business With Uncle Sam

Dona Burkard’s left a nice job at General Motors to go to work for her husband’s surface finishing business with one thing in mind: get Burkard Industries more work from the military.

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automotive

CARC Lines Are In ... B'Gosh

As our cover clearly shows, this month’s Products Finishing delves into all things military, especially how finishers can try to get some of the work going into new military expenditures such as the ‘Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles’ project.

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Parts Cleaning

Extreme Cleaning

Military components pose unique cleaning, stripping challenges

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military

A Conversation With ... Tom Captain

Vice Chairman, Global and U.S. Aerospace and Defense Industry Practice, Deloitte Consulting

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aerospace

Flying High

UV-curable powders set to make inroads in military, aerospace applications

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New Finishing Technologies Taking Off

Trends in coating and finishing for aerospace and defense

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