Liquid Coating
Welding Painted Parts
We produce industrial storage cabinets and would like to change the manufacturing process sequence to paint the parts before welding them together.
Read MorePainting Window Screening
We apply paint by a dipping process to insect screening made from aluminum alloy 5052, then use a high-speed rotating beater to beat away excess paint from between the wires. The finished product shows some bare spots on the surface, and we don’t know how to solve this problem.
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Painting Q&A: Big Spray Paint Job
I am looking for equipment to spray a two-coat paint system on a large surface measuring approximately 30 × 30 ft.
Read MoreMysterious Air Bubbles
We have a problem with air bubbles from an air-piloted fluid regulator in our finishing operations.
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FTC Requires Graco to Sell ITW Liquid Finishing Equipment Businesses
The Federal Trade Commission will require Graco to sell the worldwide liquid finishing business of Illinois Tool Works and ITW Finishing under a proposed order as part of a settlement. It will resolve charges that its $650 million acquisition of several ITW businesses would have been anticompetitive and led to higher prices and reduced innovation for the North American manufacturers who rely on this equipment.
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Read MoreA Conversation With ... George Gallion, General Motors/Opel
George Gallion was a designer at General Motors in Detroit when he accepted the head design position at Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany, in 1966. For decades, he was responsible for the appearance of new vehicle models at Opel, including the legendary Manta.
Read MorePresident’s 2013 Budget Proposes Enhanced Tax Incentives
Finishing shop owners will be able to take advantage of most, if not all, of these proposed enhanced tax incentives.
Read MoreCo-Cure to the Rescue For A-Coat and Powder Coating
Henkel’s autodeposition protection technology is an alternative vehicle coating, as Android hopes to produce 9,000 vehicles this year for Florida-based Vehicle Production Group.
Read MoreMeasuring Up On Coating Thickness
Fischer Technology’s DataCenter software eases measurement requirements, giving reasons why management guru W. Edwards Deming said: “If I had to reduce my message for management to just a few words, I’d say it all had to do with reducing variation.”
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