Liquid Coating

Powder Coating 4 Jul 2012

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.

research 1 Jul 2012

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Powder Coating 1 Jul 2012

An Introduction to Cyclic Corrosion Testing

A more realistic way to perform salt spray tests.

management 1 Jul 2012

A Fight for the Future of Finishing Shops

The driving force of changes is often a generational battle, too.

automotive 1 Jul 2012

A 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.

Liquid Coating 1 Jul 2012

President’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.

Liquid Coating 1 Jul 2012

Co-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.

Liquid Coating 1 Jul 2012

Measuring 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.”