Liquid Coating

Powder Coating

Masking for Surface Finishing

Masking is employed in most any metal finishing operation where only a specifically defined area of the surface of a part must be exposed to a process. Conversely, masking may be employed on a surface where treatment is either not required or must be avoided. This article covers the many aspects of masking for metal finishing, including applications, methods and the various types of masking employed.

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Electrocoating

Navy Trims Ship Painting Protocols

9 significant changes to painting protocol during shipbuilding in a pilot project to increase efficiency, save money.

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Powder Coating

Hempel Wins Technology Award for Wind Turbine Coatings

Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards honor achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development

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Electrocoating

Five Market and Industry Trends in Surface Finishing 2012

Consider market and industry trends, and modify strategy to take advantage of them

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Liquid Coating

Graco, Gema Combine Pending FTC Review

Deal with FTC allows powder business closing despite investigation into liquid

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Parts Cleaning

Are Ionic Liquids Right for Your Parts Cleaning Job?

Ionic liquids have also been considered for parts cleaning applications because of their negligible vapor pressure, high thermal and electrochemical stability, and low melting points of less than 100°C.

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Electrocoating

Meeting the Critical Cleaning Challenge

Today’s parts cleaning industry faces numerous challenges that can make the selection of an effective critical cleaning system difficult

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Liquid Coating

A Conversation With ... Eric Jones, Col-Met Spray Booths

As president and CEO of Col-Met Spray Booths, Jones has overseen several expansions of his company, which sells and installs paint spray booths, batch ovens and related products throughout the U.S.

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Electroplating

Shipshape Testing: Software Meets IMO PSPC Requirements.

\New regulations apply to seawater ballast tanks of all types of ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage, and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of 150 meters in length and upwards

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basics

NASF Says EPA Chromium Air Rules Have Major Flaws

Claims EPA Used Data from 'Phantom Facilities'

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