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Liquid Coating
Phosphate Bleed Through
All of a sudden we began having problems with the appearance of our coated products. The irregularities in the phosphate coating are telegraphing or bleeding through the paint when the high-solids coating is applied.
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We are presently using an air-drying enamel applied over iron-phosphated, cold-rolled steel. Because of increasing energy costs, we are looking at ways to reduce its usage.
Read MoreWorld Trade Center I-Beam Preservation
I have been asked to make an honorable artistic memorial for exhibition on the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. For the memorial, a section of the I-beam will be publicly displayed inside an airport, and it may be an open display able to be touched by the public.
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Investigation of Tin Whisker Formation
Immersion tin and lead-free hot air solder leveling (HASL) coatings based on SnCu or SnAgCu alloys are widely used as surface finish materials for printed circuit boards (PCB). These coatings prevent the underlying copper from corrosion and preserve its solderability during lead-free assembly processes and for a long storage life of PCBs.
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3 New Databases Have Info on 1,000s of Chemicals
Searchable databases on chemical toxicity and exposure data now available
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California Ready to Add New VOC Rule
The American Coating Association and several Southern California metal coaters are battling the South Coast Air Quality Management District over proposed Rule 1107 that calls for lowering volatile organic compound emissions from the coating of metal parts and products. The proposed rule applies to metal coatings or companies that perform metal stripping operations, and to all manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of metal coatings.
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Coating industry recovering, says Census Bureau
$18 billion shipped in 2010 on more than 1.1 billion gallons
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KIRCHNER: The “Wasted Day”
An accidentally technology-free day yields unexpected productivity.
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