Liquid Coating
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Question: I just finished reading your August 2004 column in Products Finishing.
Read MoreVinyl Caps for Wire Ends
Question: We use a piece of heavy gage wire in one of our products.
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Jewel of Niles
Niles Mfg. has been framed—frame coated that is! The Ohio-based job shop has found a role as a provider of FrameCoatTM electrocoating of prototype parts for Tier One automotive plants and captive shops...
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Question: We manufacture water features for fountains, pools and ponds.
Read MoreAccelerated Aging Tests
Question: I recently experienced a failure on an accelerated aging test of a polyurethane coating system.
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A Baffling Development
When The HON Company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of office furniture and components, realized that 50% of the paint it was applying was being lost in overspray, it turned to an industry supplier for an innovative solution…
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Optimizing Paint Durability, Part I
The rapid deployment of military force dictates that military assets be readily available in potential areas of conflict. As a means to this end, military equipment is prepositioned on ships. While the combat systems are sequestered in environmentally controlled holding areas, tactical systems are chained to the deck in a harsh marine environment. Following 24–30 months of marine exposure, the vast majority of once new equipment is in need of selective overhaul…
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Question: These remarks relate to the problem question in the July 2004 issue.
Read MoreNon-Visible Infrared/Ultraviolet Paint
Question: Here at our Automation Technology Laboratory at the University, we’ve been using “landmarks” for mobile robot navigation.
Read MorePaint Blush
Question: I work for a door manufacturer as a process engineer for steel doors.
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