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Liquid Coating

$40 million invested: Dürr opens new US campus

The facility in Southfield, Michigan houses more than 500 employees, and combines activities of mechanical and plant engineering the firm had previously carried out at three different locations in the Detroit area.

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Ford honors Dürr at Annual World Excellence Awards

Dürr was presented with an award in the “Green brand pillar” category by Hau Thai-Tang, Ford group vice president, global purchasing.

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Anodic Versus Cathodic Electrodeposition

To keep the chemistry of these two processes straight, first consider the metal part you are coating. In cathodic electrocoat, the part is the cathode and in anodic electrocoat, the part is the anode. Follow the four E’s of the electrocoat process to keep track of the major process steps: electrolysis, electrophoresis, electrodeposition and electroendosmosis.

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Time for a Federal Contractor Reality Check

The economic benefits of a federal contractor status can be significant; the federal government awarded over $445 billion in contracts in the 2014 fiscal year.

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40-Under-40: Class of 2016

Young professionals are a vital asset to the finishing industry. Products Finishing is recognizing the industry’s top young talent through an annual 40-Under-40 program.

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40 Under 40: Apple's Sean Novak Leads New Generation of Finishing Leaders

Novak has reached the apex of his career (so far) as manager of the surface finishing team at Apple Inc., a Cupertino, California-based conglomerate that designs, develops and sells consumer electronics, software and online services.

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Racking Up Profits in Coating Operations

Racking is often the first process when parts arrive at a finishing shop, but it’s the last process anyone thinks about when it comes to improving efficiencies and reducing costs.

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K Alpha Acquires Bowman Analytics

Company acquires their long-time partner for x-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation for coating thickness measurement, elemental analysis and solution analysis.

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Products Finishing's Steve Kline Jr. Delivers CCAI PCI Economic Talk

Director of Market Intelligence for parent company Gardner Business Media, spoke at the CCAI PCI annual meeting on the topic "2016 Economic Trends in Finishing."

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Spray Equipment and Service Center Acquires FinishLine Technologies

FinishLine designs, building, installs, and services spray paint systems used within the industrial and automotive OEM paint and coating market.

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