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Liquid Coating

Selecting PPE for Your Paint Shop

Guidelines for determining the appropriate personal protective equipment for a painting operation.

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basics

Tips for Optimizing or Expanding Your Anodizing Line

Jim Acquaviva, director of business development for Technic Equipment, offers advice for assessing areas of process improvement for anodizing operations, outlining helpful steps for an end-user self-assessment.

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Hubbard-Hall Offers Organic Acid Cleaner Technology

Hubbard-Hall offers an organic acid cleaner, Aquaease 2289, designed for soak cleaning, said to clean, deoxidize and brighten in one step.

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Color and 3D Topography Analyzer Evaluates Surface Structure

BYK-Gardner's spectro2profiler allows surface finishers to measure color, gloss and surface structure, analyze surface data and set pass/fail criteria.

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10 Things NOT to Do in a Virtual Meeting

The COVID crisis has triggered an evolution in the ways that we work and interact. Virtual meetings are here to stay, and, as we move forward, should be conducted with the same professionalism as in-person meetings.

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Electroplating

Forplan AG and STC Dip Spin Join Forces

The two companies have formed a strategic alliance to expand capabilities serving the zinc flake coating industry.

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economics

Finishers Report Slowing Decline in Business Conditions for First Time Since COVID-19

Index signals decelerating contraction as all components report improved readings.

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Walmec North America Offers AMD-035 Membrane Dryer

The AMD-035 Membrane Dryer from Walmec has four-stage prefiltration, a flow rating of 35 scfm, a maximum working pressure of 150 PSI and differential pressure gauges.

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Best Buy Filter Kits Available from Martech

Martech Services Company offers Best Buy Filter Kits, which can be used with its Quality Air Breathing Systems. These systems require regular filter changes.

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Parts Cleaning

The Right Solvent Creates the Cleanest Parts

Cox Manufacturing Co. has worked with Kyzen Corp. since it implemented its vacuum vapor degreaser to find just the right chemical solvent to clean its customers’ parts to their specifications and beyond.

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