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Powder Coating

Gaining Traction to be a Great Finishing Operation

Burkard Industries, located near Detroit, was the Products Finishing’s Top Shop in 2018 for liquid and powder coating operations, using a management book to help them improve.

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Liquid Coating

Women in Finishing Forum Offers Unique Networking Opportunities

The Forum will be held May 9-11 at the Embassy Suites South Bend at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana.

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Pioneer Metal Finishing Soars on Employees, Culture

Pioneer uses their own Pioneer TV Network, company newsletter, fundamentals activities and training to get new and current employees integrated into the company culture and expectations.

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Anodizing

Continuous Improvements Drive Elite Metal Finishing

Elite Metal Finishing was singled out for Best Practices in the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey because of their extremely high detail to quality and customer communication.

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Top Shops

American Metal Coatings Tops Out at No. 1 Electroplating Operation

Ohio’s American Metal Coatings is the No. 1 finishing operation in North America based on the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey.

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Electroplating

Armoloy's New Owners Use Simple Marketing Strategy to Build Electroplating Business

Nolan Hannan and Jacob Meier purchased Armoloy in 2017, and knew they wanted a data-driven shop that they provided information on how well the shop was operating, and where improvements could be made.

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Liquid Coating

Vitracoat's Color Matching System Offers Faster Response Times

New tool connects Vitracoat’s lab to customer sites.

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Liquid Coating

After the Storm, a Finishing Line Rebuilds

Thanks to Dedicated Suppliers, Vermeer Rebuilds Coating Lines after EF-3 Tornado.

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Liquid Coating

Differences Between Liquid Paint Guns and Bells

Mike Bonner of Saint Clair Systems put both gun and bell to the test at Carlisle Finishing Technologies’ lab in Toledo.

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How to Use Manufacturing Technology to Reach Finishing Goals

If your coating operation has big growth goals for this year, then solutions engineer Bill McGee from Plex Systems says you should have a deep understanding of the way your shop works.

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