sales

Powder Coating

Glass and Bottles Shine with Powder Coatings

Sundial Powder Coatings becomes expert in nail polish and alcohol bottle coatings.

Read More
Liquid Coating

How to Increase, Decrease Conductivity of Paint

Q. I apply my liquid coatings with an electrostatic gun. How can we increase or decrease the conductivity of the paint?  

Read More
Electrocoating

A Conversation with Bill Oney, Therma-Tron-X

Bill Oney recently joined TTX as a sales engineer, but has a long career in finishing. He is a retired Marine Corp Chief Warrant Officer Third Grade with almost 21 years of combined active and reserve time.

Read More
basics

How to Identify and Control Poor Ecoat Film Appearance

Q. We are experiencing textured ecoat on galvanized service parts and were told the galvanized coating is electrolytically applied with 60/60 zinc weights.

Read More
Electroplating

Surface Finishing Mexico Holds Second Show

Mexican Association for Surface Finishing expects 2,000 visitors.

Read More
basics

How to Extend the Life of Electroless Nickel Chemistry

Q. We have been having some issues with our electroless nickel line. We want the bath to last longer, but are afraid of a decrease in quality. How can we help our EN bath last longer while improving our quality?

Read More
Anodizing

Titanium vs. Lead Anodes in Hard Chrome Plating

Platinized anodes optimize dimensioning and construction for hard chrome plating.

Read More
Parts Cleaning

Kyzen’s McChesney to Present on Parts Cleaning Environmental Concerns

McChesney will present and discuss “Parts Cleaning and Environmental Concerns. Choosing a Green Solvent” on March 7 at 3 p.m.

Read More
Powder Coating

Axalta Coating Systems to Acquire Century Industrial Coatings

Century is a leading manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings for structural steel, oil and gas, rail cars and other OEM applications.

Read More

Rolls-Royce's Profound Paint Job with 23.75-Carat Gold

Imagine a paint job for a vehicle that is 10 layers thick and which uses 250 percent more paint than the standard, a standard which is already superlative.

Read More
The Finishing Industry’s Education and Networking Resource
Heatmax Heaters ad with immersion heaters
Mocap Masking Caps Plugs Tapes
Fischer Technology, Inc.
Filtration
New Acid-Free Bright Nickel Process
Koch Finishing Systems
Metal Pretreatment Technology
cfs masking