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Liquid Coating

Axalta to Acquire Ellis Paint Company

Ellis products include the Hy-Lux line of multi-purpose coatings, the Shaft-Lac line of solventborne coatings, the Maximus line of low-VOC industrial maintenance coatings and the Engard line of heavy-duty industrial coatings

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Electroplating

EN Plate-Out on Equipment

Q. We run a low-phosphorous electroless nickel bath and recently pulled quite a few pounds of nickel pellets from our tank after draining. How do we prevent this kind of plate-out?

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surfin

The Elimination of Whiskers from Electroplated Tin

The introduction of lead free (LF) solders, have come to the forefront as the primary replacement for tin-lead. On the surface finish side, plated tin/lead has posed challenges. Here, by modification of the substrate surface and deposit structure, tin whisker formation is limited.

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Liquid Coating

CCAI Chapters Support Local Charities

The Southern California, Central States and Wisconsin chapters conducted toy drives during their December chapter events. In addition, the chapters made cash donations to their local charity organizations.

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Electroplating

The Plater and Pollution - The 18th William Blum Lecture

This article is a re-publication of the 18th William Blum Lecture, by Dr. Joseph B. Kushner, presented at the 64th AES Annual Convention in Los Angeles, California, on June 27, 1977.

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NASF Taking Nominations for Industry Awards

At Sur/Fin 2017 in Atlanta, the NASF will again recognize strong leaders who have selflessly dedicated their time and resources to the surface finishing industry with a series of awards.

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Anodizing

Bringhurst, Almeyda Win AAC Paper Awards

The Aluminum Anodizing Council recognized two authors for their outstanding contributions at the 2015 Anodizing Conference in San Diego, California.

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masking

Pioneer Metal Finishing Relocates to New Hope, Minnesota

The New Hope facility will feature advanced technology and disciplined manufacturing processes to keep Pioneer at the forefront of the metal finishing industry.

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Industry 4.0

Hosco Wins Automation Alley Award

Award recognizes one advanced manufacturing or technology company in our region that has successfully launched its products, services or technologies abroad.

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Ken Gatchel, former AESF President, Passes

Gatchel was the AESF national president in 1997-98, the third to be elected from the Grand Rapids Branch since the society's founding in 1909. He served 10 years on the AESF national board of directors.

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