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Electrodeposition of Ni-Fe-Mo-W Alloys - 13th Quarter Report

13th Quarterly Report - AESF Research Project #R-117. This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the 13th quarter of project work (January-March 2016).

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CCAI Honors Chapter, Installs Officers and Board

The CCAI Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards and the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were presented during the Annual Awards Ceremony, also held during the Annual Meeting.

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Top Gun Powder Coating Expanding To New Location, 70+ Jobs

Leading provider of world class architectural finishes, will expand to create a total of 70 new jobs in Adairsville and Jasper in Georgia.

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masking

Powder Clinic: Adhesion of Powder to Brass

Q. I’ve heard from a few vendors that brass presents challenges with adhesion, whereas steel and aluminum do not. What is the reason for this?

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Anodizing

Plating Clinic: Non-Dyed Versus Dyed Acid Copper

What is the difference between non-dyed vs. dyed acid copper technologies? Coventya’s Brad Durkin explains.

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Balancing an Electroless Nickel Bath to Optimize Performance

While today’s EN baths are much more user friendly than they were even 10 years ago, plating shops still strive to maintain consistent, trouble-free operation. The following provides a basic understanding of EN bath control.

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Parts Cleaning

Parts Cleaning: Does the Cleaning Agent Work?

Cleaning is a process. For this discussion, let’s focus on the cleaning agent itself. Choosing the right cleaning agent (aqueous or solvent) involves a number of factors.

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Parts Cleaning

Parts Cleaning: Aqueous System Handles Tighter Cleaning Specs for Intricate Plans

Where 10 years ago, particle sizes of 1,000 microns captured in a millipore patch test might have been acceptable, today heavy equipment OEMs commonly demand maximum particle sizes of 600 microns or less.

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basics

Parts Cleaning: Understanding the Process of Vacuum Cycling Nucleation

VCN process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled-environment chamber that contains the components to be cleaned submerged in a solvent or an aqueous solution.

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Go-To-Guy: Dave Dunn, Operations Manager, Silvex

Dunn began at Silvex (Westbrook, Maine) in 1976 as a driver. Through the years, he has worked as the shipping and receiving manager, production supervisor and in sales.

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