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automotive

Pulling Out All the Stops

Evolving coatings and finishes for automotive brake components. 

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education

CCAI Updates Technical Manuals

The Chemical Coaters Association International is updating two of its technical manuals.

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Powder Coating

P&C Fabrication and Coating Adds Titan Blast Room to Powder Coating Operations

Titan Abrasive Systems has supplied P&C Fabrication and Coating with a blast room, bringing blasting operations indoors for powder coating.

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Altana Division Honored With Innovation Award

Altana’s Eckart division wins Altana Innovation award for the Metalure C series.

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SUR/FIN 2023: Capsules from the Technical Sessions I: Emerging Technologies

SUR/FIN 2023 in Cleveland this past June was a resounding success.  Due to the efforts of the Technical Activities Committee, ably led by Bill Nebiolo this year, an outstanding program of technical presentations was offered.  What follows are summaries of selected presentations from the Emerging Technologies sessions.  Additional coverage will be provided in this space in the coming months.  The full report can be accessed and printed at short.pfonline.com/NASF23Aug1.

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Electroplating

Trivalent Chrome Overview

As the finishing industry begins to move away from the use of hexavalent chromium to trivalent chromium, what factors should finishers consider as they make new investments? Mark Schario, chief technology officer for Columbia Chemical offers a helpful overview of this complicated topic.

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management

MicroCare Welcomes Strategic Account Executive

Dan Sinclair is rejoining the MicroCare team.

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Electroplating

Episode 34: An Interview with Chrissy Pullara, Astro Electroplating

From research chemist to chemistry teacher to marketing manager to business development, Astro Electroplating’s new president Chrissy Pullara has already had a prolific career in finishing — she recently sat down with Products Finishing to talk about her experience, trends in the industry and what’s next for her company.

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Decreasing EN Plating Costs with Single-Component Solution

Detailed calculations of the true cost of electroless nickel plating reveals how converting to single-component EN solution can reduce costs and save time. 

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5 Big Themes in Additive Manufacturing at Formnext Forum: Austin

As manufacturing advances with additive, the advance increasingly emphasizes these five themes.

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