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What is the Correct Anodizing Specification?
My company fabricates aluminum and steel pedestrian bridge railing among other bridge parts. We recently got an aluminum railing job that called for “Type I” anodizing per MIL-A-8625. There was no anodic coating thickness called out. We are not anodizers and we are at a loss as to how to write up a meaningful anodizing specification for this railing.
Read MoreA Conversation With...Mike McDonald
In an economy where manufacturers are being challenged in intense global competition, mid-sized firms can only ask their suppliers for so much.
Read MoreWhat New Air Pollution Regulations?
Info on the Plating and Polishing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
Read MoreBlasting Off!
Three aerospace job shops weigh in on why being everything to everyone may not be the best approach for growth
Read MoreCleaning Expanded Stainless
We’re looking to install an in-line (or off-line) cleaning system that would degrease flat expanded metal sheet made out of 0.015-inch-thick SS T409 material.
Read MoreAre You Medical OEM Material?
As the baby-boomer generation inexorably falls apart, screws, plates, rods and less invasive surgical tools are increasingly available to put "humpty" back together again. A question for many finishers is, "How do I get into the medical finishing game?" To find out, we talked to a major OEM about its supplier selection criteria.
Read MoreE-coat Pretreat
I’m looking for an environmentally friendly pretreat for reinforcing rods that are to be epoxy coated on a conveyor line. What is available in the market that can increase my cathodic E-coat performance?
Read MoreA Conversation With...Eric Jacklin
Family-owned finishing operation F. M. Callahan & Son (Malden, MA) is celebrating a huge milestone this year. It's been in business for 100 years. And for all 100, it's been in the same family.
Read MoreBetter Deburring in a Continuous Vibrator
What disadvantages, other than wear rate, will result from using faster cutting media?
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