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Powder Coating

CFS Unveils New Hook Locks Parts Racking Solution

New product from Custom Fabricating & Supplies (CFS) prevents part loss during coating processes.

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Titrations: To Automate or Not to Automate?

What considerations should you keep in mind for automatic titrations? Conor McAnespie of Hanna Instruments discusses the benefits of auto titrators.

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construction

Surface Prep Solution for Rusted Rebar in Concrete

Julie Holmquist of Cortec Corporation discusses passivating corrosion on rebar and other reinforcing metals.

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education

12 Ways to Improve Your Powder Coating Quality

Often overlooked powder coating procedures that can help you elevate your quality, streamline your operations and improve your profitability.

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sustainability

Axalta Awarded 2023 Edison Awards for Innovation

Axalta products were recognized in the Sustainability, Smart Transportation and Material Science categories.

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Liquid Coating

Intumescent Coating Provides Up to 3 Hours of Fire Protection

PPG Steelguard 951 coating is designed to provide protection against fire and corrosion.

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sustainability

NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #121: Development of a Sustainability Metrics System and a Technical Solution Method for Sustainable Metal Finishing - 11th Quarterly Report

This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the 11th quarter of project work (October-December 2022) at Wayne State University in Detroit. In this reporting period, our main effort concentrated on the continuous development of a computer-aided tool for sustainability assessment and decision making, with a focus on the coding for the decision making.  The tool is currently able to assess a process’ sustainability performance, after a set of sustainability indicators are selected, and plant data are input.

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NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 7th Quarterly Report

The NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board has selected a project on addressing the problem of PFAS and related chemicals in plating wastewater streams, studying PFAS destruction via electrooxidation and electrocoagulation.  Our last report described the results from experiments of EO with a Magnéli phase Ti4O7 anode on the degradation of eight perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs).  In this seven quarter report, we describe work to further explore how the degradation of different PFAAs are related to their molecular structures.

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Liquid Coating

Trends in EV Finishing

As OEMs put more electric vehicles — a.k.a., “green” vehicles — on the road, their colors aren’t, well, green.

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My/Mine, Our/Ours – A Reflection on Pronouns

Avoid pronouns that imply subconscious ownership, possession or superiority over others.

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