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EN On Carbon Steel
Do you have a process for plating low-carbon steel with a high-phosphorus electroless nickel?
Read MoreFilm Thickness Tolerance
I find your response to J.O.’s question about textured coatings in the November 2007 Powder Coating Clinic column to be somewhat misleading. Attached is information about Rohm and Haas’ Textra technology.
Read MoreBlisters Everywhere
We purchase zinc plated electronic enclosures from an offshore company. We periodically have problems with blistering when the parts are subjected to burn in. We did not seem to have this type of problem when the enclosures were plated domestically. Short of bringing production back to the U.S., what can we do to minimize or eliminate this problem?
Read MoreVoids In E-Coat Film
We manufacture wheels in India. Our component is an automobile wheel consisting of an outer circular rim and an inner disc. The problem is that a small zone nearer the interface (rim-disc) is not getting E-coated on a few of the components (approximately 10%). Our E-coat preparation process includes alkaline clean and phosphate. Can you help me with the causes of this problem and counter measures?
Read MoreA conversation with...James A. Narus
Professor of Business Marketing at the Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University
Read MoreWhite E-Coat
Our company sends many of our steel stampings out for black epoxy E-coat. Is it possible to get white epoxy E-coat?
Read MoreBlistering Around Seams
I work at a large automotive manufacturer and was recently assigned to the phosphate and E-coat process. Occasionally we are getting blisters on the top right corners of the hatches. The blisters form right where the weld seam is. Could you give us some suggestions for things to consider?
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