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Barrel Plating Continuous Improvement
Process improvements, overall line improvements; barrel plating is not a static technology, as these companies reveal...
Read MorePainting Aluminum Panels
We paint embossed aluminum skinned panels filled with foam insulation. Water-based degreasers, we have found in the past, do not dry fast enough to finish properly. Can you give me any insight as to what we are doing wrong or what other products we could use to get better bonding of our finish coat?
Read MoreThe Importance of Powder Booth Filtration
Choosing a powder filter is a lot like buying new tires.
Read MoreBlackening Lead
I am interested in blackening a limited number of small cast figurines made of lead. Do you have any hints or suggestions? Are there any commercial products on the market that will do this?
Read MoreSwitching from Lime to Magnesium Hydroxide
We are considering switching to magnesium hydroxide since jar tests indicate a 30% reduction in treatment residue at a pH of 8.5 and still meet our metal finishing pretreatment limits.
Read MoreThe Effect of Low Temperatures on Powder
I have an application of powder coated steel storage racks in a freezer at 20°F below zero. Does powder paint, like steel, get harder as the temperature goes lower?
Read MorePretreatment for Powder Coated Aluminum Chairs
We have recently started manufacturing sand-cast LM6 aluminum chairs for a company in United Kingdom. They said that unless we baked it, it will not work with their powder coating. Air dried would not be acceptable. They want this undercoat because they advertise their chair to have a very long life—a rust-free, rot-free range of furniture. Can you tell us more about this pretreatment that you have suggested. Also whether it will last the period from our doing it till the buyers actually powder coat it.
Read MoreThe Way Forward
Since last October, Delphi, the world’s second-largest auto parts manufacturer, has filed for bankruptcy and laid plans to dramatically downsize its U.S. operations.
Read MoreSolution Heating and Cooling
Solution heating and cooling are essential parts of many finishing processes.
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