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US Blue Dot Uses Powder Coating to Stay on Course
If you’ve chosen to ride a golf cart instead of walking your favorite golf course recently, you’ve probably been under a canopy with powder coated steel supports.
Read MoreMilitary Specifications
Question: I am a technical consultant who has assisted a small business in being awarded a government contract for Zn phosphatizing (TT-C-490D) and priming cylindrical forgings.
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Question: My customer is asking for a five to ten thousandths radius (0.005-0.010 inch) on the outside diameter of a round steel forging that is 2.4 inch diameter × 0.375 inch.
Read MoreMore On Zinc Plating
In the April Plating Clinic column, I briefly discussed the differences between acid and alkaline non-cyanide zinc plating baths.
Read MoreNew Hazardous Waste Laws
Question: My hazardous waste hauler recently informed me that the US Department of Transportation is requiring some type of security plan and training in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Read MoreMore Adhesion Troubles
Question: We are a die caster who has some of our castings powder coated. We are experiencing an adhesion problem with some of the castings we supply to a certain customer. The castings are all run with the same process parameters, but some of the castings do not pass a crosshatch test and some from the same batch do. We have obtained samples of this problem, and I am hoping that you can provide us with the name of a lab that could answer what may be on these castings (if anything) or what process is adversely affecting the adhesion.
Read MoreMulti-Color Finishes
Question: Way, way back, about 30+ years, I remember that there was a coating that when sprayed resulted in a “multicolor” spatter finish.
Read MoreMining for Efficiency
Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. develops service vehicles and material handling systems for a variety of industries. Recently, IMT made some changes to its paint booth filtration system that resulted in a cost savings of 68%. Here's how the company pulled it off...
Read MoreImproving Metal Pretreatment
Improving Metal Pretreatment Question: We are one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in our country and produce more than one million bikes a year.
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