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Liquid Coating

Blistering on Recoat

Question: We paint our steel enclosures before assembly, and the painted enclosures are stored.

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Aluminum Oxide Impregnation

Usually when someone says that he doesn’t want any aluminum oxide used on his parts, he is concerned about aluminum oxide impregnation in the metal surface or aluminum oxide grit left on the surface, since this can be carried into service with the part.

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Cost-Cutting Benefits of Chemical Stripping

Is it better to scrap a part or strip it? This article points out why chemical stripping may be your best choice...

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Liquid Coating

Chalking of Heat-Resistant Paint

Question: I have a customer who manufactures and paints fire rings, which are used at parks and campsites around the country.

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Powder Coating

Installing a Powder Coating Line

Question: We are interested in installing a powder coating line.

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Electroplating

Green Copper Redux

Question: Our company plates parts with copper.

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Controlling Your Electrocoating Line

Electro-Coat Technologies electrocoats RV chassis and other large parts. While this has helped Electro-Coat Technologies become one of the few suppliers to this niche market, the large tanks have required some extra controls to keep them operating properly...

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Perspectives: Making your "Product" Different

If you don't manufacture bicycles, jewelry, wheels or outdoor furniture, but merely provide the "finishing touch," what can you do to make your "product" different?

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Passing 240 Hours Salt Spray

Question: We are currently trying to pass an OEM paint specification.

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Adding Process Control Cuts Etch Time by Half

Boeing needed to update its finishing processes in order to stay competitive in the aerospace industry. By adding a new line with a programmable logic controller, it was able to do just that...

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