April 2024 ISSUE
Industrial Cleaning Shop Zeros In on Precision
This parts cleaning company is elevating its efforts to become a technical cleanliness expert, which presents an exciting, yet sometimes arduous, journey. The ongoing education of the team as well as significant investments in equipment and processes attribute to this shop’s success.
FEATURES
Powder Coating‘Warming Up’ to the Truth about Ovens for Surface Treatment
Understanding the different types of oven heat technology for surface finishing, including how they work, and their advantages and disadvantages, can help determine the best heating solution for an application.
Eliminating No-Value-Added Services Adds Value for Customers
Answering questions about how to best meet customer needs led this Products Finishing Top Shop to stop using trucks to provide value-added services and instead, start offering in-house solutions.
Parts Cleaning
Vacuum Degreaser Cleans Up a Messy Situation
By replacing its immersion parts washer with a vacuum degreasing system, this machine shop is much more efficient, saving the company money, man hours and the health of the operators.
Videos: 40 Under 40 Class of 2024
In these uncertain times, it is refreshing to hear from and learn about young talent in the surface finishing industry who are striving to make a difference within their organizations and the industry as a whole.Matthew Kirchner: Championing Free Enterprise
Jan Schafer: Finishing Activity Made a Repeat Performance in March, Closing at 46.1
Scott Francis: Cheers to Another National Surface Finishing Day
Lori Beckman: Eliminating No-Value-Added Services Adds Value for Customers
Lori Beckman: President of Sames North America Assumes Role as President, Sames Americas
Lori Beckman: Paul N. Gardner Jr, 81, Dies
Lori Beckman: Uyemura Boosts Field and Met Lab Teams
Lori Beckman: Bill Rickenbaugh Joins Carlisle as Account Manager
Lori Beckman: Co-operative Plating Hires New Technical Director
Lori Beckman: Walter Surface Technologies Hires Safety Sales Director
Scott Francis: Episode 42: An Interview with Robin Deal, Hubbard-Hall
Powder Coating Aluminium Adhesion Failure
John Owed, Carlisle Fluid Technologies: Reducing VOCs
Brittany McKinney, Pavco Inc. : Hexavalent to trivalent chromium — the environmental benefits