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PCI Executive Director Rodger Talbert Steps Down
Leaving June 1; also giving up role as PCI Technical Director.FEATURED ARTICLES
Aerospace Drives More Calls for Non-Chrome Passivate Finishes
More finishers are warming up to using non-chrome passivation as a way to satisfy customers who don’t want to use hexavalent chromium for corrosion treatment. more(+)
Sand + Snow Makes Pretreatment Essential
Polaris' finishing department made sure its cleaning and pretreatment process was doing the job right before they electrocoated and powder coated popular off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and military vehicles. SEE THE VIDEO more(+)
Finding Lost Profits In Your Finishing Line
The finishing division of White Castle restaurants teamed with Profit Finders, a continuous improvement company specializing in data collection and analysis, to look at ways to increase process efficiencies. more(+)Other Top Stories
Sand + Snow Makes Pretreatment Essential
Polaris' finishing department made sure its cleaning and pretreatment process was doing the job right before they electrocoated and powder coated popular off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles and military vehicles. SEE THE VIDEOAre Ionic Liquids Right for Your Parts Cleaning Job?
Ionic liquids have also been considered for parts cleaning applications because of their negligible vapor pressure, high thermal and electrochemical stability, and low melting points of less than 100°C.Debugging A Powder Coating Line
Faced with an adhesion issue, a manufacturer of aluminum fence and rail products set out to find the solution to their problem, even if it meant taking apart his line components one-by-one.Powder Compared to Polyurethane
We currently use a liquid polyurethane paint on aluminum panels but are considering converting to powder paint. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going with powder vs. polyurethane? We also are considering running some of our panels in cold rolled steel (CRS). Will powder adhere differently on aluminum or CRS? What challenges should we consider?Cracking Edges on MDF
We seem to have problems with thicker medium density fiberboard (MDF) cracking on the edges as it comes out of our ovens, and the cracking occurs down the middle of the edge. I have tried a few things, but nothing has worked too well. Do you have any advice?Star Bursts in the Coating
We are using a wrinkle dark gray powder and often have a problem with “star bursts” all over the product. The stars are visible in the dry film and they do not flow out in the cure oven. We also spray a wrinkle black and get this problem occasionally, but it is not so pronounced. We do not have this problem with our smooth powders. We have cleaned the powder booth and the fee hopper, changed filters and everything else we can think of, but we cannot make the problem go away. Do you have any suggestions?
