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The Advantages of Thermal Spray

Thermal spray technology is a cost effective means to repair worn components and incorrectly machined parts…

Making the World a Brighter Place

Continued developments in powder materials and powder application techniques offer coaters a wide variety of metallic finishes…

Turning Off the Lights on VOCs

Milwaukee, WI-based Visa Lighting develops unique and attractive light fixtures for a variety of applications, ranging in size from relatively small wall sconces to the lights inside Yankee Stadium and Miller Park. Not content to be merely a successful company, Visa recently made a commitment to eliminate VOCs from the finishing processes it uses. Here’s how the company is doing it…

Buffing Compound Application Methods

When it comes to buffing and polishing, compound application is often overlooked as a way to improve your processing...

Reality Check: Not Sold on Cellphones
These days, mobile telephones can do it all.

Perspectives: Surviving a Slow Economy
The economy is not just slow; it is strange.

Cost-Effective Technologies for Meeting Effluent Limits
When developing cost effective technologies for wastewater treatment systems, one should evaluate water and chemical conservation methods first.

Quality Finishing: Part I: Mechanical Finishing: A Review and New Technologies
One of the most antiquated technologies found in many manufacturing plants today is mechanical (mass) finishing equipment.

Quality Finishing: In-Depth Finishing Line Audits Can Improve the Bottom Line
Increasing competition in today’s global marketplace dictates that manufacturers constantly evaluate their overall finishing operations to assure that they are running as efficiently as possible.