November 2014 ISSUE
NASF West Coast Bright Design Kicks Off With Tour
Students from Art Center of Design in Pasadena have toured K&L Anodizing and General/Brite Plating to get a look at what it takes to anodize and plate metal components.
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FEATURES
ElectroplatingAfter 60 years, Mary Lou Davis Is Finally 'Finished'
Davis started career in 1955 for Bill Young and Company; she has worked for Plating Specialists for the past 23 years.Powder Coating
Axalta Coating Systems Celebrates 50 Years of Commercial Powder Coatings
Axalta got its start in powder coatings in 1964 with the acquisition of the Teodur brand manufactured by Wagemakers Lekbrieken,Electroplating
Bill Wiggins Awarded CA Metal Finishers Lifetime Achievement Award
Owner of Automation Plating Corporation and former mayor of Burbank, Wiggins is a respected leader throughout the surface finishing industry.By The Numbers: September Index at 49.7
Finishing industry sees its first contraction since 2013.Parts Cleaning
Funky Medina Plating and Powder Shop
Owners Shawn Ritchie and Tait Krejci take an unorthodox approach to success.
Parts Cleaning
Game Changing with Precision Ultrasonic Cleaning
Today’s high-tech automated systems meet exacting standards.
Liquid Coating
Graco Sells Liquid Finishing Business Assets
Carlisle Companies buys Binks spray finishing equipment, DeVilbiss spray guns and accessories, Ransburg electrostatic equipment and accessories, and BGK curing technology.Electroplating
Haviland 80th Anniversary Underscored With National Recognition As One Of Best For Employee Financial Security
Haviland also featured in the October issue of Inc. Magazine for being named one of 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security.Electroplating
John Gilbert Receives Award at NE Surface Finishing Regional
Gilbert has over 23 years working in sales with his brother, George, in the metal finishing and the chemical distribution business.Parts Cleaning
Method Validation for Selecting Baseline Parts Cleaning Solvents
Method validation to replace cleaning solvent AK-225G.Anodizing
Mid-Atlantic Finishing's B.J. Mason Passes Away
Founder and President of Mid-Atlantic Finishing in Maryland, he was also a past president of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishing Society.Electroplating
NASF West Coast Bright Design Kicks Off With Tour
Students from Art Center of Design in Pasadena have toured K&L Anodizing and General/Brite Plating to get a look at what it takes to anodize and plate metal components.Anodizing
Reliable Plating Works Celebrating 85 Years
he company is owned by the Maliszewski family and was started by Julian Maliszewski in 1929.Anodizing
The Toughest Plater in America
SEE THE VIDEO: KMG Metal Finishing’s Kim Bossley is a plater, and a survivor after losing her shop and suffering through an often-fatal illness.Matthew Kirchner: ‘Acceleration!’
Tim Pennington: Honoring Our Past, Hoping to Repeat It
Tim Pennington: A Conversation with … Jack Humble, President, Reliant Aluminum Products
Direct Heating of New Pretreatment Products
Nickel Plating Brass and Steel Together
Stripping Copper Plate from Steel
Spotting, Pits and Assorted Defects on Zinc Die Casts
Salt Spray Failure on Type I and Boric-Sulfuric Anodize Coupons
Making Sense of Anodized Aluminum Finish Callouts and Designations