Feature Articles

Loss Of Permeate Flux Rate
Question: We are experiencing loss of permeate flux rate.

Cleaning Electrocoat Racks And Hooks
Question: What is the best method of cleaning electrocoat racks and hooks?

Shining Up Bright Nickel Plating Baths

The chemistry in a bright-nickel-plating bath is not inexpensive. Waste treatment of nickel-plating wastes can be expensive. Meridian found a solution that not only lowered costs, but improved efficiency...

Saving Valuable Bath Chemicals

Looking for new ways to save money, increase profits and remain profitable, Seaboard Metal Finishing found it in a simple piece of equipment…

Powder Brings Out Maysteel's True Colors

Rapid color-change helps lead to manufacturer's dramatic production increases...

Minimizing Rust
Question: What are the best processes for minimizing rust of powder coated steel poles?

Perspectives: Automotive Update
Automotive manufacturers are asking suppliers to help them make vehicles more environmentally friendly.

Complex Parts, Innovative Solutions

When Valley Coatings Services was presented with the challenge of coating complex parts, the company explored new finishing technologies and worked with suppliers to develop custom solutions...

Customizing Surface Abrading for a Perfect Finish

O.C. Tanner developed a one-stage method for applying different abrasives to both sides of the medals, medallions and awards it creates...

Dot Commentary: Smart Searching, Part 2
Last month, I wrote about search engines and why they aren't always the best resource for industrial finishers. (You can find a copy of that article online) That column received lots of feedback from our readers.

Locking into a New Plating Line

The new plating line at CompX helped it save money and time...