Feature Articles

Ovens: Into the Fire
Products Finishing magazine decided to tag along with an inspector as he crawled his way through a 29-year-old e-coat cure oven to show specific examples on how to improve the its performance.

Nordson: Keep on Truckin’
The Raymond Corporation knew it wanted the latest technology available. The question was a little more complex: liquid or powder for its coating applications.

Into the Fire
We tag along as an inspector he crawled his way through a 29-year-old e-coat cure oven to show specific examples on how to improve the its performance.

Shaving the Whisker Problem
Whiskers are a problem that has plagued the plating industry for several years, and it isn’t something that a good shave and a haircut will solve. However, research is continuing to improve on ways to prevent them.

Tech Notes

Slaying the hard chrome dragon
In the endless pursuit for a replacement for hard chrome, Techmetals Inc. (Dayton, OH) may have a shining example of how to provide comparable corrosion performance, while also being environmentally friendly.