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Feature Articles
Solving Adhesion Issues from Laser Cuts
Remove scale with a pretreatment solution.
Alternative Bath Control Practice
Your finishing operations can improve quality and lower cost by a change from the standard process control practice to add material following bath analysis
2020 Vision: The Future of Coatings
The year 2020 will be here before you know it, signaling the beginning of a new decade and bringing changes to the world as we know it.
Sur/Fin 2011
The 93rd Annual Sur/Fin, sponsored by The National Association for Surface Finishing, is rolling into the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Ill., June 13-15. As always, the conference will present state-of-the-art technology and the latest in practical applications for the surface finishing industry. See you there!
PEO coatings sparking new interest
Plasma electrolytic oxide surface treatment for aluminum, magnesium or titanium
Tech Notes
Plating on Plastic Using Gas
GM-driven process increases materials that can be chrome plated.
Article Archive for: June 2011
PF June
News Briefs
Prismatic Powders Releases Video Series
Coatings Company Reaches 10 Million-Gallon Mark
BASF Hosts Conference for Single-Line Distributors
Price Increase for Coating Resins
Surface Finishing Facility Opens in South Carolina
Graco CEO says ITW companies will stand alone
Dymax President Honored by SBA
Dymax Expands European Operation
Metal Finishing Facility Earns Nadcap Accreditation
Zinc Plating Company Wins Wellness@Work Honor
Mighty Hook Acquires Conveyor Operation
Dörken Hosts Licensee Conference
Graco Acquires ITW for $650 M Cash
BASF Launches Sites for Car Enthusiasts
UV Powder Coating Firm Launches New Website
Selective Plating Technology Used to Repair Complex Molds
Dymax Names Medical Market Segment Manager
Coatings Company Adds Research Lab in UK
PPG Aerospace Chromate-Free Primer First to be Qualified by Boeing
Coating Supplier Earns ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Blog
Finishers can use free software to show that reshoring is about even to overseas
EPA Sets New Timeline on Oven Regulations
Powder Coater Testifies Before U.S. Congress
New software helps designers pick "eco-friendly' finishes
Yes, We Have a PF App for That!
Never Finished
End of the Line
A Conversation With ... Jim Andrews, Pneu-Mech Systems
Finishing Touch
Exhibits & Display
Cobalt-Free Trivalent Post Treatment for Zinc
Environmentally Friendly Paint and Powder Stripper
Non-Destructive Coating Testing
Self-Cleaning Filtration Systems
Masking for Plating Operations
Alkaline Non-Cyanide Copper Process
High-Speed Electrolytic Process
PTC Electric Immersion Heaters
Decorative and Hard Chrome PFOS-Free Processes
Non-Chrome Micro Layer Corrosion Protection
Trivalent Chromate for Zinc Electroplate
Trivalent and No-Chromium Chemicals
Cobalt-Free Trivalent Chromate
Quality Used Plating Equipment
Black Electroless Nickel Process
Low-Temp Trivalent Passivate Technology
Stainless Steel Mist Eliminator
Dye for Colored and Hard Anodizing
Cadmium Brush Plating Alternative
Non-Cyanide Copper and Silver Processes
Titanium Anode Baskets and Immersion Coils
Conversion Coating for Aluminum
X-Ray Systems for Plating Thickness Measurement
Waste Treatment Equipment, Contract Testing Services
Danglers with CPE Rubber Overmolds
Electric Immersion Heaters and Temp Controls
Electroless Grade Nickel Sulfate and Nickel Chloride Solution
New Products
Coatings Additive Enables Insulation of Bare Metal
Teflon Dot Increases Finish Quality, Decreases Masking Times
Electropolishing Systems Offer Precision, Repeatability
850°F Walk-In Oven for High-Temp Batch Baking
Clear Topcoat for Metal Surfaces
EOS Paint Pumps Designed for Simple Maintenance
PFOS-Free Processes for Decorative and Hard Chrome Applications
Electric Heat Exchangers Provide Rapid Heat Transfer
Belt Conveyor Oven Cures Powder on Aluminum Bottles
Software Release Includes Web-Based Platform
Instrument Measures Mottling of Effect Coatings
Wood Finishes Added to Industrial Coating Line
Automatic Powder Coating Gun Reduces Part Rejects
Coating Thickness Gage Features “Fast” Mode
Product Spotlight
PTC Electric Immersion Heaters
Environmentally Friendly Paint and Powder Stripper
Waste Treatment Equipment, Contract Testing Services
Showcase
MECHANICAL FINISH: ALMCO offers a unique full-circle baffle
MECHANICAL FINISHING: SWECO Vibro-Energy Finishing Mills
MECHANICAL FINISHING: Rosler’s plunge finisher has superior finish for challenging components
MECHANICAL FINISH: Rosler’s new mini-drag eliminates impingement
MECHANICAL FINISH: Sinto Surface Treatment expands line of dry finishing systems
MECHANICAL FINISH: Guyson Corp.'s robot-loaded indexing blast system