March 2017 ISSUE
Winona Powder Coating Announces Expansion
The 167,000-square-foot facility currently houses state-of-the-art powder coating lines, sand blasting, wheelabrating, and the expanded batch system.
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AnodizingArresting Indoor Air Quality Criminals in Metal Finishing and Chemical Tanks
These so-called ‘criminals’—indoor air quality criminals, that is—can escape from open surface tanks causing irritation or harm to operators.Anodizing
Atotech Acquires Pegastech Plating on Plastics Technology
Pegastech has developed a technology for plating on plastics that does not use hexavalent chromium or palladium compounds for the pretreatment of polymers prior to electroplating.Powder Coating
Axalta Coating Systems to Acquire Century Industrial Coatings
Century is a leading manufacturer of high performance industrial coatings for structural steel, oil and gas, rail cars and other OEM applications.Powder Coating
Glass and Bottles Shine with Powder Coatings
Sundial Powder Coatings becomes expert in nail polish and alcohol bottle coatings.Anodizing
Goad Company Wins New Product Excellence Award
Company has solved a major problem with large vinyl containment systems by eliminating hand welds to seal their massive number of lining seams, which often resulted in leaks and costly downtime repairsElectroplating
Study Shows Gallium Nitride Almost as Durable as Diamonds
Four Lehigh engineers report a previously unknown property for GaN: its wear resistance approaches that of diamonds and promises to open up applications in touch screens, space vehicles and radio-frequency microelectromechanical systems.Parts Cleaning
Surface Finishing Mexico Holds Second Show
Mexican Association for Surface Finishing expects 2,000 visitors.
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Titanium vs. Lead Anodes in Hard Chrome Plating
Platinized anodes optimize dimensioning and construction for hard chrome plating.Powder Coating
Winona Powder Coating Announces Expansion
The 167,000-square-foot facility currently houses state-of-the-art powder coating lines, sand blasting, wheelabrating, and the expanded batch system.Electroplating
The Plater and Pollution - The 18th William Blum Lecture
This article is a re-publication of the 18th William Blum Lecture, by Dr. Joseph B. Kushner, presented at the 64th AES Annual Convention in Los Angeles, California, on June 27, 1977.Matthew Kirchner: Settling for Soft Skills? You’re Part of the Problem
A Conversation with Bill Oney, Therma-Tron-X
Ed & Barbara Kanegsberg: Industry Trends Hold Opportunities
Measuring and Controlling Transfer Efficiency
How to Increase, Decrease Conductivity of Paint
How to Identify and Control Poor Ecoat Film Appearance
Can Aqueous Alkaline Cleaner Be Used on Aluminum?
The Plater and Pollution - The 18th William Blum Lecture
The Elimination of Whiskers from Electroplated Tin