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Liquid Coating

Axalta Opening Powder Coating Training Facility

Axalta Coating Systems is opening a Learning and Development Center at its powder coating headquarters in Houston, Texas.

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Parts Cleaning

CCAI Honors Chapter, Installs Officers and Board

The CCAI Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards and the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were presented during the Annual Awards Ceremony, also held during the Annual Meeting.

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Electroplating

Eyelet Manufacturer Finds Safer Paint Stripping With Aquastrip

The manufacturer was buying a stripping product from another company, but there were several issues regarding service, value and performance. Not to mention the strong odor and no one really wanted to use it.

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Electroplating

Go-To-Gal: Stacey Bales, Bales Metal Surface Solutions

Stacey Bales is president of the company she owns with her sister, Sara Bales, and took on the challenge of leading Bales after their father’s death.

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Electrocoating

John Sudges Receives CCAI James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award

Sudges is a long-time CCAI member who has served both his CCAI Northern Illinois Chapter and the CCAI National organization for many years.

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Electroplating

New PCB Plating Process Is Reshoring Success for Whelen Engineering

Whelen Engineering was among the thousands of OEMs that sourced its printed circuit boards from Asia until increasing costs led the company to build—greenfield and in-house—America’s first new rigid PCB shop in 15 years.

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Anodizing

Plating Clinic: Adhesion of Brush Plated Deposits

Q. How well does a brush-plated deposit adhere to the base metal?

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Liquid Coating

PPG ice-deterrent coating for airplanes highlighted at Farnborough

Unique coating, which is still development, helps to eliminate ice build-up on airplanes for increased fuel efficiency, enhanced safety and less required maintenance.

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Liquid Coating

Resolving Cure Oven Heating Issues

As industrial ovens, dryers and heaters age, questions normally arise about their performance: Are they generating insufficient heat? Are they performing inefficiently? Do I need to replace or refurbish the oven?

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Anodizing

Southern Aluminum Finishing Celebrates 70th Anniversary

At its founding in 1946, SAF was one of only two anodizing lines in the country; founder Marvin McClatchey was a chemical engineer and pioneer in anodizing for architectural applications.

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SVC TechCon Paper Abstracts Due Oct. 10

Organizers are accepting abstracts for symposia and technical sessions related to vacuum coating technology; conference also includes a symposium on coatings for healthcare, biometric monitoring, and bio-interfaces.

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Parts Cleaning

Top Gun Powder Coating Expanding To New Location, 70+ Jobs

Leading provider of world class architectural finishes, will expand to create a total of 70 new jobs in Adairsville and Jasper in Georgia.

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Liquid Coating

Top Shops: 2016 Liquid/Powder Coating

The Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for the liquid and powder coating segment yielded interesting statistics about how coating shops run their business, as well as some best practices that many others should emulate.

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Electrocoating

Top Shops: Burkard Industries, Top Business Practices

Jay Burkard likes to keep things simple and promotes his company to customers as their “one-stop coating shop,” which is being recognized for its business practices in the Products Finishing Top Shop Benchmarking Survey.

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Electrocoating

Top Shops: Freedom Finishing, Top Finishing Practices/Performances

Erik Ender prefers to use statistical process controls to let him know how efficient his powder coating and electrocoating lines are humming at Freedom Finishing.

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Electrocoating

Top Shops: Georgia Powder Coating, Top Finishing Technologies

GPC started with four employees working in a poultry processing warehouse. Now it has 45, and is recognized for its finishing technology in the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey.

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Electrocoating

Top Shops: Keystone Koatings, Top HR and Training Programs

President Rick Gehman says employees and management that have helped earn a Products Finishing Top Shops award for the past two years, and its HR practices could mean it will be recognized for years.

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Electrocoating

Top Shops: Metokote is No. 1 Top Shop Liquid/Powder for 2016

MetoKote is the No. 1 facility on the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey rankings for liquid and powder coatings in 2016, based on statistical analysis from more than 45 criteria.

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