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Electroplating

After 60 years, Mary Lou Davis Is Finally 'Finished'

Davis started career in 1955 for Bill Young and Company; she has worked for Plating Specialists for the past 23 years.

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Parts Cleaning

Axalta Coating Systems Celebrates 50 Years of Commercial Powder Coatings

Axalta got its start in powder coatings in 1964 with the acquisition of the Teodur brand manufactured by Wagemakers Lekbrieken,

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Anodizing

Bill Wiggins Awarded CA Metal Finishers Lifetime Achievement Award

Owner of Automation Plating Corporation and former mayor of Burbank, Wiggins is a respected leader throughout the surface finishing industry.

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By The Numbers: September Index at 49.7

Finishing industry sees its first contraction since 2013.

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Parts Cleaning

Funky Medina Plating and Powder Shop

Owners Shawn Ritchie and Tait Krejci take an unorthodox approach to success.

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Parts Cleaning

Game Changing with Precision Ultrasonic Cleaning

Today’s high-tech automated systems meet exacting standards.

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Parts Cleaning

Graco Sells Liquid Finishing Business Assets

Carlisle Companies buys Binks spray finishing equipment, DeVilbiss spray guns and accessories, Ransburg electrostatic equipment and accessories, and BGK curing technology.

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Anodizing

Haviland 80th Anniversary Underscored With National Recognition As One Of Best For Employee Financial Security

Haviland also featured in the October issue of Inc. Magazine for being named one of 10 Best Companies for Employee Financial Security.

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Anodizing

John Gilbert Receives Award at NE Surface Finishing Regional

Gilbert has over 23 years working in sales with his brother, George, in the metal finishing and the chemical distribution business.

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Parts Cleaning

Method Validation for Selecting Baseline Parts Cleaning Solvents

Method validation to replace cleaning solvent AK-225G.

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Electroplating

Mid-Atlantic Finishing's B.J. Mason Passes Away

Founder and President of Mid-Atlantic Finishing in Maryland, he was also a past president of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishing Society.

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Electroplating

NASF West Coast Bright Design Kicks Off With Tour

Students from Art Center of Design in Pasadena have toured K&L Anodizing and General/Brite Plating to get a look at what it takes to anodize and plate metal components.

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Electroplating

Reliable Plating Works Celebrating 85 Years

he company is owned by the Maliszewski family and was started by Julian Maliszewski in 1929.

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Anodizing

The Toughest Plater in America

SEE THE VIDEO: KMG Metal Finishing’s Kim Bossley is a plater, and a survivor after losing her shop and suffering through an often-fatal illness.

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