April 2016 ISSUE

April 2016 |

COVER STORY

Progressive Coating's Stephen Walters Elected CCAI-NI President

Progressive Coating has been a member of CCAI since 1998, and Walters has served on its local board since 2004.
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Electroplating

2016 Products Finishing Top Shops

The Products Finishing Top Shops for 2016 in alphabetical order, including both electroplating and liquid and powder coatings.

Powder Coating

April Go-To Guy: Delmas Stephens, Hohman Plating

Stephens is a decorative chrome plating operator, and has been married to his wife Glenda for 45 years.

Powder Coating

Automatic Coating Limited Celebrates 50 Years

Scarborough, Ontario, applicator of liquid and powders coating in North America is celebrating half century in the corrosion coating industry.

Electrocoating

Axalta Starts Expanded Resin Production Facility in Mexico

Investment to expand infrastructure will enable company to support its customers with the latest liquid coating technologies.

Powder Coating

Axalta’s AR400 Anodic Natura Powder Coating Hopes to Better Anodized Aluminum

Low-gloss, weathering polyester coating similar in appearance to anodize was developed for architectural and automotive applications.

Electroplating

Brooklyn's Epner Technology Gets the Oscar

David Epner will never be confused with Brad Pitt or George Clooney, but he has hoisted an iconic Oscar.

Powder Coating

CCAI Chicago Chapter Tours Gatto Industrial Platers

The objective was to educate, inform and create an open dialog between platers and coaters with the goal of achieving optimal results.

Electrocoating

CCAI, PCI Hold Joint 2016 Annual Meeting in Colorado

2016 Annual Meetings from June 19–23 at the Westin Riverfront Beaver Creek in Vail, Colorado.

Parts Cleaning

Col-Met Opens New Manufacturing Facility

150,000-square-foot facility expands company's capabilities and allows them to achieve an aggressive growth strategy for the long term.

Anodizing

Former U.S. Ambassador Jim Smith Headlines NASF Washington Forum

Smith to speak at the upcoming NASF Washington Forum, scheduled for April 19–20 at the Ritz Carlton-Pentagon City.

Electroplating

General Magnaplate Closes California Plant After 36 Years

Cites difficult business conditions in California, and the settlement of a potential lawsuit threatened by the Santa Barbara-based Environmental Defense Center.

Electrocoating

Global Automotive 2015 Color Popularity Report

White overtook silver in 2011 as the most preferred vehicle color preference; since then, white has continued to gain popularity on all vehicle types in most regions.

Electroplating

Heat is on for Plating Temperature Probe

Conductive and durable plating of ThermoScan Pro 6000 tip at SAT Plating in Troy, Michigan.

Powder Coating

Increase Your Profits by Improving Your Oven

A guide for choosing an efficient, uniform oven system to quickly complete the process.

Anodizing

NASF Palmetto Hosting Billy Smith Golf Tournament

The May 13 tournament at at Woodfrin Ridge Golf Club honors late Palmetto Plating technical director.

NASF Report April 2016: Health Agency Seeks Data on Nickel, PFOS for Prop 65 Listing

California's EPA's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced it will review several chemicals for possible listing under Proposition 65.

Anodizing

Plating Shop Owner Richard Taylor Going Strong at 100

Mansfield, Ohio, shop was started by Taylor's father, and features zinc coatings with chromate top coatings, as well as bright chrome decorative finishes are available.

Parts Cleaning

Progressive Coating's Stephen Walters Elected CCAI-NI President

Progressive Coating has been a member of CCAI since 1998, and Walters has served on its local board since 2004.

Electroplating

Roy Metal Finishing Adding Second Facility

Automotive supplier investing $16 million in new facility; has added more than 100 jobs since its 2011 expansion.

Parts Cleaning

Sherwin-Williams to Acquire Valspar for $11.3 Billion

Companies say they have highly complementary paints and coatings offerings, and transaction results in an exceptional, diversified array of strong brands and technologies.

Electroplating

Top Shops: Electro-Spec is No. 1 in Rankings

Electro-Spec landed in the No. 1 spot in the Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking Survey for 2016.

Electroplating

Top Shops: Innovation makes Lincoln Industries a 2016 Top Shop

Nebraska finisher grows with help of an innovation team to identify new technologies to solve customer problems.

Electroplating

Top Shops: Moen Meets Own High Expectations

Despite challenges, captive shop resolves issues and meets demands of the market through communication and line upgrades.

Electroplating

Top Shops: New Plating Lines Spur BFG Manufacturing Services

Company’s dedication to updating finishing technology leads to production of 300 million coated parts a year.

Electroplating

Top Shops: SWD Inc. Gives the Quality Touch to a Billion Parts a Year

Juggling customer expectations and passing through truckloads of parts earns company recognition as Top Shop.

Electroplating

Top Shops: The Lindgren Group’s Twin Shops in the Twin Cities

Investments in quality systems and in all areas of operation help company run at 80 percent capacity.

Electroplating

Top Shops: Training is Key to Techmetals’ Success

Extensive, high-level staff training and certifications show company’s commitment to customers and to employees.

Parts Cleaning

Video Highlights Broad Range of PPG Automotive Coatings

Video details functional automotive parts, surfaces and applications for which PPG provides innovative coatings products.

Anodizing

Vincent Noonan named Sheffield Platers VP Strategic Operations

Industry veteran tasked with identifying leads for business development opportunities, and be responsible for ensuring highly productive relationships and partnerships.

Parts Cleaning

Winona Powder Coating Gets UL Recertification

One of the largest high volume powder coater in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan, Winona’s UL recertification comes along with the company’s ISO9001 and JDM F17 certifications.