May 2011 ISSUE
Air Forces of Nature: Corrosion control office helps prolong life of aircraft
The Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia employs only 17 people, but its small staff plays a big role in keeping aircraft and ground equipment operating throughout the Air Force. The specialists in the office, which is a unit of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, serve as the corrosion control experts for the entire Air Force.
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ElectroplatingA Shiny New Day for Univertical
Following $5.5 million in clean-up costs shared by Univertical (Angola, IN) and state and local governments, Chuck Walker’s company is ready to expand operations in supplying anodes and chemicals for the worldwide plating industry.
Air Forces of Nature: Corrosion control office helps prolong life of aircraft
The Air Force Corrosion Prevention and Control Office at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia employs only 17 people, but its small staff plays a big role in keeping aircraft and ground equipment operating throughout the Air Force. The specialists in the office, which is a unit of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, serve as the corrosion control experts for the entire Air Force.Electroplating
EPA may require “financial assurances” in plating industry
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently mulling what industries to invoke new clean-up rules as part of the Comprehensive Environmental Recovery and Liability Act.Liquid Coating
F-35 Gets New Paint System
Robots now control all the moves.Liquid Coating
Gas vs. Electric Ovens
What are the pros and cons for using gas or electric to heat a typical automotive supplier curing oven?Electrocoating
Touching Up: Selective Brush Plating in the Field
Selective brush plating is much more than just a touch-up repair process. Hundreds of applications are using the selective brush plating process to provide surface enhancement coatings to aircraft OEM applications.
Parts Cleaning
Tumbling to the Finish
The Flow-Clad system of coating smaller parts at higher production rates uses a tumbling method not usually found in many custom coaters. “I just don’t think too many people even know that this process exists,” says president Bob Zimmerli. “It will definitely save them money. It’s just getting the customer to understand what we can do for them.”Electroplating
Putting a Lid on Tanks
KCH Engineered Systems says tank covers reduce overall exhaust requirements, fugitive emissions, heat loss and evaporation rates, energy consumption and calculated surface area for exhaust rates.
Tim Pennington: A Conversation with Kyle Hankinson, KCH Services
Matthew Kirchner: In a Sales Slump?
Chromic Acid Anodize Failing Salt Spray Testing
Plating On Beryllium/Copper Alloys
Metals Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Sludge
Corrosion from Reclaimed Water
Adhesion Failure on Galvanized Steel
Stripping Silver From Copper and Copper Alloys
Adhesion of Powder to Anodized Aluminum
Flexible Abrasion-Resistant Coating