August 2013 ISSUE
Chicago Comb, Triton Metal Finishing Strike Gold
Chicago-based grooming accessory company began selling last October its first product, Model No. 1, a $40 luxury men’s comb crafted from high performance stainless steel.
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Parts CleaningAxalta Expands Coatings Technology Center
Company says New Pilot Reactor Will Accelerate New Product DevelopmentParts Cleaning
BASF Reveals Automotive Color Forecast
Movement towards more color shades than in previous years as BASF staff shows off the 65 new colors they are presenting to automakers and designers around the world.Liquid Coating
California Proposes Nation’s First Drinking Water Standard for Hexavalent Chromium
Proposed regulations set the maximum contaminant level for chromium-6 in drinking water at 10 parts per billion, five times less than the current total chromium standard of 50 ppb, which includes both trivalent chromium (chromium-3) and chromium-6.Parts Cleaning
Cash To Head Axalta Industrial Coatings; PPG Appoints Braun as VP Industrial Coatings
Cash joins Axalta Coating Systems from AkzoNobel Coatings; Braun has been appointed vice president of PPG's industrial coatings, Americas, effective immediately, replacing Richard Zoulek, who has left the company.CCAI Announces 2013 Award Winners
Jim Docken of DuBois Chemicals receives CCAI's highest honor, The James F. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award.Anodizing
Chicago Comb, Triton Metal Finishing Strike Gold
Chicago-based grooming accessory company began selling last October its first product, Model No. 1, a $40 luxury men’s comb crafted from high performance stainless steel.Electroplating
Columbia Chemical Receives Award From Business Group
Prestigious award was developed by The Entrepreneurs EDGE to recognize value-creating, mid-sized companies in the region.Parts Cleaning
Ground Zero for Industrial Parts Cleaning Discharge
Proceco helps the R.H. Sheppard Co. attain zero waste after parts cleaning.
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Hentzen Coatings Celebrates 90th Anniversary
Announces opening in August of Hentzen de Mexico, an office/warehouse facility in Queretaro, Mexico to support the general industrial business in Mexico.Powder Coating
Hentzen Gets Approval Of CARC Powder Topcoat
MIL-PRF-32348 Type III approval comes after independently multi-year product development project.Parts Cleaning
Just the Ticket for Ultrasonic Cleaning
Ushers Machine and Tool adds another ultrasonic parts washer.
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Parts Cleaning Goes Under the Microscope
Increase productivity through automated cleanliness control of manufactured parts.Powder Coating
Powder Coaters Hope Second Time is the Charm
STP Performance Coatings in Phoenix takes a chance on expansion.Liquid Coating
Preventing Soil Contamination is Good Business For Witt Lining Systems
Manufactures flexible PVC liners used for corrosion resistance in process tanks, storage tanks, vats, sumps, pits and containment areas.
Remediating the Good Earth
An eight-million-dollar, 20-year soil remediation project at a defunct plating shop is cleaned up at half the cost in a fraction of the time.Anodizing
Sifco ASC Launches New Brand Identity And Website
Company launches a new corporate identity and website showcasing the full range of its products and services for component enhancement, repair and refurbishment.VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Aero Chrome Plating in California
The company’s website says that Aero has been serving the aerospace industry since 1992 in a 50,000 sq ft. Van Nuys, CA. facility.Electroplating
Work Underway On NASF Research Project
Professor Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy will lead project with key student researchers Avinash Kola and Shaopeng Sun of Northeastern UniversityTim Pennington: A Life On The Right Track
Tim Pennington: A Conversation with … Rick Delawder, President, SWD Inc.
Matthew Kirchner: Business Pet Peeves
Cleaning Process for Draw Bridge
Pitting on 7000 Series Al Alloy
Black Stains on Zinc-Plated Parts
Plating Gold on 316 Stainless Steel
Response to Strengthening ABS Parts
Preparing Steel for Powder Coating