January 2015 ISSUE

January 2015 |
COVER STORY

Young Powder Coating Guns

At 22, Tom Esposito’s powder coating shop is making its mark in New York City.
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FEATURES

Anodizing

Asterion Launches New App For Finishing Calculations

Asterion Tools includes a set of calculations commonly used in metal finishing processes.
Anodizing

Attend CEF Certification February 9-13

Asterion, LLC is offering the class in Indianapolis from February 9-13, with the certification test being held on February 13
Anodizing

Chemcoaters's CigarFest Sessions Catching Fire

Sessions hosted by company president Bill Capizzano on a recurrent basis at a local area establishment in Countryside, Illinois.
Anodizing

Clariant, Reliant Introduce New Range Of Metal-Free Anodizing Dyes Approved By NSF For Food Zone

Colors contain no heavy metals and offer distinct environmental advantages for aluminum anodizers.
Parts Cleaning

Col-Met Engineered Finishing Solutions Breaks Ground On New Facility

Scheduled for completion year-end 2015, the new 150,000 sq.ft. building will have the capability to grow over 200,000 sq.ft.
Electroplating

Coventya Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

Lon Thrasher becomes President as Eric Weyls becomes Chief Operating Officer.
Parts Cleaning

DuBois Chemicals Launches PACRE Paint Pretreatment

Company says PACRE has flexibility to manage wide variety of metals and parts, and improve line density.
Mechanical Finishing

Isotropic Mass Finishing for Surface Integrity and Part Performance

Barrel, vibratory, centrifugal and spindle finish can improve part performance and service life.
Electrocoating

MetoKote Corporation Opens New Facility in North Carolina

GKN Driveline is the world's leading supplier of automotive driveline components and systems.

MFASC 'Bright Design' Event is Dec. 9

Students over the past three months have been working on projects leading up to the final class as $15,000 will be awarded to the three winners.
Electrocoating

Paint Pockets Offering Free Trial Of Filters

See The Video! Shops must complete an online form and they will receive a supply of filters to try from a Paint Pockets distrubutor.
Liquid Coating

PosiTector SmartLink Is A Smart New Way to Measure

PosiTector SmartLink and a free mobile app turns a cell phone or tablet into a virtual PosiTector gage
Electrocoating

PPG Highlights New Corrosion-Resistant E-Coats At NAIAS

Pproducts are designed to fight metal corrosion and meet increasingly stringent environmental standards.
Parts Cleaning

Products Finishing Cover Photo Shows Espos Coating Columbia University Formula SAE Car

Formula SAE is a collegiate student design competition organized by SAE International.
Electrocoating

The Most Expensive BMW Paint

See the video of there paint listed as a $10,300 option for the M6 Gran Coupe in the United States.
Anodizing

Two-Year Process Earns Chemetall Recognition from Ford Motor Co.

Chemetall North America earned the highly-coveted Q1 Supplier Status Certification from Ford Motor Co.


Parts Cleaning

Young Powder Coating Guns

At 22, Tom Esposito’s powder coating shop is making its mark in New York City.


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