August 2016 ISSUE
Wichita's Metal Finishing Signs Deal With France-based Figeac-Aéro Groupe
The company says that the work will involve finishing the door program of the Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner, and will cover services from both its facility in Wichita and in Mexico.
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Parts CleaningAstro Pak Acquires Chemko Technical Services
The newly acquired AS9100 Certified Class 10,000 square foot cleanroom facility in Florida equips the company to better serve the precision cleaning, testing and passivation requirements.Liquid Coating
Axalta Acquires Coil and Spray Coatings Manufacturer Dura Coat
Axalta will purchase a majority stake at the closing which is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2016, and the remaining outstanding shares by January 2019.Anodizing
Balancing an Electroless Nickel Bath to Optimize Performance
While today’s EN baths are much more user friendly than they were even 10 years ago, plating shops still strive to maintain consistent, trouble-free operation. The following provides a basic understanding of EN bath control.
Parts Cleaning
BASF Acquiring Surface Treatment Provider Chemetall
BASF to acquire Albemarle’s global surface treatment business for is $3.2 billion; transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and is expected to close by= end of 2016.Parts Cleaning
Building a Better CARC Coating
U.S. Army's ECBC research will ultimately improve combat vehicle protective coatings.Electrocoating
Coating Plastic Parts More Efficiently
Quality, costs and sustainability in focus with liquid coatings.Parts Cleaning
Dassault Aviation Qualifies PPG Ecoat Aerospace Primer
Qualification to DGT153703 enables Dassault subcontractors to produce parts for the aircraft manufacturer using the chrome-free PPG e-coat primer.Electrocoating
DeFelsko to Host SSPC Training This Fall.
Courses include the Protective Coatings Inspector Program and a workshop on using SSPC PA2 effectively.Liquid Coating
Ford honors Dürr at Annual World Excellence Awards
Dürr was presented with an award in the “Green brand pillar” category by Hau Thai-Tang, Ford group vice president, global purchasing.Anodizing
Go-To-Guy: Dave Dunn, Operations Manager, Silvex
Dunn began at Silvex (Westbrook, Maine) in 1976 as a driver. Through the years, he has worked as the shipping and receiving manager, production supervisor and in sales.Powder Coating
K Alpha Acquires Bowman Analytics
Company acquires their long-time partner for x-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrumentation for coating thickness measurement, elemental analysis and solution analysis.Parts Cleaning
Parts Cleaning: Aqueous System Handles Tighter Cleaning Specs for Intricate Plans
Where 10 years ago, particle sizes of 1,000 microns captured in a millipore patch test might have been acceptable, today heavy equipment OEMs commonly demand maximum particle sizes of 600 microns or less.Parts Cleaning
Parts Cleaning: Does the Cleaning Agent Work?
Cleaning is a process. For this discussion, let’s focus on the cleaning agent itself. Choosing the right cleaning agent (aqueous or solvent) involves a number of factors.Parts Cleaning
Parts Cleaning: Understanding the Process of Vacuum Cycling Nucleation
VCN process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled-environment chamber that contains the components to be cleaned submerged in a solvent or an aqueous solution.Powder Coating
Peer Group Reviews JIT Powder Coating
Formerly part of the Star Coater program, the A-Team is now sponsored by Products Finishing.Parts Cleaning
PPG ice-deterrent coating for airplanes highlighted at Farnborough
Unique coating, which is still development, helps to eliminate ice build-up on airplanes for increased fuel efficiency, enhanced safety and less required maintenance.Powder Coating
Products Finishing's Steve Kline Jr. Delivers CCAI PCI Economic Talk
Director of Market Intelligence for parent company Gardner Business Media, spoke at the CCAI PCI annual meeting on the topic "2016 Economic Trends in Finishing."Anodizing
SRG Global Moving to World Headquarters in Troy
The new facility has more than 51,000-square-feet and will house the company’s support staff; it will be home to more than 250 employees.Electroplating
Valence Surface Technologies Expands Capacity And Approvals
Company officials say the expansion takes direct aim at addressing the constrained global supply chain for special processing within the aerospace and defense industries.Electroplating
Wichita's Metal Finishing Signs Deal With France-based Figeac-Aéro Groupe
The company says that the work will involve finishing the door program of the Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner, and will cover services from both its facility in Wichita and in Mexico.Electroplating
Electroless Nickel Plating Formulation For Automotive And Mechanical Parts
Electro less plating processes are considered to be much convenient, cheaper and best for deposition on parts with lot of holes, cleavages, bents, curves, abnormal shapes, threading etc., effectively and economically.A Conversation With ... Mike Gallagher, Therma-Tron-X
Tim Pennington: Tomorrow is Here for Silvex’s Dan Atkinson
Steven Kline, Jr.: Finishing Index: June 2016—48.6
Matthew Kirchner: IoT and Industry 4.0 for Finishers. Are You Ready?
Plating Clinic: Non-Dyed Versus Dyed Acid Copper
Parts Cleaning Clinic: Cleaning Oxygen-Free Copper
Liquid Clinic: UV Waterborne Flatline Spraying
Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Alloy Plating - The 16th William Blum Lecture - Part 1
Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Alloy Plating - The 16th William Blum Lecture - Part 2
Electroless Nickel Plating Formulation For Automotive And Mechanical Parts