August 2008 ISSUE
COVER STORY
A Conversation With…Paul Chalmer
Business Area Manager, Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, NCMS
FEATURES
A Conversation With…Paul Chalmer
Business Area Manager, Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, NCMS
Liquid Coating
Automotive Finishing: Flex, Phantoms & Beyond
Whether it’s the Ford Flex or the Rolls-Royce Phantom, finish is key to customer acceptability
Electroplating
Dedicated to Decorative
Adversity becomes opportunity for plating job shop
Electrocoating
Maintaining an Edge
Use of high edge-protective electrocoat expands
New Takes on Thermal Spray
Ceramic nanocoatings take on tough applications.
Overcoming
In racing, business and life, perseverance pays off.
There’s More to Winning the Tax Game Than Beating the IRS
How to manage assests when there’s a human element involved
Who Has the Best Job in the World?
New appreciation for the coolest part of a finisher’s job