FEATURES

Parts Cleaning

A New Dawn for Sunset Industrial Applications

Large coating facility goes online after significant market research.

---

Parts Cleaning

Axalta Names Jeff Gordon Global Business Advisor

Gordon will become Axalta’s Global Business Advisor, and serve as special advisor to Charlie Shaver, Axalta Chairman and CEO

---

Electroplating

Best Faucet Finish for Outdoors

I'm working on making a pool faucet and was wondering which material would be best for outdoors: mild steel brass plated or stainless steel brass plated?

---

Parts Cleaning

CCAI On-Line Training Videos Now Free To Members

Assortment of CCAI educational training videos can be accessed at anytime from anywhere at no charge to CCAI members.

---

Electroplating

Columbia Chemical Begins Selling Direct In Mexico

Columbia Chemical has launched its latest international joint venture, Columbia Chemical de Mexico.

---

Electroplating

De Nora Launches New Website and Corporate Image

Site was created with the intention of bringing together all the companies of the group under a single identity

---

Parts Cleaning

Drew Industries Acquires e-Coat Provider EA Technologies

EA Technologies is a manufacturer of custom steel and aluminum parts and provider of e-coat and powder coating services for RV, bus, medium-duty truck, automotive and recreational marine applications

---

Anodizing

Hardide Coatings Invests $7M in U.S. Production Plant

The investment will see Hardide Coatings expand provision of its range of specialist nanostructured coatings throughout North America.

---

Electroplating

Hazy Decorative Chrome

Why do some of our larger parts appear to have a hazy finish when our smaller racked parts do not?

---

Mechanical Finishing

Internal Cross Hole Deburring

Is there a reasonably priced deburring system that can handle four-inch deep cross holes in aluminum aerospace machined parts?

---

Anodizing

Internship Paving the Way for Military Electroplating

New program enables nine students to specialize in plating at Corpus Christi Army Depot.

---

Electroplating

Metalplate Galvanizing Announces $9.75 Million Investment For New Site

Company launched operations in the 1930s as a small metal-finishing shop in Montgomery, Alabama, and began its hot-dip galvanizing process in Birmingham in 1949.

---

Electroplating

NASF Joins Over 100 Industry Associations to Support Federal TSCA Reform

AAI is a coalition that includes a range of chemical manufacturers, processors and distributors, as well as downstream users in the value chain.

---

Anodizing

NASF: EPA Releases More Stringent Definition of Solid Waste Regulation

The new revisions state that the recycling of secondary materials can occur only if specific regulatory requirements are met.

---

Parts Cleaning

Powder Coat MDF for an Enviable Finished Product

Cabinet maker says powder coating on wood offers more benefits.

---

Mechanical Finishing

Recirculation of Mass Finishing Process Solution

How can we recirculate our process fluid in our vibratory machine without discharging to drain?

---

Electroplating

Santa Clara Plating Reeling In Big Customers

Owner and pro fisherman Tom Coss took a chance in finishing 40 years ago.

---

Anodizing

Titration Methods for Sulfuric Acid Anodizing Baths

Do you have a recommended analytical method to determine the sulfuric and aluminum concentrations in sulfuric anodizing solutions?

---

Electroplating

TWR Service Acquires ISO 9001:2008 Certification

TWR specializes in high quality electroless Nickel plating

---