November 2004 ISSUE
Jewel of Niles
Niles Mfg. has been framed—frame coated that is! The Ohio-based job shop has found a role as a provider of FrameCoatTM electrocoating of prototype parts for Tier One automotive plants and captive shops...
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Liquid CoatingA Baffling Development
When The HON Company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of office furniture and components, realized that 50% of the paint it was applying was being lost in overspray, it turned to an industry supplier for an innovative solution…
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Accelerated Aging Tests
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Jewel of Niles
Niles Mfg. has been framed—frame coated that is! The Ohio-based job shop has found a role as a provider of FrameCoatTM electrocoating of prototype parts for Tier One automotive plants and captive shops...
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Optimizing Paint Durability, Part I
The rapid deployment of military force dictates that military assets be readily available in potential areas of conflict. As a means to this end, military equipment is prepositioned on ships. While the combat systems are sequestered in environmentally controlled holding areas, tactical systems are chained to the deck in a harsh marine environment. Following 24–30 months of marine exposure, the vast majority of once new equipment is in need of selective overhaul…
Electroplating
Plating for Growth
A new rack plating line has enabled Elkhart Plating to expand into new markets without compromising its barrel zinc plating expertise...
Anodizing
Questions for the Ages
Preventing material waste is a mutual goal for finishers and their customers. Effective communication is critical in this respect. Here are some common questions that anodizers should be prepared to address when working with both new and existing customers…