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Anodizing

2017 Hall of Fame Inductees

Frederick Gumm, John Horner, Dr. Leslie Lancy, John Lindstedt and Milt Stevenson Sr. were elected by a panel for their contributions to the surface finishing industry.

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Parts Cleaning

Axalta to Acquire Ellis Paint Company

Ellis products include the Hy-Lux line of multi-purpose coatings, the Shaft-Lac line of solventborne coatings, the Maximus line of low-VOC industrial maintenance coatings and the Engard line of heavy-duty industrial coatings

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Anodizing

Bringhurst, Almeyda Win AAC Paper Awards

The Aluminum Anodizing Council recognized two authors for their outstanding contributions at the 2015 Anodizing Conference in San Diego, California.

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Powder Coating

CCAI Chapters Support Local Charities

The Southern California, Central States and Wisconsin chapters conducted toy drives during their December chapter events. In addition, the chapters made cash donations to their local charity organizations.

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Powder Coating

Echo Engineering Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Company grows from the dreams of founder John Offenbacker to a business with multiple U.S. locations, serving customers worldwide.

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Electroplating

Hosco Wins Automation Alley Award

Award recognizes one advanced manufacturing or technology company in our region that has successfully launched its products, services or technologies abroad.

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Powder Coating

McAlpin Industries Opens New Facility, Powder Coating Line

The new plant will be home to powder coating, metal stamping and robotic welding operations as the company expands its assembly and warehousing functions.

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Anodizing

Metal Finisher Richard Taylor Passes at 100

Products Finishing wrote about Taylor in 2016, as he was still working at his shop now run by his children.

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Anodizing

Modified Metals for Space Engineering Produced in Submilliseconds

Scientists from Russia's Tomsk Polytechnic University and the Institute of High Current Electronics, SB RAS, have developed a method to apply wear-resistant coatings on metals, followed by fusing them in the substrate.

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Anodizing

NASF Taking Nominations for Industry Awards

At Sur/Fin 2017 in Atlanta, the NASF will again recognize strong leaders who have selflessly dedicated their time and resources to the surface finishing industry with a series of awards.

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Electroplating

Pioneer Metal Finishing Relocates to New Hope, Minnesota

The New Hope facility will feature advanced technology and disciplined manufacturing processes to keep Pioneer at the forefront of the metal finishing industry.

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Liquid Coating

Pretreatment Change Eases Wastewater Headaches

OMG Roofing Products gets help with wastewater treatment.

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Anodizing

Reducing Hexavalent Chromium in Military Anodizing Operations

How U.S. Air Force facilities transitioned a dichromate sealer replacement.

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Liquid Coating

Winners of BASF Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment Los Angeles

John Frye, a principal designer and digital modeling group leader for Honda R&D Americas, Inc., was named the winner of the Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment Los Angeles, presented by BASF.

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