FEATURES

Electroplating

"Little John" Przybylinski Celebrates 50 Years With RPW/Elite

Company honors dedicated employee with a shiny new Cadillac SRX

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Mechanical Finishing

Advancements in Non-Woven Abrasives

Abrasive technology is streamlined for metal fabrication applications.

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Air Knives Achieves Efficient Cleaning, Drying and Cooling

Suitable for both continuous feed/web materials and conveyorised products/components, and an optional deionisation attachment makes ACI’s Air Knives particularly suitable for applications with static issues.

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Parts Cleaning

Are TGIC-Free Powder Coatings Right For You?

This alternative to TGIC-based polyester powder coatings offers similar performance and enhanced transfer efficiencies.

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Electroplating

Asterion Video Demonstrates Hull Cell Analysis

Video shows platers how to run a hull cell, which is a testing tool in which an electroplating solution is evaluated across the range of operating conditions.

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Anodizing

DECC Company Celebrates 50 Years

Watch A Video On Coating Applicator DECC, Which Celebrates 50 Years of Solving Problems for Their Customers.

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Parts Cleaning

DeFelsko Adds Wireless Access Point feature to PosiTector Advanced body

Available as a free update for existing users, the PosiTector Access Point feature allows you to directly connect your smart device or WiFi-enabled computer to a PosiTector Advanced.

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Parts Cleaning

Elcometer Launches Next Generation Coating Thickness And Surface Profile Gauges For iPhone, iPad And iPod Touch

Next generation Elcometer 456 coating thickness gauge and Elcometer 224 surface profile gauge with Bluetooth connectivity made for Apple products.

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Powder Coating

Elcometer Opens New Houston Office

Located in the Houston Shipping Channel, office will provide instrument sales, technical support, and rental equipment for the industrial protective coatings, powder coatings, research and development, and ultrasonic inspection markets.

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Electroplating

Florida Finishers Group Seeks Industry History, Films

Dave Roach is asking anyone with historical information and photos about the metal finishing industry in Florida to contact him as he prepares a possible binder to share with conference attendees.

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Parts Cleaning

Graymills Celebrates 75 years

Manufactures industrial pumping systems and parts washers thanks its customers for its success.

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Liquid Coating

Jeff Gordon's #24 Axalta Car Gets Refinished in GFS Paint Booth

The paint booth in the video is supplied by Global Finishing Solutions, a leader in manufacturing paint booths and equipment.

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Electrocoating

KMI Systems Celebrates 30th Anniversary

KMI is a turn-key finishing system supplier founded by Jim McRoy, Lou Kolar and Vik Desai in 1984

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Anodizing

Kushner Plating School Adds Globally Harmonized System Labeling And Safety Data Sheet Training

Effective this year, the Hazard Communication Standard for all facilities with hazardous materials must comply with employee training on the new GHS labeling and safety data sheets.

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Electrocoating

Mankiewicz Coatings Expand In Charleston, SC

Manufactures of high-quality coating systems will re-locate in a $2 million investment that is expected to generate 25 new jobs over the next five years.

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Anodizing

Mass. Platers Can Get $30,000 Incentive Grant

Money from TURI is for process conversion from n‐propyl bromide to aqueous for industrial parts cleaning

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Electrocoating

MetoKote Earns Honda Supplier Performance Recognition

Huber Heights, Ohio facility was among the top service suppliers honored at the annual American Honda Supplier Conference recently held in Toronto, Canada.

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Electroplating

NASF Washington Forum Covers Upcoming Rules, Regulations

Platers hear about new regulations, upcoming rules and visit with their Congressional representatives on Capital Hill.

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Navy Seal Robert O'Neill Headlines NASF Mid-West Seminar in Michigan June 26-28

Team Leader on the Naval Special Warfare Development Group will be the featured speaker at Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, Michigan, an event sponsored by the NASF Michigan Chapter.

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Parts Cleaning

Nordson Powder Coating Training Is May 13-14 and August 13-14

hands-on, two-day Powder Coating Workshop is an intensive, introductory seminar on powder coating materials, their application, troubleshooting and maintenance, as well as hands-on training.

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Anodizing

Palmetto Plating Celebrates 50 Years

Palmetto Plating announces the addition of Paul Frank to their management team as Executive Vice President and General Manager.

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Gold Pitting Problem

A Products Finishing reader writes to Art Kushner: How can we solve problems with pitting and haze on our hard gold deposit?

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Parts Cleaning

Polychem Powder Coatings launches Urban Illusion Collection

Company combines modern, trend driven colors with a patterned effect to give the illusion of texture, when they are actually smooth to the touch.

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Electrocoating

PPG Publishes New Electrocoat Brochure

6-page booklet has overview of e-coat technology, including the differences between cathodic and anodic e-coat, and the characteristics that make e-coat an efficient, economical and adaptable coating system.

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Parts Cleaning

Therma-Tron-X Named Daifuku Webb Top Distributor

TTX designs, fabricates and installs custom paint finishing systems for industrial clients.

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Electroplating

Toxic Heavy Metal Free Stabilized Electroless Nickel Processes

This paper will introduce an advanced alternative to Pb and Cd-free electroless nickel processes, which is completely free of toxic heavy metal (THM) stabilizers. The process and deposit characteristics will be discussed and compared to the traditionally Pb stabilized electroless nickel.

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