September 2015 ISSUE

September 2015 |

COVER STORY

Saran Industries Invests $4.4M In Kokomo Finishing Facility

Saran Industries will lease and renovate a 250,000 square-foot, vacant factory complex that was once home to Indalex, an aluminum products manufacturer.

FEATURES

Parts Cleaning

AAMA Updates Requirements for Coatings on Steel Hardware Components in Window, Doors

Document details requirements for corrosion resistant coatings on carbon steels used for hardware components in window, door, and skylight applications.

Parts Cleaning

ADF International's Paint Shop Earns Top Certification

Plant earns QP3 certification for its industrial coating applications from the Society for Protective Coatings.

Electroplating

Awards and Leadership at the 2015 CCAI Annual Meeting

CCAI announced 2015 award winners and recognized board members and officers for 2016.

Electroplating

Bright Future for Plating LED Lights

LEDs are widely used in the electronics and automotive industries, together with household and road lighting applications. Silver plating of the LED substrate can be carried out via conventional rack or reel-to-reel plating procedures.

Parts Cleaning

Chicago's Acme Finishing Sold To Acuity Capital Partners

Acuity also owns DeWayne's Quality Metal Coatings, a Lexington, Tennessee based provider of zinc electroplating and e-coating.

Anodizing

Columbia Chemical Names Jeff Boehmer As Technical Support Manager

Boehmer is a member of the National Association of Metal Finishers, and has earned the designation of CEF/Certified Electroplater-Finisher.

Anodizing

Coventya Offers Expanded Materials Science Capabilities

New instrumentation to Material Science division offers more capabilities and improve throughput and accuracy of techniques to provide added value for customers.

Parts Cleaning

CTG Asia Begins Co-Op Program With Chongqing University

JCI students are all Chinese nationals who are studying a UC engineering curriculum being taught entirely in English by both UC and CQU professors

Powder Coating

Kongskilde Expands With New Powder Coat System

New system was installed by Wagner Industrial Solutions, and includes a 900-foot automated conveyor system that can paint about 160,000 pounds of steel each day.

Liquid Coating

MagicRack Unveils New Website

Visitors can view the broad range of industrial solutions offered, and can even purchase their standard products online.

Powder Coating

Powder Coating with a Purpose

Foothills Vocational Opportunities creates jobs for people with barriers to employment.

Liquid Coating

PPG Building Liquid Coatings Center In Wisconsin

The facility will support development of custom formulations of liquid coatings that apply well and consistently in varying application conditions

Parts Cleaning

PPG coatings specified for Turkish Aerospace Industries HURKUS trainer aircraft

Fifteen aircraft will be painted with Deft military polyurethane topcoat and eco-friendly lead- and chromate-free epoxy primer.

Powder Coating

PPG to acquire remaining interest in Chemfil Canada

Chemfil Canada manufactures pre-treatment products and general industrial chemicals used by automotive original-equipment manufacturers and industrial customers based in Canada.

Mechanical Finishing

Saran Industries Invests $4.4M In Kokomo Finishing Facility

Saran Industries will lease and renovate a 250,000 square-foot, vacant factory complex that was once home to Indalex, an aluminum products manufacturer.

Parts Cleaning