January 2016 ISSUE

Precious Plate says it goes to Bill for solve engineering problems, new product development, quoting, environmental reporting, company-wide engineering support and much more.

Powder Coating

January's Go-To-Guy: Bill Lekki, Precious Plate

Bill Lekki, technical director of Precious Plate, began working for the company 35 years ago and is the Go-To-Guy. Also: Adrian “Sergio” Sanchez and Kally Powell from All-Color Powder Coating.

Anodizing

Min Zou, Mechanical Engineer and Coating Specialist, Named Arkansas Research Alliance Fellow

Zou holds the fellow for research on nanoscale surfaces like anti-reflective coatings for solar panels, friction-reducing coatings in electronics and coatings.

Electroplating

Pavco Completes Acquisition of Plating Process Systems

Decorative offering is strategic complement for Pavco's distribution chain.

Anodizing

Poly-Plating’s Nickel Plating Process Earns Accepted Status from FDA

Device Master Files (MAFS) available for those seeking a Premarket Application (PMA) or 510(k) approval for medical devices with the Food and Drug Administration.

Anodizing

Precision Coating Acquires Boyd Coatings Research

Precision Coating of Boston, MA, has acquired Boyd Coatings Research, a provider of coating application services based in Hudson, MA.

Researchers Say Superhydrophobic Coating Protects Without The Price

Scientists come up with new class of superhydrophobic nanomaterials might simplify the process of protecting surfaces from water.

Anodizing

TOP SHOPS: Danco Metal Finishing

Danco Metal Finishing offers a complete range of surface preparation, anodizing and identification techniques.

Anodizing

Understanding Corrosion and Salt Spray

How it’s produced, NSS testing and how to get the best results possible.

Electroplating

Why We Are Opening a Plating Shop in Mexico

KC Jones Plating Co. explains why they are joining several other finishing shops in opening branches nin Mexico, the No. 1 exporter of automotive parts to the U.S.