FEATURES

Blackening System Solves Expansion Plans

One of the leading manufacturers of tool systems for CNC punching machines has doubled the size of its operation in the last six years.

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Electroplating

Chromium and the New MACT Requirements

Meeting the new chromium MACT requirements can be done without spending a fortune...

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Cleaning with Co-Solvents

Precision aircraft bearings cleaned using co-solvent process...

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CPVC Piping System Prevents Corrosion

At Delta Airlines, a new CPVC piping system has kept parts from piling up on the shop floor...

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Do-It-Yourself Training

Training and recruitment of good manufacturing people is like the weather, in that everyone talks about it. But unlike our ability to influence the weather, there are things a shop can do about training and recruitment. This story describes one shop's innovative and successful approach to this vexing problem.

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Fasteners and Finishes - Part V

In the early 1980s, major OEMs began using electrodeposited high-build primers to increase corrosion protection on body sheet metal and reduce or eliminate the surfacer/finisher coat.

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Sharing Technology

Although the manufacturers are fierce competitors, a Dodge Neon, Lincoln Town Car and Chevrolet Lumina all traveled down the same assembly plant paint line.

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Liquid Coating

Spray Coater Deals with Compliance

A Chicago, Illinois, spray coater needed to comply with federal EPA new source performance standards and EPA Title V air regulations.

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Zero-Discharge Recovery

Enviro-Chem recovers precious metals from industrial and commercial wastes...

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