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Re-Thinking Precision Cleaning of Tools Prior to Coating for Increased Throughput and Superior Adhesion

In the cutting tool world, an appropriately coated tool can allow increased feed of product and speed of cutting up to 50 percent, and can increase tool life up to 10 times. At HTL, the new Miraclean cleaning line has eliminated manual scrubbing labor and increased throughput.

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Are You Losing 30% of Your Life Insurance Premiums?

Life insurance is a tax-advantaged investment.

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Liquid Coating

Expanding on E-Coat

Electrocoat products and processes continue to evolve, with development focused on lower energy use, very low VOC content and methods to reduce cost per applied square foot. The following is a primer on how a combination of new materials and good process control can be used to achieve the highest possible efficiency.

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Powder Coating

Improved Corona Guns for Powder

The power’s in the pulse

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Liquid Coating

Nanotech Silver Stops Microbes

Old, new technologies combine to reduce hospital infections

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Anodizing

Plater Finds A Niche In The Medical Plating Market

The medical plating market is not for everyone

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Strange Currencies

I’m reluctant to write a second consecutive column about China, its policies and the types of problems it creates for the rest of us, but… Quite a few folks, including many in the manufacturing community and the finishing industry in particular, are convinced that U.S. efforts to persuade China to be a responsible player in the international community have failed.

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Liquid Coating

Sweeter than Cedar

Siding system uses new solar-reflective, factory-applied finish for plastic

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