June 2008 ISSUE

COVER STORY

A Conversation With...Erin George

President, George Manufacturing Inc.

FEATURES

A Conversation With...Erin George

President, George Manufacturing Inc.


Energy Gridlock

Political leaders fiddle while the country burns


Electroplating

Family Business Thrives on Plating Quality and Customer Service

Family business keeps poppin’


Powder Coating

Heating Up a Chilly Business

Change in powder transport technology nets big throughput gains


Leveraged Gifts

Want to win the estate tax game? Think gifts. Leveraged gifts.


Out, Damned Spots!

Solvent drying saves energy, provides precision cleaning


Mechanical Finishing

Super Finish

How to achieve an isotropic finish using a traditional vibratory bowl—and why you’d want to do it


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