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Coating Air Conditioner Coils

We are using a two-component paint so we can’t dip the coils because of pot life problems. Any help you can give us will be appreciated. 

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Dot-Commentary: e-Mail: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

For many Americans, e-mail has established itself as a part of our everyday lives.

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EMI Shielding with Turbine Power

EMI shielding can be a very expensive process. While using paints with metallic flakes is relatively inexpensive when compared to other shielding processes, the paints still cost about $200/gal. Therefore, Cybershield of Georgia, Inc. began using turbine-powered HVLP spray guns to dramatically reduce its costs and provide a better finish...

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On My Mind: Economic Indicators

One of my friends in the investment industry said that his clients are now calling their 401K plans 201K plans because their accounts have been cut in half.

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Perspectives: Thoughts on MP&M

You would think that the only opinion the finishing industry has concerning the MP&M rule is that it must be defeated by any means possible.

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Quick, Effortless Color Changes

Slow and laborious color changes on Cybex's powder coating line took the company away from its just-in-time manufacturing philosophy. But a new powder coating booth that makes color changes quick and effortless has restored Cybex's manufacturing philosophy...

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Liquid Coating

Testing Report on Turbine-Powered Spray Guns

United Defense FSE REPORTProject Engineer: Tom BraswellDate: 03 November 2000Objective: Beta testing of high-performance HVLP on York production line Background As a result of a technical literature search, the Can-Am HVLP (compressor-less) spray system was investigated as a possible solution to the cessation of the recycling thermal oxidizer on site at York.The system showed the most promise based on the supporting documentation in the form of research projects performed by the Hughes Aircraft Co. and the California South Coast Air Quality Management District.

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