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Jim Destefani
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New Year, New Feel
With makeover madness hitting its annual January peak, PRODUCTS FINISHING decided to give its Digital Dispatch a little makeover. We're including more in-depth information about what’s going on at PF ONLINE, including feature articles, clinics, forums and new products. We've also added a new section titled “The Finisher’s Perspective” where we're asking for reader involvement. Each month we'll post a question relating to the finishing process, working in finishing or the finishing industry as a whole. Respondents will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card from Amazon.com each month. The following month we'll post a few of the responses to share.
We hope this makeover is filled with valuable information that will be beneficial to all our readers. We want to encourage feedback, positive or negative, so please contact us if you have any suggestions, comments or questions about the new design or PRODUCTS FINISHING in general.
ALSO In this issue..
- Painting
- Plating
- Cleaning
- The Finisher's Perspective
- New Products
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FEATURE ARTICLE - Three Steps to Lower Energy Use
AB Myr helps a job shop improve its bottom line by cutting energy consumption.
PAINTING CLINIC - Paint Test Panels
Carl Izzo directs a reader on where he can find sample test panels and what type of surface treatments are available.
PAINTING FORUM - Available Chrome Paints
A PF Online user needs some advice on chrome like finishes. He wants to know if anything can come close to simulating a chrome finish? If you think you can help him, click here
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FEATURE ARTICLE - Awesome Alloy
Everything you ever wanted to know about plating...in just five minutes.
PLATING CLINIC - Chemical Quality and Electroless Nickel
A PF Reader recently changed its supplier of sodium sulfide and sodium hypophosphite and is having problems with the process. Art Kushner helps him figure out a solution.
PLATING FORUM - Poor metal adhesion after nickel plate
A PF Online user is having issues with the entire metal layer stacks having poor adhesion after additional plating steps. The TiW/Au/Ni/Au would stay intact but easily peel off entirely from the alumina. If anyone has any suggestions as to what is causing the poor adhesion of the TiW to the alumina, click here.
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FEATURE ARTICLE - Simplifying Pretreatment
Lookout Shutters turned to a single step pretreatment to save energy, time and disposal cost.
CLEANING CLINIC - Cleaning Pre-Shot Peen
A reader is wondering what is commonly done to clean newly machined aluminum parts prior to shot peening? David Peterson advises him on this process.
CLEANING FORUM - Salt spray results
This user is performing salt spray tests and the results came back with a perfect 0 for creepage and a perfect 10 for the amount of rust present. If anyone can give some insight as to why the parts maintained excellent rust prevention but terrible paint adhesion on steel, click here.

Share your views, win a prize
Offshore Competition is a major issue facing finishers today. Has your plant done anything to give itself a competitive advantage that offshore competition cannot touch? Do you have any suggestions as to how your plant can become or remain more competitive with overseas opposition?
Please share your thoughts on this topic. Respondents will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card to Amazon.com. Responses will be published in the next issue of the Digital Dispatch. To respond, send an email to: jcreighton@pfonline.com

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