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Manufacturing a Policy in DC

Tim Pennington
Tim Pennington, Editor
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One of the most talked-about items at the NASF Washington Forum recently was the lack of a U.S. ‘Manufacturing Policy,’ essentially a plan to rebound from our country’s most recent economic blahs through a revitalization of the manufacturing sector.

Those in the surface finishing industry – especially those who have survived the most recent sluggish economy – know how important a robust manufacturing sector is to the U.S.

Talk of a more focused manufacturing policy isn’t new, but has picked up steam. Read More


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Plating

Feature Article — Painting a Mustang
Learn how Cessna finishes one of its newest business jets. The Citation Mustang is fabricated mainly from aluminum alloy materials using traditional spar and rib construction. It does feature some composite components, such as radomes and fairings, but the wings and fuselage are fabricated from aluminum alloys. Read it here.

Painting Clinic — Painting Steel Tubes
Could you please help me to find painting equipment for steel tubes used in sprinkler systems? The length of the pipes is always 20 ft. They are two inches and 10 inches in diameter. Expert Carl Izzo answers here.

Plating

Feature Article — Better Plating Through Automation
Although significant mechanical refinements continue to be made in surface finishing equipment, the most dramatic improvements in recent years have been made in control and monitoring systems. This article reviews some of the new features that many finishers have implemented to improve their processes, meet increasingly stringent customer quality requirements, and boost their profitability. Read it here.

Plating Clinic — Thin Gold
 What to do when you have six Watts nickel plating tanks, all of which are giving brittle, hard deposits, and you have been able to partially solve this problem by diluting the baths 30% by volume. What can you do to solve it on a more permanent basis? Expert Arthur Kushner answers here.

Powder Coating

Feature Article — Finishing Transformation
In lean manufacturing philosophy, inventory is some times compared with a river. Production problems are rocks that lie just below the surface of the flowing river. Reducing the water level—lowering inventory—allows the rocks to be exposed and removed, that is, it enables production problems to be addressed. At Ariens Company, they take lean very seriously—especially the idea of inventory reduction as a way to expose production issues and open them up for resolution. Read it here.

Powder Coating Clinic — Evaluating Cost and Profit
What things affect the operating cost of a powder line? How can we better understand our real costs and get better revenue from a days work? Expert Rodger Talber answers here.

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