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Reader Views on Re-Shoring and Manufacturing

Tim Pennington
Tim Pennington, Editor
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Many readers had very strong opinions on our recent Products Finishing Digital Dispatch that addressed issues such as the current trend of re-shoring and also the lack of an effective manufacturing policy in the U.S.

On the re-shoring issue, several readers voiced their opinions on whether U.S. companies were actually saving money by sending products overseas to be made.

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Plating

Feature Article — Productive Plastic Painting
Continental Structural Plastics (CSP) is North America’s largest producer of sheet molding compound and glass-mat thermoplastic composite parts for the automotive, heavy truck and other industries. Read it here.

Painting Clinic — Wire Coatings
We want to coat our wire (0.80 mm diameter) with a high viscosity UV ink as a thin layer (~20 µm). You have suggested in your article to use a 'wire tower.' Are there sample drawings or pictures of this system? Currently our line is running on a horizontal sequence. Is there an applicator by which we can paint the wire in a horizontal position? Expert Carl Izzo answers here.


Plating

Feature Article — What’s Coming Up In Zinc Plating
Innovation and trend-setting technology have always driven suppliers of zinc plating processes. To “future-proof” the survival of the zinc plating industry, we must be able to provide customers with the products they need now as well as innovations they will need many years down the road. Read more here.

Plating Clinic — What Is That Metal?
We have to strip deposits from steel-based substrates and are having trouble determining the metal that we are supposed to be stripping away. Our company does not want to invest in any “fancy” laboratory instruments, so a simple procedure for metal identification would be appreciated. Expert Arthur Kushner answers here.


Powder Coating

Feature Article — Powder Palace
How a manufacturer of sporting goods turned its powder operation into the centerpiece of its plant to meet environmental guidelines and improve product quality. Read it here.

Powder Coating Clinic — Masking Plugs: Cost Effective?
We powder coat automotive braces that have two weld nuts per brace. The weld nuts do not have any Teflon coating because the attaching bolts, which have an adhesive patch, are hand-started, and the assembly plant does not want any interference during installation. Expert Rodger Talbert answers here.

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