Editorial, News, and Products
Preventative Maintenance for Industrial Ovens
A preventative maintenance schedule for your cure or dry-off oven can help avoid unplanned downtime and equipment failures.
Episode 3: Tractors in the Sky
In this episode of PF’s On the Line podcast, we hear about an electrocoating facility installed by Air Tractor, a manufacturer of cropdusters and firefighting airplanes.
A Focus on Heavy Castings
Winona Powder Coating invests in heavy-duty line and electrocoating to serve agricultural, industrial markets.
Dialing in Chemistries for a New Washer System
Excel Industries’ new 10-stage washer features several innovative solutions from Chemetall, including a neutral pH descaler to eliminate flash rusting.
Wireless Carrier Fleet Provides Modular Overhead Conveyance
Wireless, modular conveyor system provides flexibility and scalability for carrying parts through finishing processes.
Therma-Tron-X Welcomes Two New Sales Engineers
Therma-Tron-X welcomes Tim Stechschulte and Joe Wildenberg as new sales engineers. They will work with clients around the Southeast and TTX’s home territory in Wisconsin, respectively.
Manufacturers Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic
The manufacturing industry has been crucial to responding to COVID-19. Read about the efforts of Therma-Tron-X, Nordson and HMG Paints and hear from GBM President Rick Kline.
TTX’s Automated Conveyor Carrier System Offers Wireless, Flexible Operation
ACC system designed for reliable, consistent point-to-point movement of everything from small to heavy parts.
A Conversation with Brad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X
As the owner of Therma-Tron-X, Brad Andreae has a lot of things on his mind, but you might find him at the lunch hour in the break room playing cards with his employees.
Giving the Gift of Legacy
Brad Andreae, the late Dr. George Dubpernell, Jim Jones, the late Daniel Leonhardt, and Clifford Roy are 2020 Finishing Hall of Fame inductees.
TechTalk Video: Automated Conveyor Carrier System from Therma-Tron-X
TTX’s Automated Conveyor Carrier material handling systems incorporate wireless network to send instructions to individual carriers throughout a paint line.
Therma-Tron-X Leads By Example in Community
Wisconsin firm donates $2 million to outfit the school’s Fabrication Lab after voters approved funds to reconstruct its aging facility.
Therma-Tron-X's System Wirelessly Instructs Movements
Therma-Tron-X’s Automated Conveyor Carrier (ACC) material-handling systems incorporate a wireless network to send instructions to carriers throughout a paint line, providing point-to-point movement for parts ranging from small to heavy.
Therma-Tron-X Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Year
TTX has played a critical role in defining the paint finishing business and we are proud of their involvement in bringing the industry to where it is today.
Therma-Tron-X Opens Subsidiary in Mexico
The TTX Mexico headquarters is located in San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo Leon with remote locations throughout Mexico.
Material-Handling System Wirelessly Instructs Movements
Therma-Tron-X’s Automated Conveyor Carrier (ACC) material-handling systems incorporates a wireless network to send instructions to carriers throughout a paint line, providing point-to-point movement for parts ranging from small to heavy.
Therma-Tron-X Purchases Wisconsin Furnace Maker
TTX officials say they will add high-temperature furnaces to their product offerings and carry on the HTF brand.
Material-Handling System Allows High-Volume Finishing in Less Space
Therma-Tron-X’s SlideRail Square Transfer (SST) material-handling system allows for high-volume finishing operations using a fraction of the space required by traditional monorail systems.
Ecoat Express Revolutionizes GE Locomotives
GE Transportation adds an electrocoat system to ease manufacturing bottlenecks with the help of savvy suppliers who know how to get the project done.
Therma-Tron-X's Jim Miller Passes
Miller began his long and successful career with TTX when he accepted the position of Sales Engineer in 1996, and brought with him 20+ years of engineering expertise, a sharp mind, and a passion for helping customers achieve success.
Supercar Gets Super Ecoat System
Honda builds unique ecoat system for Acura NSX at $70 million Performance Manufacturing Center.
CCAI Presents 'Maintaining a Quality Finish' Webinar Series
This three-part series will be presented by CCAI corporate members who have proficient knowledge and experience with each of the webinar topics.
A Conversation with Bill Oney, Therma-Tron-X
Bill Oney recently joined TTX as a sales engineer, but has a long career in finishing. He is a retired Marine Corp Chief Warrant Officer Third Grade with almost 21 years of combined active and reserve time.
A Conversation With ... Mike Gallagher, Therma-Tron-X
Mike Gallagher is the sales manager at Therma-Tron-X in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and in June retired after a 40-plus-year career in the surface finishing industry.
Therma-Tron-X Named Daifuku Webb Top Distributor
TTX designs, fabricates and installs custom paint finishing systems for industrial clients.
Therma-Tron-X gains national attention through TV's Manufacturing Marvels
See the video which airs May 30 between 9:30-9:40pm EST on Fox Business Network.
Solving Wide-Body E-Coat Immersion Problems
Altec Industries in Burnsville, N.C., a manufacturer of heavy truck bodies and related equipment, added e-coat to its finishing operation and—through the proper design and execution of an electrocoat/liquid spray topcoat paint system —addressed issues of e-coating large truck bodies.
Improved Cleaning & Pretreatment
Any mechanic will tell you that, to do a repair correctly, you need to have the right tool for the job.
E-quation for Success
Adding E-Coat E-quals E-xpanded Opportunities for Job Shops and OEMs...
Electrocoat Earns an ‘A’
When it wanted to expand its profits and customer base, Detroit-based Burkard Industries added Class A electrocoating to its repertoire of services...
Mining for Efficiency
Iowa Mold Tooling Co., Inc. develops service vehicles and material handling systems for a variety of industries. Recently, IMT made some changes to its paint booth filtration system that resulted in a cost savings of 68%. Here's how the company pulled it off...