PRETREATMENTS

Parts Cleaning

A Second Career in Powder Coating

Terence Reid and Walker Knox say they are working to continue the company's reputation for quality and customer service excellence built over two decades.
#curing

Liquid Coating

Liquid Coatings Clinic: Considerations When Purchasing a Spray Booth

Q. Our company is in the market for a new spray booth and has been looking at several options. We want to make sure it is energy and cost efficient. What should be considered in the design of a spray booth to capture paint overspray?
#energy #economics #curing

Parts Cleaning

Ecoat Clinic: High Throwpower Impacts Ecoat Performance

Q. Why is high throwpower so important to the overall applied cost for an electrocoat system? What specific elements of the system are affected by it? How can I measure the throwpower effect?

Mechanical Finishing

80 Years Helping Finishers

Our readers share how Products Finishing has helped their careers as the magazine celebrates its 80th year covering the finishing industry.
#curing #pollution control

Parts Cleaning

Made in Eastern Iowa: Ideal Industries Makes, Powder Coats Products

Manufacturer, powder coater featured in television station's KCRG "Made In Eastern Iowa" segment that focuses on manufacturing.
#curing #masking

Liquid Coating

Axalta Coating Systems Opens Powder Coating Learning and Development Center

Facility serves Axalta’s customers as well as those interested in learning more about powder coatings or advancing their application skills; classes are available in both English and Spanish.
#masking #curing #workforce development

Liquid Coating

John Cole Named UM-Dearborn 2016 CECS Alumnus of the Year

See the VIDEO; Cole has won both the State of Michigan’s Professional Engineers in Industry “Outstanding Engineering Award” and the Detroit Metro Chapter’s “Engineer of the Year” award.

Parts Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaning Solutions Drive Safety and Profitability

The change to technologically advanced, environmentally friendly cleaning solutions can support a safer, more sustainable and more profitable workplace.
#sustainability #regulation

Parts Cleaning

Ultrasonic Technology Takes Tool Cutter beyond the Same Old Grind

New agitation pre-cleaner helps remove more oil and dirt while shortening cycle time.

Parts Cleaning

Parts Cleaning: The Basics of Bases and Acids

Small changes in the pH of a cleaning bath can make the difference in achieving effective cleaning.
#basics