PRETREATMENTS

Liquid Coating

CCAI Honors Chapter, Installs Officers and Board

The CCAI Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards and the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were presented during the Annual Awards Ceremony, also held during the Annual Meeting.
#masking #pollution control #curing

Parts Cleaning

Top Gun Powder Coating Expanding To New Location, 70+ Jobs

Leading provider of world class architectural finishes, will expand to create a total of 70 new jobs in Adairsville and Jasper in Georgia.
#workforce development #curing #masking

Powder Coating

Powder Clinic: Adhesion of Powder to Brass

Q. I’ve heard from a few vendors that brass presents challenges with adhesion, whereas steel and aluminum do not. What is the reason for this?
#curing #masking

Parts Cleaning

Parts Cleaning: Does the Cleaning Agent Work?

Cleaning is a process. For this discussion, let’s focus on the cleaning agent itself. Choosing the right cleaning agent (aqueous or solvent) involves a number of factors.

Parts Cleaning

Parts Cleaning: Understanding the Process of Vacuum Cycling Nucleation

VCN process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled-environment chamber that contains the components to be cleaned submerged in a solvent or an aqueous solution.
#basics #vacuum-vapor

Liquid Coating

Building a Better CARC Coating

U.S. Army's ECBC research will ultimately improve combat vehicle protective coatings.
#masking #pollution control #curing

Parts Cleaning

Coating Plastic Parts More Efficiently

Quality, costs and sustainability in focus with liquid coatings.
#masking #sustainability #pollution control

Liquid Coating

Liquid Clinic: UV Waterborne Flatline Spraying

Q. We have been asked to put a finish on some wood products. What can you tell me about UV flatline spray finishes?
#masking #pollution control #curing

Liquid Coating

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.
#masking #curing #pollution control

Parts Cleaning

PPG ice-deterrent coating for airplanes highlighted at Farnborough

Unique coating, which is still development, helps to eliminate ice build-up on airplanes for increased fuel efficiency, enhanced safety and less required maintenance.
#masking #aerospace #pollution control