For Gem Manufacturing of Waterbury, Conn., meeting customer quality standards is critical to the success of the business. Part of that means removing the synthetic and water-soluble drawing lubricants used in Gem’s transfer and progressive presses, ... ArticlePublished: 1/1/2013
MVRE is underutilized in the treatment of industrial wastewaters that are typical of metal fabricating and finishing industries. Increasing energy costs, rapidly decreasing freshwater resources, and growing sensitivity towards the environmental impa... ArticlePublished: 12/17/2012
Chemical change ends sludge buildup for CNH coating line in plant in Fargo, N.D. as the company re-engineered their paint line’s pretreatment system to improve its performance and reduce costs, a process that took nearly two years and numerous trial... ArticlePublished: 11/1/2012
Tornos is not an everyday name in the surface finishing industry, but the company is well known as a machine tool builder, with some of the best machines in the world coming out of its European headquarters. ArticlePublished: 10/18/2012
A new cleaning line has eliminated manual scrubbing labor and increased throughput for Hardcoating Technologies as its commitment to quality has taken it from coating 67,000 cutting tools in its first year to more than 1.7 million over the next deca... ArticlePublished: 8/1/2012
With ultrasonic cleaning, particulate and film-like soils can be removed not only reliably, but also very quickly and efficiently—even on parts with difficult-to-access hollow spaces such as blind holes, knurling and grooves. ArticlePublished: 8/1/2012