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Caterpillar Is Back on the Coatings Prowl

Caterpillar has been developing and applying advanced wear coatings to extend the service life and performance of its machine components, whether new or remanufactured, for decades. Now Caterpillar’s advanced wear coatings are available to others through Cat Remanufacturing, including turnkey coating and finishing. more(+)

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More on Black Finish on Stainless
5/23/2013 Products Finishing: One of our readers has suggested another process for getting a black finish on 430 stainless steel.
Zinc Corrosion
5/22/2013 Products Finishing: We have been experiencing white corrosion (zinc oxide) while our steel components are in storage. All of these assemblies are nitrogen-brazed components and then are subject to clear zinc plating.What do you think is the root of our problems?
White Bronze, Copper-Tin-Zinc Tri-metal: Expanding Applications and New Developments in a Changing Landscape
5/20/2013 Products Finishing: This paper deals with the renewed interest in applications for white bronze tri-metal (Cu-Sn-Zn alloy).
“Lumpy” Stannate Tin
5/16/2013 Products Finishing: I am having problems plating stannate tin on parts that have a copper flash. Parts are “lumpy” and dewetted.
Plating Copper Bus Bars
5/14/2013 Products Finishing: Why are the copper bus bars in our plating facility nickel-plated?

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