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Electroplating

A Brite Adds Green Power Products' Switch Mode DC and Pulse Rectifiers

The product line can be used in both the surface finishing and waste-treatment sectors, and are designed not only to save energy, but also to be compact, rugged and corrosion-proof.

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Electroplating

Almond Products Expands Finishing Operations

Almond is spending $5.3 million to expand its facility, and the state of Michigan has awarded a $850,000 grant to back that expansion.

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Electroplating

Arlington Plating Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification

The company completed the registration process to the quality management system with zero infractions.

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Powder Coating

Designing an Automated Powder Coating System

The first consideration should be the best way to convey parts: monorail, power and free, or friction-driven system?

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Liquid Coating

Diamond Vogel Unveils New Brand Identity

The redesign includes a modernized and simplified update to the company’s iconic windmill logo, and a new look and feel to its branded communications and signage.

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Electrocoating

Ecoat Boot Camp Is Sept. 11-12 in Mississippi

The event will include a tour of Systems Electrocoating’s facility in Jackson, Mississippi, as well as a copy of the textbook Electrocoating: A Guidebook for Finishers.

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Electroplating

Hixson Metal Finishing Battles its Way to No. 1

The California shop’s road to success began two decades ago with new leadership and commitment to refocus.

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Electroplating

Michigan Manufacturer/Plater Adding Operations, 100+ Jobs

The new program is likely to include assembly, paint and chrome finishing of Ford Ranger bumpers, according to a release from Ventra Ionia.

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Liquid Coating

Mobility, Human Needs Inspire BASF Automotive Color Trends

As innovations such as artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and robotic industrialization take hold, the return to the human element becomes increasingly important, the company says. Designers at its BASF Coatings division translated these observations into a collection of 65 colors for automotive surfaces.

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Liquid Coating

Navy Developing Coating to Reduce Ship Fuel, Energy Costs

It can repel water, oil, alcohol and even peanut butter, and it might save the U.S. Navy millions of dollars in ship fuel costs, reduce the amount of energy that vessels consume and improve operational efficiency.

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Liquid Coating

PPG Coatings Specified for Australian Air Force Jets

Boeing repainted the tails of the EA-18G Growler aircraft in a special paint scheme to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 6 Squadron in 2017.

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Electroplating

Process Technology Moves Into New Global HQ and R&D Center

The new facility features a product development lab that can be viewed from the lobby as well as an ISO 3 clean room.

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Parts Cleaning

Removing Contaminants Using CO2 Snow

Ever-increasing demands for clean component surfaces call for increasingly effective cleaning methods, like dry technologies.

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Electroplating

Sifco ASC Modernizes R&D Lab

Originally built in 1992, this is the first major renovation to the site, designed to give research engineers a spacious, practical and durable facility in which to conduct R&D work for the company’s selective brush plating solutions.

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Parts Cleaning

Slowing Corrosion Through Cleaning and Packaging

Ensuring that metal parts are properly cleaned and packaged can produce better results than oil coating.

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Electroplating

Startup Anodizer Will Create New Jobs in Northern Indiana

Northern Indiana Anodize says it plans to invest $6.9 million in its first location in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and create as many as 48 new jobs by the end of 2021.

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Electroplating

SWD Begins $3M Expansion

With this 26,000-square-foot addition, SWD projects growth of 15 percent in year-over-year sales and expects to create between 12 and 15 new positions. The project is expected to be finished by November.

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Powder Coating

Workshops Promote Best Practices for Powder Coating

The two-day workshops, sponsored by Gema, DuBois and Vogel Industrial Coatings, will be held August 14-15 in Indianapolis, Indiana, and November 13-14 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Electroplating

I. Rack and Anode Effects on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits

This is the first of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989.  Procedures for improving functional chromium thickness distribution begin with this paper that advocates useful rack designs and anode configurations. 

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Electroplating

II. The Effects of Stopoffs and Thieves on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits

This is the second of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989.  Stop-offs, thieves and guards are used to change the pattern of current flow and improve metal distribution. The effects may be planned or may occur unexpectedly, producing undesirable results. 

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Electroplating

III. The Effects of Shields and Baffles on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits

This is the third of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989.  Insulating shields and baffles redirect the flow of current and affect the thickness distribution of chromium and other electrodeposits. Many examples of these useful devices for improving the uniformity of chromium deposits are described.

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