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Liquid Coating

2019 Finishing Hall of Fame Inductees

Class includes Frank Altmayer, Arthur Brace, Ken Kreeger, Marc LeBaron, Ray Lucas, Joseph Manzoli, Jerry Poll, William Safranek and Don Snyder.

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Electroplating

A.R. Machining Installs New Zinc Phosphate Line

The Texas company is a contract manufacturer specializing in precision machining work for the aerospace, oil, gas and semiconductor industries.

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Anodizing

Ace Anodizing Receives ISO 9001:2015 Cert, Adds Cutting Capabilities

Company adds a cutback saw system designed for production cutting of bars or extrusions to close tolerances that uses a computer controlled back–gauge for accurate sawing performance and improved throughput.

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Liquid Coating

Apple Invents Specialized Display Coatings for Foldable iDevices

Patent application specifies coatings that have flake pigments needed to protect the display of a device such as a future iPhone that is capable of bending in half without damage. 

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Powder Coating

Architectural, Extrusions Drive Powder Coater’s Expansion

Los Angeles’ Andrews Powder Coating Adds Space, Equipment to Branch into New Markets.

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Powder Coating

Axalta Adds Corroless to Grow Corrosion Protection Segment

Coatings Line Provides Chemical, Corrosion Resistance for Iron and Steel Substrates

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Electroplating

Cardinal Plating Launches First Functional Trivalent Chrome Line

Illinois Shop Utilizes New Chemistry for Tri-Chrome Application

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Powder Coating

CCAI Chapters Share the Giving Spirit

Nearly 2,000 toys and $1,300 were collected and distributed to Toys for Tots, Kids 2 Kids and Angel Tree Program charities. 

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Electroplating

Direct Metallization for Plating on Plastics

A new combination of copper immersion and autocatalytic copper-(I)-oxide deposition enables lower palladium concentrations in the activator bath, though the amount of copper deposited on the plastic surface can be up to ten times higher compared to its predecessor processes. 

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Electroplating

Elcometer Opens NA Headquarters, Training Center

The 22,000-square-foot facility not only provides office space for sales and technical support teams, but also accommodates their ISO 17025 test laboratory.

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Electroplating

Harley-Davidson Approves Asterion Technibrite Alkaline and Acid Zinc Systems

The approved zinc plating systems include the use of Technibrite AZ 130 alkaline, non-cyanide zinc or the ZN 200 chloride acid zinc, followed by Technicoat ZnBl 360 trivalent passivate.

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Powder Coating

Miss a Finishing Webinar? You Can Watch Them Here

If you missed a webinar that Products Finishing presented along with industry leaders, you can still watch them at PFonline.com.

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Electroplating

Pioneer Metal Finishing Employees Give Back to Communities

Pioneer Metal Finishing employees donated more $12,000 to local charities and more than 7,200 pounds of food that were distributed to food pantries in their communities.

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Liquid Coating

PPG to Acquire Global Coatings Manufacturer Whitford Worldwide

Whitford specializes in manufacturing low-friction, wear-resistant coatings for industrial applications in automotive, aerospace, energy and construction products.

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Anodizing

Surface Finishing Mexico Expects to Surpass Attendance In 2019

The Mexican Association for Surface Finishing is hosting Surface Finishing Mexico (SFM) March 14-15 in Monterrey.

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Electroplating

Technical Coatings for Additive Manufacturing Show Promising Results

Technical Coatings enable smooth and sealed surfaces with specific functions.

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Electroplating

Crack Formation during Electrodeposition and Post-deposition Aging of Thin Film Coatings - 11th & 12th Quarterly Report

This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the ninth and tenth quarters of project work (July-December 2018) on this AESF Foundation Research project at the University of Houston.  The work continued towards identifying the effective pulse deposition approach to control and mitigate the stress state of chromium thin films leading to cracking.

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Electroplating

Innovative, Hybrid Functional Coatings for Aluminum and Titanium Substrates

This paper describes a low cost alternative coating technology for light metals that electrodeposits an engineered thin-film coating which bonds tightly to the substrate and provides excellent corrosion and wear resistance along with superior electrical and thermal performance.  As a new process, this technology offers a stable, low-cost option to manufacturers and applicators seeking to improve and extend their use of light metal substrates.

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