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Liquid Coating

13,000th Dürr Robot Set for GM in Korea

EcoRP E043i will be used to paint the interior of passenger cars at GM in Changwon.

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Powder Coating

Ag Machinery Maker Kemper Saves Time with Faster Color Change

Productivity increased due to the new fast color change booth.

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Anodizing

AGM Acquires Advanced Hard Coatings Company Duralar

Duralar owns Emperion system for high-throughput deposition of ultrahard coatings on metal parts.

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Electroplating

Arlington Plating Receives Fiat Chrysler Nickel-Chrome Plating on Steel Substrates Approval

Approval is for nickel-chrome plate steel substrate parts per FCA specification PS-50019 for parts that include bumpers, tow hooks, running boards and exhaust tips.

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Liquid Coating

Axalta Acquires UAE-Based Powder Coatings Manufacturer

Axalta will expand its footprint in the Middle East and North Africa region, and add to their strong manufacturing base.

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Powder Coating

CCAI SoCal Chapter Hosts Toys for Tots Golf Tourney Dec. 9

This year, the chapter is aiming for 830 or more toys for the U.S. Marine holiday program.

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Electroplating

Fixing Salt Spray Failures After Passivating, Baking

This is a common challenge faced by many acid zinc platers who Mark Adams from Columbia Chemical says perform hydrogen embrittlement relief on acid zinc plated fasteners.

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Electrocoating

Get to Know Cleanliness Standards

With a small amount of practice, it is possible to understand the underlying motivation of a cleaning standard and to figure out the specific aspects of the specification that are applicable to the customer.

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Liquid Coating

Hubbard-Hall Receives Workplace Award

The list is based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey and measures several aspects of workplace culture.

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Electroplating

Michigan Plater Tackles Emissions With New Equipment

Elm Plating's coating line uses closed pollution control equipment To solve air issues.

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National Surface Finishing Day on March 4 Celebrates Industry

National Surface Finishing Day on Wednesday, March 4 is a way to showcase the industry to local trade schools, businesses, officials and media, as well as to celebrate employees and staff.

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Mechanical Finishing

Precision Finishing Opens New Addition, Capabilities

A 40,000-square foot-finishing facility that was up and running in 2017 with new equipment, processes and capabilities from the previously constructed facility in 1955.

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Liquid Coating

Pretreatment Helps Nailor Industries Hammer Home Better Finishes

A change in its pretreatment system helps manufacturer get better coating adhesion.

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Anodizing

Pries Opens New 36-foot Wide Anodizing Line in Iowa

The anodizing line is fully automated and boasts 36-foot tanks, which Pries says will be able to guarantee extruded and anodized aluminum in just four weeks.

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Electroplating

Process Technology Garden Designated as Monarch Waystation Habitat

Monarch Waystation gardens are required to be at least 100 square feet, contain milkweed and nectar plants, provide adequate shelter, and follow specific habitat management guidelines.

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Electroplating

Sifco ASC Welcomes New Ownership

Quaker Houghton has acquired  Norman Hay PLC, a private UK company that provides specialty chemicals, operating equipment and services to industrial end markets.

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Anodizing

Steps to Take Control of Wastewater Treatment

Finishing operations should consider their environmental impact and other motivating factors, beyond mere compliance.

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Parts Cleaning

Test to Find Answers to a Cleaning Solution Dilemma

Finding the best cleaning fluid for a specific application is possible by carrying out practical trials, backed by lab analyses.

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Parts Cleaning

Top Reasons to Switch to a Better Cleaning Fluid

Venesia Hurtubise from MicroCare says switching to the new modern cleaning fluids will have a positive impact on your cleaning process.

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Electroplating

Crack Formation During Electrodeposition and Post-Deposition Aging of Thin Film Coatings - 13th-14th Quarter Report

This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the 13th and 14th quarters of project work (January-June 2019) on this AESF Foundation Research project at the University of Houston.  The activities in this period continued towards calculating an optimum pulse current deposition method to control and mitigate the stress state of chromium thin films.  This study should enable development of an effective strategy generally applicable in practice whenever electrodeposition process for crack-free films is demanded.

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Electroplating

Novel Post Treatment of Nano-particle Reinforced Metallic Coatings

This paper discusses a novel post-treatment reinforcement process for both electroless and electrolytic nano-composite coatings which further improves the hardness of the coating (+40%), while also improving the ductility of the material.  This technology is applicable to commercial baths for a large variety of electrolytic and electroless coatings.  Interestingly, post-treated coatings retain performance at higher temperatures, suggesting improved oxide dispersion strengthening effects, potentially offering new coating options for high temperature applications.

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