March 2020 ISSUE
Polishing Is Spot-On For Arlington Plating
APC has an extensive polishing and buffing department, one that has been a mainstay of the shop for more than 60 years.
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Michael Guckes: Finishing Index Gains Due to Broad Activity Expansion
Matthew Kirchner: How a Generation Lost So Many Employability Skills
Tim Pennington: A Decade of Awakenings
A Conversation with Brad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X
Improving Standard Operating Procedures for Powder Coating Operations
Mark Schario, Executive Vice President, Columbia Chemical: Summary Report on USCAR Field Test for Trivalent Chromium
Brandon Lloyd, Global Product Manager - Paint Pretreatment Technologies, Atotech: Using Alternatives in Pretreatment Baths for Degreasing
Joseph Subda, Senior Product Specialist, Axalta Coating Systems: Finding What Causes Defects in Ecoat Systems
Mark Schario, Executive Vice President, Columbia Chemical: Decorative Trivalent Chromium Deposits Applied by Barrel Electroplating
Dr. Ying Zhang, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University & Jason C. Witman, Ph.D. student Mechanical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University: Electro-codeposition of MCrAlY Coatings for Advanced Gas Turbine Applications - 8th Quarterly Research Report
Sjon Westre, Ph.D., Vice President of Technology, Chemeon Surface Technology & Catherine Munson, Ph.D., Research Chemist, Chemeon Surface Technology: Correlation Between Electrochemical Behavior and Neutral Salt Fog Corrosion on TCP Coated AA2024