March 2019 ISSUE

March 2019 | Digital Edition

COVER STORY

Composite Electroless Nickel Coatings for the Wind Energy Industry

The ability to tailor CEN coatings with an array of synergistic particles makes these coatings uniquely beneficial for applications in the wind energy industry.
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FEATURES

Liquid Coating

Chemetall to Acquire Polymer Ventures's Automotive Paint Detackification Business

The paint detackification technology is a process used to capture and neutralize paint overspray.

Electroplating

ColDip Midnight 1500 Black Zinc Passivate Offers Enhanced Color and Cost Control

Three-part system allows for maximum color control and provides a consistent black appearance

Powder Coating

High School Training Program Adds Powder Coating

According to the Kokomo Tribune, the new equipment includes a plasma table that cuts to precision as well as the recent addition of a powder coater.

Phosphates: How They Impact Your Discharge

This presentation starts with an overview of the element phosphorus and its uses, which ultimately lead to eutrophication of our water supply.

Powder Coating

Powder Coating Institute Accepting Scholarship Applications

The program includes the PCI general scholarship and three corporate member-sponsored scholarships: PCI/Axalta, PCI/Gema and the PCI/Nordson Ken Kreeger scholarships.

Electrocoating

Therma-Tron-X Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Year

TTX has played a critical role in defining the paint finishing business and we are proud of their involvement in bringing the industry to where it is today.

Electrocoating

Therma-Tron-X Opens Subsidiary in Mexico

The TTX Mexico headquarters is located in San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo Leon with remote locations throughout Mexico.

Liquid Coating

UV-Cured Powder Coatings and LED-Curing Technology

UV curing of coatings is a proven technology and offers a practical and profitable alternative to traditional curing.

Electroplating

Cyanide Destruction: A New Look at an Age-Old Problem

Cyanide in mining and industrial wastewaters has been around from the beginning, including electroplating processes. This presentation reviews a number of current processes, and in particular, offers new technologies for improvement in cyanide destruction by the most common process, using sodium hypochlorite.