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Lori Beckman Executive Editor
Lori Beckman is Executive Editor of Products Finishing, a property of Gardner Business Media. Lori has been a writer/editor in the manufacturing industry since 2004, creating content mostly for the Production Machining brand before joining the PF staff. She has been representing the brands at industry events across the world and has been covering industrial parts cleaning for many years as well.
Lori is also the co-chair for the annual Parts Cleaning Conference, which provides industrial cleaning guidance and training from presentations by experts in the field.
Lori has a B.A. in Communications from the University of Dayton. She resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband and two children.
CCAI 2025 Scholarship Program Accepting Applications
The scholarship program named for the first executive director of the CCAI aims to attract new talent to the industrial finishing and surface coating technologies industry.
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Greensboro Industrial Platers Acquires United Metal Finishing
This strategic move unites two companies under the Greensboro Industrial Platers name, enhancing capabilities and reinforcing the commitment to delivering high-quality services.
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Cobot Enters Paint Industry With Safety at the Forefront
This collaborative robot is the first explosion-proof solution for the powder coating and paint arena that meets the U.S.’ stringent safety requirements. Its lead-through teach programming and tablet control are especially appealing to small shops with little proficiency in robotics.
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Top Shop Concentrates on Automating Processes for Automotive Plating
This well-established zinc and zinc-nickel plater covers “auto” in more than one way. Automotive jobs consist of 75-80% of this surface finisher’s work, while the team continuously seeks ways to implement automation.
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AI Tool Optimizes, Automates Powder Coating
New “digital Blueprint” technology fine-tunes every aspect of a powder coating system. The platform promises at least 10% powder savings, a return on investment of a few days and an increase in uptime.
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Top Shop Builds Original Systems for Coating Medical Devices
Engineers at Surgical Coatings in Colorado have been ingeniously developing their own equipment, automation, processes and software since this powder coater’s inception in 1995.
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Practical Environmental Management Reduces Costs, Refines Quality
By focusing on effluent treatment and efficient tin recovery, this Indian surface treatment plant meets stringent environmental standards and sustainable high-quality production.
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Hubbard-Hall Marks 175 Years with New Logo and Website
The new logo honors Hubbard-Hall's heritage with its founding year, 1849, while embracing a modern design inspired by the periodic table.
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Cleaning Conference Format Changes to Hands-On Workshop in 2025
The workshop will build on the successful in-person and virtual workshops from the Product Quality Cleaning Workshops (PQCW) team that consists of cleaning experts Barbara and Ed Kanegsburg and Darren Williams.
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Fine Powder Substitutes PTFE in Plastics, Rubbers, Paints and Coatings
Together with customers, Dreyplas and Mitsui Chemicals Europe are developing solutions to replace PTFE with UHMW-PE and to optimize tribological properties. This also includes the use of Lubmer UHMW-PE, which is available in granulate form and has been developed by Mitsui Chemicals for extrusion and injection molding applications.
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Custom Vertical Blast System for Aerospace and Automotive
The vertical design and custom conveyor system make the TR-1000 an ideal choice for companies looking to streamline operations.
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