Correction: Non-Electrolytically Applied Zinc Coat
My response in the February issue regarding General Motors specification GMW 3359 for non-electrolytically applied zinc-rich coatings was incorrect. Here is the correct answer.
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Powder Coat Q&A: A Good System Gone Bad
Rodger Tallbert answers a question about a problem with light coating on an automotive product, where the coater is not getting the kind of coverage they got when the system was new.
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A Good System Gone Bad
We have had problems lately with light coating on our automotive products. We have started to clean the racks more often, and this seems to help a little, but we still are not getting the kind of coverage we got when the system was new.
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BASF building new automotive coatings plant in Shanghai
New production facility is scheduled to commence operation in early 2014; complements the company’s existing plant in Shanghai, which has been operating for more than 15 years.
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Non-Electrolytically Applied Zinc Coat
Q. I recently received General Motors specification GMW3359 for non-electrolytically applied zinc-rich coating. Can you give me more information about this process?
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BASF and Nissan Announce Streamlined Painting Processes
Supplies Nissan with coating solutions from e-coat and basecoat to clearcoat; also working on more streamlined technologies with Nissan in emerging markets such as China.
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White Stays Atop the World’s Car Color Ranks
White/white pearl dominates the global automotive color popularity ranks for the second consecutive year, according to the 2012 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. Black/black effect moves into second place
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Waterborne painting process is a first at South Carolina BMW plant
PPG launched the first use of waterborne compact paint technology in a U.S. automotive manufacturing plant at the BMW assembly plant in Spartanburg, S.C. This painting process has turned out to be a 2012 award winner and has opened up a new way for auto manufacturers to go leaner and become more efficient in their operations.
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NASF Bright Design Challenge Kicks Off Jan. 16
Kick off in Detroit is scheduled for January 16. The event is timed perfectly for the Detroit Auto Show, and the NASF Board will also be meeting in town to fully support the event.
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Chrysler Grants Supplier Approval To Coral Chemical
Auto maker grants PS-508 specification approval to Coral Chemical and Chemische Werke Kluthe
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Automotive Color Trend Show Future Colors Will Be 'Nuanced' Berry And Copper Tones
Results from this year's report show future colors will be 'naturally cultivated'
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A Conversation With ... David Strand, Wisconsin Oven
It’s been a busy summer for David Strand, president and CEO of Wisconsin Oven. In June, his company was acquired by France’s PLC Holding, a leading manufacturer of industrial ovens for the aerospace, automotive, composite and finishing industries.
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Hyundai Downplays Reports About Anti-Rust Zinc Coating
Reports say company provided zinc coatings only to vehicles sold for overseas markets, and did apply apply the anti-rust protection to cars sold in its country.
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MacDermid Launches Automotive Surface Finishing Video
See the video that showcases company's capability in the automotive plating sector.
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A Conversation With ... George Gallion, General Motors/Opel
George Gallion was a designer at General Motors in Detroit when he accepted the head design position at Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany, in 1966. For decades, he was responsible for the appearance of new vehicle models at Opel, including the legendary Manta.
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Automotive Decorative Plating: A Photo Portfolio of the First Golden Age of Surface Finishing
This is a series of scanned 35mm slides taken of 1950-60 era plating facilities.
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Co-Cure to the Rescue For A-Coat and Powder Coating
Henkel’s autodeposition protection technology is an alternative vehicle coating, as Android hopes to produce 9,000 vehicles this year for Florida-based Vehicle Production Group.
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Sherwin-Williams Picked By SERDP To Lead R&D For CARC Powder Topcoat
$1.4 million project to develop a topcoat for use on military vehicles and support equipment
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PPG wins 2012 Automotive News PACE Award for B1:B2 wet-on-wet paint system
8th time PPG has received the award, which honors automotive suppliers’ innovations in products, manufacturing processes and information technology.
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More About Solvent Attack on Plastic
I am a materials engineer for an auto parts manufacturer. We supply plastic components to the industry, so I have a lot of experience in molding and painting plastics. You are usually right on the money, and your response to the person having solvent attack on his ductile plastics was close. He also has a number of other options.
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