Michigan Manufacturer/Plater Adding Operations, 100+ Jobs
The new program is likely to include assembly, paint and chrome finishing of Ford Ranger bumpers, according to a release from Ventra Ionia.
#workforce development #automotive
Axalta Gifts Mobility to Kids with Physical Disabilities
Axalta Coating Systems partnered with Atrium Health’s Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital, Hendrick Motorsports, LP Building Products and GoBabyGo! to build custom vehicles for children with mobility issues.
#medical #automotive
PPG Hires New Senior VP for Automotive Coatings
Rebecca Liebert will succeed Gary Danowski, who will become vice president, global automotive refinish. Danowski is replacing John Outcalt, who has announced his intent to retire, effective August 1.
#automotive
Ford Honors Dürr Assembly Products with World Excellence Award
Dürr received an Aligned Business Framework World Excellence Award,the third consecutive Ford award for a company in the Dürr Group.
#automotive
Cleanliness Compliance Is Critical for Automotive Suppliers
The cleanliness of a car’s components can affect the way it operates. OEMs like Ford Motor Co. have created their own internal standards and have started cascading them to their suppliers.
#regulation #automotive
Acid Copper Technologies for Plating on Plastics
Automotive OEM performance requirements continue to increase which presents increased challenges to the supply chain to provide acceptable parts. This presentation will introduce a new system of acid copper technologies that have been designed to increase performance, widen the process operating window, reduce rejects and ultimately increase production capacity.
#surfin #research #automotive
Transition from a Simple Auxiliary Anode to a Fully-developed Conforming Anode System for Plating
This paper demonstrates that the use of an elaborate CAE designed conforming anode system enables plating complex exterior automotive part designs within specification. It will be shown that the increased fixed and variable production costs that are unavoidable when operating an elaborate conforming anode system can be partially earned back by a reduction in metal consumption, and by an increased capacity due to shorter plating times.
#research #surfin #automotive
Col-Met Adding Director of Sales and Marketing
John Owed will be responsible for all of the company’s product lines in the industrial and automotive industries.
#automotive
BASF Color Ideation Vehicle Wins Big at Goodguys Del Mar
“Lucille,” a 1940 Ford convertible, was unveiled at the 2017 SEMA Show and is coated with BASF Glasurit 55 Line in the custom color “Glasurit Cabernet, Goolsby Edition,” which builder Jonathan Goolsby developed through BASF Color Ideation.
#automotive
Auto Technology Provides Environmental Testing, Equipment
In addition to conducting environmental testing, Auto Technology produces corrosion test equipment and environmental test chambers, as well as centrifugal dryers and automated finishing equipment.
#sustainability #pollution control #measurement-testing
QA Program Aims for Consistent, High-Performance Automotive Coatings
At Sur/Fin 2018, MacDermid Enthone will highlight its DecoKlad quality assurance program for high-performance decorative automotive coatings, which aims to ensures globally consistent performance from a network of approved applicators.
#automotive #surfin
Assured Testing Handles Corrosion Tests Specified for Plating, Anodizing
Assured Testing Services has moved into a 26,000-ft.2 purpose-built facility, where it can perform virtually all automotive corrosion and cyclic corrosion tests specified for plating and anodizing applications.
#measurement-testing #automotive
Grieve 500°F Truck Oven Used to Cure Coatings on Hanging Parts
Grieve’s No. 899 is a 500°F (260°C) truck oven currently used for curing coatings on parts hanging from rods.
#curing #automotive
Electronics Company Gets Boost from Bel Air Finishing
A team from TE Connectivity visited the mass finishing solution provider’s Process Technology Center to get help in developing a very specific surface finish for a new automotive connector.
#electronics #automotive
Paul N. Gardner Auto Film Applicator Performs Coating Drawdowns in Varying Speeds
The Byko-drive XL automatic film applicator from Paul N. Gardner is designed to perform drawdowns of coatings and inks in programmable speeds ranging from 5 to 500 mm/sec.
#automotive
PPG Forms Mobility Team to Develop Coatings for Self-Driving Cars
PPG unveiled its work with self-driving and electric vehicles in January during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
#automotive
BASF Sponsors Automobile Design Competition
Introduced in 2012, Detroit’s Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment is considered the “Fight Club of Design,” an underground, automotive industry event developed to identify emerging talent in car design.
#automotive
Automotive Coatings Manufacturers Helping Autonomous Cars ‘See’
Paint makers are coming up with ways in which autonomous vehicles could use their coatings to detect where they are on the road.
#automotive
Doerken USA Creates Director of Business Affairs Position
Dennis Mulalic will be responsible for business development growth in non-automotive industries and strategic marketing planning for the company.
#automotive #management
Assured Testing Moves to New Facility
Assured Testing Services recently moved into a new, 26,000-ft.2 purpose-built facility, where it can perform virtually all automotive cyclic corrosion tests specified for ecoat applications.
#automotive