Touch-up Options for Powder Coated Parts
Is it true that powder coating cannot be touched up? Powder coating expert Rodger Talbert offers options for powder coating touch-ups.
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Automated Electroplating Systems
Simultaneous engineering reduces energy and resource consumption.
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Nickel Electroplating
Applications, plating solutions, brighteners, good operating practices and troubleshooting.
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The Powder Coating Process
Powder coating is one of the most durable finishes that can be applied to industrial manufactured products, and offers excellent corrosion protection and is very safe because of its lack of volatile organic compounds. To understand the powder coating process you should start with the fundamentals.
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Conversion Coatings: Phosphate vs. Zirconium
Both phosphate-based and zirconium coatings have their advantages, but zirconium is fast becoming the pretreatment of choice.
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Copper Plating on Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
How can I plate copper on aluminum?
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Understanding Infrared Line-of-Sight
Marty Sawyer of Trimac Industrial Systems offers insights into using infrared to accelerate your powder coating curing operations.
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How to Reduce Overspray in a Paint Booth
Accudraft’s Jeremy Winters shares the best way on how to reduce overspray in a paint booth, from spray techniques to equipment set up. His knowledge comes from 18 years of painting in collision and multiple certifications.
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How to Find a Job in the Finishing Industry
The time is ripe to find a great job in the finishing industry. Here are some resources and training opportunities that may aid you in your search.
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Wastewater Compliance and Sustainability
A brief overview of compliance and sustainability considerations for effective wastewater treatment for finishing operations.
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Mineral Acids for Activation vs. Acid Salt
Advantages of replacing mineral acid with acid salt for pickling.
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The Basics of Automotive Surface Engineering by Isotropic Superfinishing
This paper discusses using a non-abrasive, high density media in conjunction with an isotropic superfinishing (ISF) chemistry. This improved surface significantly reduces friction and provides several engineering advantages. The paper also reviews the technique used to generate ISF and some of the improvements that can be imparted to metal-to-metal contact surfaces.
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How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls of a Nadcap Audit
Suppliers within the aerospace industry can easily avoid many of the most common pitfalls of Nadcap audits by properly preparing in advance, explains Ethan Akins, Senior Business Development Manager at the Performance Review Institute, which is responsible for administering the Nadcap Program.
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Tips for Choosing Abrasive Blasting Safety Equipment and Safety Procedures
Selecting new blasting equipment? Lane Barnholtz of Clemco Industries, manufacturer of air-powered abrasive blasting equipment, offers insights for choosing the correct equipment for your needs.
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Reducing Downtime Due to Clogging
Jacob Fortmeyer of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses ways to avoid clogging and seizing of liquid coating systems.
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Aqueous or solvent-based cleaning?
Considerations for choosing the right cleaning solution.
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Modeling Software Improves Understanding of Porous Coatings
University of Illinois at Chicago leverages SwiftComp software to predict elastic and mechanical properties of porous coatings under different loading conditions.
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What You Need to Know About EHLA
Ultra-fast coating process provides a metallurgical bond between the alloy coating and the metal substrate.
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