How to Use Manufacturing Technology to Reach Finishing Goals
If your coating operation has big growth goals for this year, then solutions engineer Bill McGee from Plex Systems says you should have a deep understanding of the way your shop works.
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The Mechanism of Nickel Corrosion in ENEPIG Deposits and How to Mitigate It
The incident of nickel corrosion in ENEPIG multilayers (electroless nickel, electroless palladium and immersion gold) was brought to light after it was observed during the analysis of gold wire bond lifts.
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Powder Coating Institute 3000 and 4000 Certifications—What You Need to Know
Assessment Program Offers Comprehensive Audit for Custom Coaters and OEMs
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How to Extend Parts Cleaner Solution Life
Coventya’s Greg Terrell says there are simple techniques that can be used every day in any plating shop to better characterize not only the effectiveness of the cleaners, but help determine the cleaner life that fits the process line.
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How To Better Control Powder Coating Film Thickness
If you struggle to avoid light coating in some areas of your parts, then expert Rodger Talbert has some suggestions on how to better control film build.
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How to Lower Your Powder Coating Operation Costs
John Cole from Parker Ionics says there are numerous things to look at to lower costs when running a powder coating operation.
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Watch the Video and See How to Take Part in National Surface Finishing Day
Watch Products Finishing contributor Tim Pennington show you how your shop can utilize National Surface Finishing Day on March 6 to help promote your facility and the surface finishing industry.
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It’s Time to Learn How to Win Again
As a new year begins, we will do well to evaluate the strategies that worked and those that did not.
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Considerations for Buying A Burn-Off Oven
A time-tested way to keep hooks clean is with a burn-off oven, and Steelman Industries’ Carlton Mann explains considerations for buying one.
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Four Steps to Properly Identify and Eliminate Paint Defects
Over the years and out of necessity, Axalta’s Mike Withers has developed strategies for finding problems on a coating line and discovering solutions to those problems.
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How to Optimize Your Reverse Osmosis System for Surface Finishing
High-quality water is essential for a variety of industrial finishing processes, but is too often overlooked. Discover where reverse osmosis fits into your finishing operation, including what it is, how it works and how to get the most out it.
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Selecting a Touch-Up Gun for an Automatic Finishing System
Liquid coating expert Steve Romer recommends first looking at how the automatic system is being used.
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How to Cut Costs by Properly Storing Industrial Paints and Powders
Hazardous material storage is about more than just safety precautions. Properly storing industrial chemicals such as paints and powders can lead to significant cost savings.
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7 Steps to Make Buying a Paint Booth Easier
GFS’ Ryan Looker guides you through the process of choosing the right booth for your application.
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How to Determine Dry Film Density
Simply put, dry film density is just the mass of the dry paint film divided by the volume of the dry paint film, says BASF’s Tim December.
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How to Achieve Good Grounding
Saying ground is important to proper and safe powder coating is an understatement, contends Parker Ionics’ John Cole.
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How to Pass Mil-DTL-5541F for Aluminum
Luster-On Products’ Steve Gilbert offers some “tricks” to passing Mil-DTL-5541F, Type II, Class 1A for AL 2024.
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How to Read Your Top Shops Customized Benchmarking Report
Video from Michael Guckes from Gardner Intelligence explains how to read and understand your Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking custom reports you received if you took part in the recent survey.
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How to Limit Rack Twisting in a Coating Line
Mighty Hook’s Scott Rempala offers some suggestions for minimizing rack twisting in a coating line.
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