#ECONOMICS

Powder Coating

Conductive Powder

Does the Powder Coating market/industry, supply or make available any Powder Coating that is also conductive? Would there be the chance of adding say nickel or copper to the Powder Coating to help this conductivity?
#economics

Electroplating

Blackening Lead

I am interested in blackening a limited number of small cast figurines made of lead. Do you have any hints or suggestions? Are there any commercial products on the market that will do this?
#economics

A Well-Guarded Secret Revealed

The stock market is uncertain.
#economics

Parts Cleaning

Aqueous Cleaning Market

Question: I am trying to find out the size of the aqueous cleaning market for a presentation.
#economics

Anodizing

Chem Film Over A Black Anodized Coating

Question: We are working on some parts with the following customer specification: Black hardcoat anodize (Type III, class 2) to match #37038 (FED-STD-595), followed by a Class 3 chromate conversion coating over which we are to apply a primer and black paint to #37038.
#economics

Electroplating

The Science of Small Grows BIG

Nanotechnology is everywhere. It is even making advancements in the finishing market...
#economics

Electroplating

Striking Gold

In spite of fierce competition from China, a sour economy and a devastating fire, Klein Plating Works, Inc. has managed to remain competitive, thanks to a combination of tight process controls and successful customer relationships…
#economics

Fair Conditions Forecast for the Finishing Industry

As the American economy entered 2004 with less anxiety than 2003, many in the manufacturing industry couldn’t stop worrying about the dark cloud that has loomed over it. While the finishing segment has weathered an especially long and severe storm for the past few years, Products Finishing’s 2004 Capital Spending Survey results indicate that the future seems to be clearing…
#economics

UV-Curable Basecoats and Clearcoats for Automotive Lighting

With the influx of plastic into automotive lighting in the early 1980s, a fresh market for coatings quickly emerged.
#economics #automotive

Liquid Coating

Color Matters

When it comes to color, automotive paint suppliers don't just forecast the next big trends...they create them.
#automotive #economics

2003 Coating Show Wrap-Up

Combination of Key Location, Improved Economy and New Technologies Result in a Successful Show...
#economics

Electroplating

Hard Chrome Plating... Its Past, Present and Future

Providers of hard chrome electroplate, a relatively small but critical component of the overall chrome plating market, have endured tremendous stress and changing market forces in the past decade...
#economics

Continuing Crisis or New Hope for Manufacturing?

There have been numerous reports of late concerning the plight of the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy.
#economics

Electroplating

Changes South of the Border

Galnik updates its facilities with automated equipment in response to market needs…
#economics

Powder Coating

Powder Coating Expands Markets & Opportunities In The 21st Century

Powder coating remains the fastest growing industrial finishing method in North America, currently representing about 15% of the total industrial finishing market.
#economics

Powder Coating

Powder Coating: Defining an Industry and Coloring a World

The growth of the powder coating industry during the last twenty years has been dramatic, with new applications continually being developed to ensure ever expanding market penetration in a wide range of industries.
#curing #economics #masking

Reality Check: It's the (Fuel) Economy, Stupid

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that the average fuel economy of the nation’s cars and trucks had reached a 22-year low.
#sustainability #automotive #economics

Reality Check: The Economy—How Much Longer?

The economy continues to weigh heavily on the minds of industrial finishers and suppliers alike.
#economics

Perspectives: Surviving a Slow Economy

The economy is not just slow; it is strange.
#economics

Powder Coating

Powder Coating PVC?

Question: I have a product that I am trying to get to market.
#economics