Steelhead Technologies Wins Top Performer Award
Steelhead Technologies has receved the Winter 2024 Top Performer award in job shop software from software comparison website SourceForge.
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Episode 39: Expediting ERP Software Deployments
Products Finishing learns about a recent manufacturing software deployment by Steelhead Technologies that was completed in record time for A1 Paint, Powder and Sandblasting.
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Finishing Another Year — Looking Back at the Trends of 2023
Products Finishing reflects on a year of reporting on the surface finishing industry and looks ahead to what may be in store for 2024.
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ERP Provider Demonstrates Streamlined Installation
Steelhead Technologies claims 36-hour ERP deployment sets new industry standard.
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AR Iron Powder Coating Division Achieves AAMA Certification
AR Iron's powder coating division has achieved AAMA 2604 and AAMA 2605 certification.
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Top 5 Areas to Consider Automation of Plating Operations
Automation for finishing operations can lead to improvements in process time, repeatability and consistency of quality. Yet, processes that make sense to explore for these operational efficiencies may not always be readily apparent.
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Episode 32: An Interview with Bobby Haggard, TrinSoft LLC
A wide variety of ERP systems are on the market ranging from off-the-shelf solutions to custom programs. What should finishing operations keep in mind when exploring a new ERP solution?
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AkzoNobel Uses VR for Training Airline Apprentices
The virtual reality technology provides a paint booth and spray gun that enables trainees to work and master their skills without losing parts in the process.
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The Value of Robotic Paint Performance Testing
Considerations for implementing the use of automation for paint performance testing.
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Digitizing Your Job Shop for Increased Production and Profitability
Dean Halonen of ERP software provider Steelhead Technologies discusses how digitizing your metal finishing job shops can help you achieve more production throughput and improve profitability.
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When to Introduce Automation Into Your Finishing System
Looking to increase productivity for your liquid coating operation? John Owed of Carlisle Fluid Technologies provides examples of how automation can help improve quality and efficiency for paint spray equipment.
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LestaUSA Partners With Wagner
LestaUSA announces distribution partnership with Wagner to build proven automated finishing solutions.
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Trends in Industrial Coatings
The benefits of new technologies in the industrial coatings market.
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Epicor Acquires MES Provider eFlex Systems
eFlex Systems, provider of cloud-based manufacturing execution system (MES) technologies, is being acquired by industry-specific enterprise software company Epicor.
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Autonomous Heating System Features Built-In Safety Measures
Process Technology’s Tomtech heating system features remote monitoring, built-in safety features and autonomous operation.
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Smart Automotive Paint Booths: Embracing Industry 4.0
Automation, digitization, connectivity, remote process management tools help automakers, suppliers paint parts, vehicles at lower cost, reduced carbon footprint.
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Racking and Conveyor Automation Solutions
Considerations for automating various operations within a finishing system.
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Integrating Industry 4.0 Solutions Into Your Coating Operation
Finishers and coaters are adopting automation solutions at an increasing rate. Jacob Fortmeyer offers insights for integrating new technologies into your process.
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Video Podcast: Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives' APS Automation Cell Tour
Mike Shappell of Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives, takes PF on a video tour of the company’s new Abrasive Process Solutions (APS) automation cell, which offers finishers a path to automation for mechanical finishing processes.
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American Welding Society, Vectis Automation Raise Scholarship Funds
In celebration of April being National Welding Month, the American Welding Society Foundation and Vectis Automation are raising scholarship money for aspiring welders in Colorado.
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