16-LED Ring Illuminator Streamlines Industrial Microscopy
This 360-degree shadow-free light provides consistent illumination while eliminating obstructive shadows, making it especially useful for detailed examinations and precision work.
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Cross-Hatch Adhesion Testers Available in Kits
Five kits, three in accordance with ISO 2409 and two in accordance with ASTM D3359.
AkzoNobel Completes Plant Expansion
Four new manufacturing lines are now operational – two of them dedicated to automotive primers and two to architectural coatings. New bonding equipment lines have also been added.
Advantages of UV-LED Spot Curing for Collision Repair
Carlisle Fluid Technologies’ Jacob Fortmeyer shares advantages, considerations and important equipment features for the UV-LED curing process.
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Ultrasonic Parts Cleaning System Offers Large Capacity
With payload capacity up to 500 lbs and tank volumes of up to 675 gallons, the latest Agi-Sonic AS-6000 model is a larger system than earlier models.
Black Gained Popularity in Automotive Color Wheel
While white continues to hold its position as the most popular color for light passenger vehicles, it has seen a notable decrease in market share. In contrast, black has surged in popularity.
Blackstone-NEY Ultrasonics Introduces the New Agi-Sonic AS-6000 Ultrasonic Parts Cleaning Systems
The AS-6000 has payload capacity up to 500 lbs and tank volumes of up to 675gallons.
NASF/AESFF Announce Electroplating & Surface Finishing Course
This web-based training program is designed for operators and supervisors of job shops and captive shops applying a broad range of surface finishes on a variety of substrates.
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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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Rework and Recoating Powder
Powder coating rework requires more than just recoating the part. Products Finishing columnist and powder coating consultant Rodger Talbert discusses proper steps that should be taken to ensure a quality finish.
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AkzoNobel Supports Delivery of China Cruise Ship
The first large cruise ship to be built in China has set off on its maiden voyage, having been coated with International paint supplied by AkzoNobel.
Carlisle Fluid Technologies Hires Marketing Assistant
Verona Faya’s experience with social media and content marketing will help grow the company’s market reach and expand its industry presence.
ECOAT24 Attracts Both Serious Electrocoaters and Novices Alike
The conference, held April 2-4, 2024, in Orlando, Florida, provides the ecoating industry with educational sessions, supplier exhibits and networking with colleagues.
Co-operative Plating Hires New Technical Director
Travis Johnson brings 8 years of plating shop lab experience to the position.
Finishing activity contracted again in January, Closing at 45.5
Finishing activity has shown encouraging signs the past two months, the longest ‘stretch’ since starting to contract in April 2023.
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IHEA 2024 Annual Meeting
The Industrial Heating Equipment Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting will be held at the DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, from March 20 – 22.
Changing From Liquid to Powder Coating
Will the powder coating perform better than your liquid system? Products Finishing columnist Rodger Talbert discusses considerations you should consider when making the switch.
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Interpon Helps Aluminum Coating Business with Sustainability
DFV is partnering with AkzoNobel Powder Coatings to keep the business out in front by using an Interpon powder coating technology that can make aluminum look like wood.
Looking Back: The Columnists
Many industrial/technical journals consist of a well-rounded mixture of technical papers, practical articles about technology and how-to-do-it features, including this one, Products Finishing. In its decades of publication, the AESF/NASF journal, Plating & Surface Finishing also endeavored to meet this need. Among the many features were those of the columnists, recognized experts who had expertise in certain segments of the surface finishing industry. This article contains a sampling of columns published in P&SF over the years, which still retain information of importance even today.
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