Changes Bring Out the Best for Plating Shop
Arizona’s CRC Surface Technologies Improves Performance, Profits with Management Changes
Tim Pennington
Contributor, Products Finishing
Techsolutions R.J. Provides Waste Management Solutions
The company provides customized training in electroplating, wastewater treatment and management, pure water production, process improvement, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Veolia Water Technologies Helps Optimize Resources
Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to industry sustainability.
Advint's Advisory and Training Services Assist Electroplating Businesses
Advint's advisory service emphasizes science, mathematics, technology and management to help clients achieve their goals.
Three Rules to Live by When Business Times Get Tough
Advice for business leaders in the finishing industry as the world reacts to the economic repercussions of the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis.
Elcometer Promotes Tracy Salt
Salt named product manager responsible for management and introduction of the company’s range of products.
Wagner's Coatify Platform Enables Intelligent Monitoring
Information and management platform designed to improve system availability and productivity.
Gaining Traction to be a Great Finishing Operation
Burkard Industries, located near Detroit, was the Products Finishing’s Top Shop in 2018 for liquid and powder coating operations, using a management book to help them improve.
Tim Pennington
Contributor, Products Finishing
Solving the Work-Life Balance Myth
When finishers reject the work-life balance fairytale in favor of work-life integration, both can be performed at a higher level.
Atotech Announces Staff Updates
Specialty chemicals and equipment company has management changes in sales and marketing.
EPA Moving on PFAS Regulatory Actions for Drinking Water
Agency requesting the Office of Management to review its proposed regulatory determinations for two types of PFAS.
Open Your Eyes to the Bad News Wake-Up Call
Hotel room alarms are not the only kinds of wake-up calls.
Blow Up the Script in Finishing Customer Service
Do you follow the same routine with every customer? That may not be a good thing.
Coventya Announces Organizational Changes
Mike Kelly named president as company is adopting a regional-type management structure.
Internships: Not Just for Coffee Makers and Photocopiers
Organizations that don’t offer internships are missing a huge opportunity to improve.
Process Technology Garden Designated as Monarch Waystation Habitat
Monarch Waystation gardens are required to be at least 100 square feet, contain milkweed and nectar plants, provide adequate shelter, and follow specific habitat management guidelines.
A Conversation With Brad Durkin, Coventya
Brad Durkin is director of international product management for Coventya, and the chairperson of the SUR/FIN Technical Advisory Committee that puts together the conference sessions each summer.
The Art of Conference Call Surveillance
Not announcing yourself to gain an advantage does more harm than good.
Chemcoaters Hires Connor McMenamin as President
McMenamin previously worked at Tata Steel, where he held positions in sales, account management and country head in Mexico.
Understanding Compliance Inspection using the 6Ps Model
Staff from the City of Los Angeles Sanitation Department’s Bureau of Sanitation’s Industrial Waste Management Division, explain how metal finishers can utilize the 6Ps Model.
25 Lessons in 25 Years
In my own little way of commemorating 25 years in executive leadership, I offer the 25 most valuable lessons I’ve learned in 25 years.
Cordial Joins Trimac Industrial Systems
Dan Cordial has 30 years of industrial capital equipment experience with roles in sales, design and project management in paint, powder applications and finishing systems.
Electrocoat Learning Management Goes Live
Users also have access to keynotes, panel discussions and workshop sessions from previous events, such as Boot Camp, Ecoat16 and Ecoat18.
Valence Surface Technologies Sold to Investment Groups
ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management purchase Texas-based Valence.
June Issue: How Changes Helped an Arizona Plater; Powder Coating Certifications
A change in management structure helps a Phoenix plating operation, and what are the benefits of getting your powder coating operation certified?
VIDEO: Axalta Makes Changes, Techmetals Earns Approval, Epner Sets Gold Standard
Watch the latest news from the finishing world for the week of May 8, including Axalta’s management changes.