Editorial, News, and Products
Pretreatment of Black Oxide
Having issues achieving a consistent color with the application of black oxide? Start by looking at your pretreatment. Connor Callais of Hubbard-Hall offers advice for troubleshooting your black oxide process.
Connecticut Businesses Join Forces for Educational Program
A group of rival businesses comes together to educate the next generation of metal finishers.
Conscious Cleaning Considerations
Reassessing your cleaning process? Connor Callais of Hubbard-Hall offers an in-depth discussion of what you should keep in mind.
40 Under 40: Class of 2023
Products Finishing's 40 under 40 program recognizes nominated individuals driving the surface industry forward. Meet the class of 2023.
Hubbard-Hall Welcomes Manager to Supply Chain Team
Noel Rutherford joins Hubbard-Hall as supply chain manager.
Rust Prevention Solution Reduces Chemistry
Hubbard-Hall’s Metal Guard 900 rust preventative provides extended indoor and outdoor protection for metal surfaces.
Zirconium Conversion Coating Reported to Reduce Process Costs
Torch Surface Technologies offers zirconium conversion coating family of products designed to provide an alternative to iron or zinc phosphate pretreatments.
Brighton Science and Hubbard-Hall Partner on Data-Driven Cleaning Program
Infinity Surface Cleaning Program offers data-driven approach to preparing surfaces for bonding, adhesion and coating.
Hubbard-Hall Acquires Torch Surface Technologies
Hubbard-Hall expands its product offerings through the acquisition of Torch Surface Technologies.
Hubbard-Hall Named Connecticut Counties Top Workplaces Award Winner 2022
This is Hubbard-Hall’s seventh time winning the award.
Hubbard-Hall Welcomes Technical Service Rep
Hubbard-Hall hires Jameson Grout as a technical service representative.
Hubbard-Hall: Using Technology to Improve Cost, Chemical Consumption and Quality
Aquaease Infinity cleaner and membrane technology is said to reclaim 98% of the cleaning chemistry used.
Mineral Acids for Activation vs. Acid Salt
Advantages of replacing mineral acid with acid salt for pickling.
Hubbard-Hall Hires New Technical Product Manager
Jason Potts, who has over 25 years of experience in metal finishing, will serve as a technical resource for Hubbard-Hall’s customers.
Hubbard-Hall Claims 2021 Top Workplaces Award
Hearst Media Services names Hubbard-Hall a winner of the Fairfield, New Haven & Litchfield County Top Workplaces 2021 Award.
Hubbard-Hall’s Chemistries Designed to Replace Traditional Solvents
SUR/FIN 2021 exhibitor Hubbard-Hall designs aqueous and solvent chemistries to reduce the cost, complexity and chemical consumption of surface cleaning.
Hubbard-Hall Inc. Hires New Customer Service Manager
Jodie Menze joins the Hubbard-Hall customer service team
Hubbard-Hall Acquires Assets of Arbortech
The acquisition solidifies a longstanding relationship between the two companies.
Hubbard-Hall Realigns the Sales & Technical Department
Hubbard-Hall has transformed its Sales & Technical Departments and promoted several key staff.
Extending Bath Life and Reducing Process Challenges in Vapor Degreasing Systems
How using a stabilizer can extend your bath life and help you avoid costly system repairs.
Hubbard-Hall Launches eCommerce Platform
Hubbard-Hall’s has launched an eCommerce store featuring the company’s CitriSurf products for passivating and cleaning.
40 Under 40: Class of 2021
Each year, PF editors comb through a long list of nominees with a wide range of skill sets to select the 40 Under 40 class. This year's finalists include engineers, operations managers, chemists, general managers, sales professionals and entrepreneurs working in the finishing industry.
Hubbard-Hall to Distribute Alconox Residue-Free Cleaners
Hubbard-Hall is now a North American distributor of Alconox Inc.’s line of residue-free, cleaning products, which includes brands like Citranox, Luminox and Alcojet.
Happy National Surface Finishing Day 2021
National Surface Finishing Day celebrates the contributions of the finishing industry to manufacturing and celebrates surface finishing professionals.
The Case for Parts Cleaning
Understanding the consequences and costs of not cleaning well.
6th-Gen Family Business Achieves Woman-Owned Small Business Certification
Hubbard-Hall (Waterbury, Conn.) announces its certification as a woman-owned small business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Chairman, CEO, President and 6th-generation owner, Molly Kellogg, leads the $55 million specialty chemical producer and distributor. She became the first female CEO in the company’s 172-year history in 2014, and in 2019, succeeded her father, Charles T.
Speedy Growth in EV Batteries Spurs Cleaning Technology
Hubbard-Hall teams up with lithium-ion battery makers to provide cleaning chemistry for electric vehicle batteries.
Leading Companies Launch Manufacturing Cleaning Association
Gardner Business Media and other leaders in manufacturing have established the Manufacturing Cleaning Association to establish standards and spread knowledge.
Hubbard-Hall Adds Aquaease Business Development Manager
Hubbard-Hall recently hired Fernando Carminholi as the business development manager for its Aquaease Infinity line of sustainable cleaners.
Hubbard-Hall's Metal Guard 560 Prevents Rust with Thin Film
Hubbard-Hall’s Metal Guard 560 provides a thin-film rust preventative excellent for situations in which dimensional change is unacceptable.
Hubbard-Hall's New Digital Strategy Promotes User Experience
The recently-completed first phase of Hubbard-Hall’s three-year digital initiative strategy adds live chat tools and revamps the on-demand portal to provide enhanced, efficient service.
Products Finishing at IMTS Spark
Products Finishing announces Plating Insights track at IMTS Spark, a digital experience that connects exhibitors and visitors through educational programming, demonstrations and networking opportunities.
Hubbard-Hall Expands Cleaning and Customer Engagement Teams
Hubbard-Hall has hired Joshua McClellan and Becky Cavazuti to support its cleaning and customer engagement divisions.
Hubbard-Hall Hires Sales and Product Manager Experts
Hubbard-Hall has promoted Ted Saltzman to business development manager and hired Andrew Pedew as product manager of metal coloring.
Regenerating Aqueous Cleaning Solution Could Save Time and Cost
Hubbard-Hall has developed an emulsifying cleaner that is optimized for filtration. In conjunction with its membrane filter, the solution enables users to regenerate cleaning solution.
Hubbard-Hall Offers Organic Acid Cleaner Technology
Hubbard-Hall offers an organic acid cleaner, Aquaease 2289, designed for soak cleaning, said to clean, deoxidize and brighten in one step.
Reshoring of Medical Equipment With an Eye on Electropolishing
Hubbard-Hall prepares to help surface finishers seeking to implement electropolishing processes in order to take advantage of reshoring efforts to bring production work back to the U.S.
Hubbard-Hall Inc. Appoints Shelley Lusas to Director of Marketing
Hubbard-Hall has promoted Shelley Lusas to a new director of marketing position. Lusas has been with the company for three years.
Hubbard-Hall to Distribute SAFECHEM High-Performance Solvents
Hubbard-Hall has forged a strategic alliance with SAFECHEM to distribute modified alcohol solvents for precision cleaning of industrial components.
Hubbard-Hall’s Aquaease Infinity Line Cleaners Reduce Costs
The company says its line of cleaners and Arbortech membrane technology can reduce cleaning costs by 35% and reclaim 95% of production cleaner.
Hubbard-Hall Appoints Davis, Burningham to New Posts
Promoted Jeffrey Davis to senior vice president of Business Development and Distribution, and Carter Burningham to director of Supply Chain.
TechTalk Video: Hubbard-Hall Helps Facilities Reclaim 95% of Cleaners
Scott Papst says Aquaease Infinity cleaners reduce cleaning cost by more than 35%, cut waste and reduce reject rate caused by oil saturated cleaners.
How To Reduce Steps Required In Nonferrous Surface Finishing
The finishing of parts made from various copper and aluminum alloys traditionally require many distinct and separate process steps, and Hubbard-Hall’s Mike Valenti explains how both come with their own unique needs .
How To Reduce Steps Required In Nonferrous Surface Finishing
The finishing of parts made from various copper and aluminum alloys traditionally require many distinct and separate process steps, and Hubbard-Hall’s Mike Valenti explains how both come with their own unique needs .
Webinar Discusses Reducing Cleaning Costs by 35%
Webinar explains the economics that determine the optimal disposal point of a cleaner bath.
Charles Kellogg, Former Hubbard-Hall Chairman, Passes
Kellogg joined Hubbard-Hall in 1957 as a fifth-generation family member of the chemical distribution company originally founded as Apothecaries Hall in Waterbury in 1849.
Hubbard-Hall Receives Workplace Award
The list is based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey and measures several aspects of workplace culture.
Hubbard-Hall Focuses on Surface Finishing, Waste Treatment Solutions
Company offers broad spectrum of cleaning, stripping, rust inhibition and industrial wastewater treatment products.
Biological Wastewater Treatment for Industrial Applications
With tightening limits on nutrients and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), is a small scale biological system right for your industrial facility?
How Phosphates Impact Your Discharge
Phosphate conversion coatings are used to impart corrosion resistance, lubricity or to serve as a base layer for subsequent coatings. Hubbard-Hall’s Robin Deal explains their environmental impact.
Hubbard-Hall Formulations Enable Safety Compliance
Hubbard-Hall designs chemicals for surface finishing applications.
Zinc Phosphating Process Designed to be High Performing, Environmentally Friendly
Hubbard-Hall and Phosfan LLC’s new Phosfan zinc phosphating technology is said to discharge no water, operate at room temperature and produce less sludge—all while also producing a coating with high adhesion and corrosion properties.
A Brite Co. to Distribute Hubbard-Hall Products
Hubbard-Hall develops, services and supplies a proprietary line of specialty chemicals for the surface finishing industry, and it sources, warehouses and distributes commodity chemicals and precision cleaners to manufacturers.
Hubbard-Hall Adds Market Manager
Hubbard-Hall Inc. has added Ted Saltzman as market manager for Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Hubbard-Hall Announces New Vice President
Hubbard-Hall’s Board of Directors has promoted Scott Papst to vice president, specialty sales and business development.
CCAI Presents 'Maintaining a Quality Finish' Webinar Series
This three-part series will be presented by CCAI corporate members who have proficient knowledge and experience with each of the webinar topics.
Pretreatment Change Eases Wastewater Headaches
OMG Roofing Products gets help with wastewater treatment.
Eyelet Manufacturer Finds Safer Paint Stripping With Aquastrip
The manufacturer was buying a stripping product from another company, but there were several issues regarding service, value and performance. Not to mention the strong odor and no one really wanted to use it.
Hubbard-Hall's Chuck Kellogg Receives Industry Lifetime Achievement Award
Kellogg is the 5th person to receive the NACD Lifetime Achievement award in its 44 year history
Hubbard-Hall's Molly Kellogg Leads "Women Leaders in Manufacturing" Event
"Rosie the Riveter in the 21st Century: Women Leaders in Manufacturing" led by Kellogg and Maureen Hanley-Bellitto, United Bank Senior Vice President.
The Importance of Rinsing in Metal Finishing Operations
The focus or driving force is to eliminate contaminants from the surface.
A Conversation with … Molly Kellogg, Hubbard-Hall
Hubbard-Hall promoted Molly Kellogg to President and CEO upon the retirement of Andrew Skipp; both are 6th generation family members of the company whose roots date to 1849
Hubbard-Hall And The Lasting Tribute At The Sept. 11 Memorial
Customer was tasked with providing a durable, corrosion resistant black finish to the panels and Hubbard-Hall’s Black-Magic product line was chosen
Molly Kellogg Is New CEO At Hubbard-Hall
Kellogg, currently Executive Vice President, will become President and CEO upon the retirement of the current President and CEO, Andrew K. Skipp, on December 31
Drawn to Closed-Loop Cleaning
For Gem Manufacturing of Waterbury, Conn., meeting customer quality standards is critical to the success of the business. Part of that means removing the synthetic and water-soluble drawing lubricants used in Gem’s transfer and progressive presses, as well as any other contaminants that could have a detrimental impact on performance.
"A Step Beyond Clean" show is Oct. 18-20 in CT.
Dow SAFECHEM, Hubbard-Hall and Pero team together for demonstrations on next generation, emission-less cleaning machines