VIDEO: Finishing News for Week of Sept. 11
Editor Tim Pennington brings you all the latest finishing news, including a new military-approved CARC powder coat, and a Michigan plater which solved their emissions issues.

Therma-Tron-X's System Wirelessly Instructs Movements
Therma-Tron-X’s Automated Conveyor Carrier (ACC) material-handling systems incorporate a wireless network to send instructions to carriers throughout a paint line, providing point-to-point movement for parts ranging from small to heavy.

Therma-Tron-X Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Year
TTX has played a critical role in defining the paint finishing business and we are proud of their involvement in bringing the industry to where it is today.

Therma-Tron-X Opens Subsidiary in Mexico
The TTX Mexico headquarters is located in San Pedro Garza García in Nuevo Leon with remote locations throughout Mexico. 

Material-Handling System Wirelessly Instructs Movements
Therma-Tron-X’s Automated Conveyor Carrier (ACC) material-handling systems incorporates a wireless network to send instructions to carriers throughout a paint line, providing point-to-point movement for parts ranging from small to heavy.

Therma-Tron-X Purchases Wisconsin Furnace Maker
TTX officials say they will add high-temperature furnaces to their product offerings and carry on the HTF brand.

Material-Handling System Allows High-Volume Finishing in Less Space
Therma-Tron-X’s SlideRail Square Transfer (SST) material-handling system allows for high-volume finishing operations using a fraction of the space required by traditional monorail systems.

Ecoat Express Revolutionizes GE Locomotives
GE Transportation adds an electrocoat system to ease manufacturing bottlenecks with the help of savvy suppliers who know how to get the project done.

Therma-Tron-X's Jim Miller Passes
Miller began his long and successful career with TTX when he accepted the position of Sales Engineer in 1996, and brought with him 20+ years of engineering expertise, a sharp mind, and a passion for helping customers achieve success.

Supercar Gets Super Ecoat System
Honda builds unique ecoat system for Acura NSX at $70 million Performance Manufacturing Center.

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.

A Conversation with Bill Oney, Therma-Tron-X
Bill Oney recently joined TTX as a sales engineer, but has a long career in finishing. He is a retired Marine Corp Chief Warrant Officer Third Grade with almost 21 years of combined active and reserve time.

A Conversation With ... Mike Gallagher, Therma-Tron-X
Mike Gallagher is the sales manager at Therma-Tron-X in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and in June retired after a 40-plus-year career in the surface finishing industry.

Therma-Tron-X Named Daifuku Webb Top Distributor
TTX designs, fabricates and installs custom paint finishing systems for industrial clients.

Therma-Tron-X gains national attention through TV's Manufacturing Marvels
See the video which airs May 30 between 9:30-9:40pm EST on Fox Business Network.

Solving Wide-Body E-Coat Immersion Problems
Altec Industries in Burnsville, N.C., a manufacturer of heavy truck bodies and related equipment, added e-coat to its finishing operation and—through the proper design and execution of an electrocoat/liquid spray topcoat paint system —addressed issues of e-coating large truck bodies.

ACTIVE DUTY: CARC lines are growing
Oshkosh Corporation in Wisconsin was approved by the U.S. Army earlier this year to build about 23,000 military trucks and trailers under the five-year contract starting in 2011.

Improved Cleaning & Pretreatment
Any mechanic will tell you that, to do a repair correctly, you need to have the right tool for the job.