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Masking Solutions for Medical Applications

According to Custom Fabricating and Supplies, a cleanroom is ideal for converting, die cutting, laminating, slitting, packaging and assembly of medical-grade products.

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Products Finishing Activity Grows Slightly in September

With rise in new orders and exports, future business outlook remains steady.

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Top Shop Pivots With Industry Demands

Moving from cars and motorcycles to its current aerospace and architecture customer base, this California powder coatings shop has evolved and grown with the changing market.

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Ronatec Continues to Expand

Ronatec announces acquisition of ICF, growing its portfolio of offerings for the metal finishing market.

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Successful South African Plater Beating the Odds

Remaining focused on quality and reliability, Team Plating Works stays profitable in a volatile and challenging economy.  

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HeaterTek Expands Capabilities for Metal Finishing Market

The electric immersion heater provider has acquired Industrial Heating Systems, a prominent player in the metal finishing sector.

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Unlock Unparallelled Reliability

By prioritizing reliability in every aspect of its service offerings Dynapower ensures your equipment operates at peak performance levels consistently.  With a steadfast focus on reliability, Dynapower’s field service, preventative maintenance and spare parts solutions ensure uninterrupted operations, minimizing scrap and maximizing uptime.

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Columbia Chemical and Alufinish Announce Collaboration

By combining their sales and service capabilities and resources for the U.S. market, the two companies will cover the entire aluminum alloy surface treatment process from pre-treatment to anodizing and coating.

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Forms+Surfaces Expands from Humble Beginnings to Global Market Leader

Originally founded in Santa Barbara, California, the company now manufactures in multiple U.S. locations and in India.

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Checon Expands Market Offering with Acquisition of Umicore Electrical Materials USA, Inc.

The company is strategically working to meet future growth opportunities surrounding the use of precious metals and conductive materials like copper and aluminum.  

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AOTCO Acquires Modern Metal Finishing

AOTCO has expanded its portfolio with the anodizing services of Modern Metal Finishing through an acquisition.

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Justifying Investments in Automation and Smart Solutions

Corey Sorrento of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses the long-term benefits and payoffs for investing in AI-driven technologies for your paint line. 

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Finishing Activity Ended March Down 1 Point vs. February

Finishing Activity: March saw the index revert to flat, closing at 50.3 compared to February’s 51.3. 

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ChemQuest Welcomes Business Development Director

Philip Marsh has been named business development director of the EMEA region for ChemQuest.

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PRI Registrar Acquires SRI Quality System Registrar

The Performance Review Institute Registrar has acquired SRI Quality System Registrar, improving value for customers.

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ITW Air Management, Pillar Technologies Unite Sales Force

Two business units of the global ITW organization are uniting their sales teams to better serve customer needs in similar markets.

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Episode 30: An Interview With Rhonda Dibachi, CEO, HeyScottie

Rhonda Dibachi, founder and CEO of HeyScottie, discusses her new automatic pricing engine designed to help manufacturers find finishing services and streamline the price quoting process.

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EPSI Acquires Custom Rack

EPSI is continuing to grow with the acquisition of Custom Rack, based in Euless, Texas.

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Finishing Activity Ended February Up 1.7 Points vs. January

The improved start to 2023 carried into February which closed at 51.3 compared to January’s index of 49.6. 

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Sparktek Acquires Marca Coating Technologies

Two of North America's vacuum metallizing companies are coming together to provide domestic, high-volume vacuum metallizing services to multiple industries.

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January Finishing Activity Up 3.3 Points vs. December

Finishing Activity: January started the year on a relatively positive note with an index of 49.6 compared to ending 2022 with a December index of 46.3. 

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Bryan Leiker, MFACA, Discusses CARB Public Hearing Over Calif. Hex Chrome Ban

Bryan Leiker, executive director, Metal Finishing Association of California, offers a recap of a January 27, 2023, public hearing conducted by the California Air Resources Board prior to an impending ruling on a proposed ban of hexavalent chromium use for finishing operations in the state.

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Color Consultant Joins ChemQuest Team

Montaha Hidefi joins the ChemQuest Group team in a color consultant role.

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Henry Ford Is Still Right When It Comes to Color

Who would have imagined that more than 100 years after his famous statement about any color as long as it’s black would still have relevance of a sort?

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