CCAI Honors Chapter, Installs Officers and Board
The CCAI Chapter User and Supplier of the Year awards and the James F. and David J. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award were presented during the Annual Awards Ceremony, also held during the Annual Meeting.
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Top Gun Powder Coating Expanding To New Location, 70+ Jobs
Leading provider of world class architectural finishes, will expand to create a total of 70 new jobs in Adairsville and Jasper in Georgia.
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Powder Clinic: Adhesion of Powder to Brass
Q. I’ve heard from a few vendors that brass presents challenges with adhesion, whereas steel and aluminum do not. What is the reason for this?
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Parts Cleaning: Does the Cleaning Agent Work?
Cleaning is a process. For this discussion, let’s focus on the cleaning agent itself. Choosing the right cleaning agent (aqueous or solvent) involves a number of factors.
Parts Cleaning: Aqueous System Handles Tighter Cleaning Specs for Intricate Plans
Where 10 years ago, particle sizes of 1,000 microns captured in a millipore patch test might have been acceptable, today heavy equipment OEMs commonly demand maximum particle sizes of 600 microns or less.
Parts Cleaning: Understanding the Process of Vacuum Cycling Nucleation
VCN process is accomplished by reducing the total pressure in a controlled-environment chamber that contains the components to be cleaned submerged in a solvent or an aqueous solution.
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Building a Better CARC Coating
U.S. Army's ECBC research will ultimately improve combat vehicle protective coatings.
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Coating Plastic Parts More Efficiently
Quality, costs and sustainability in focus with liquid coatings.
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Liquid Clinic: UV Waterborne Flatline Spraying
Q. We have been asked to put a finish on some wood products. What can you tell me about UV flatline spray finishes?
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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.
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