Applications Innovation Leads to Better Masking Solutions
When masking product failures are costing you money, it pays to work with an expert that can select or engineer the most efficient solution.
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Best Practices for Ecoat Paint Ultrafiltration Systems
Insights and actions to help maintain a top-performing ultrafilter system, extend the life of UF elements and gain more permeate.
CCAI Postpones Women in Finishing Forum
CCAI’s Women in Finishing Forum has been rescheduled for April 28-30, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wisconsin's Professional Plating Provides Triple Threat as 5-Time Top Shop
Professional Plating is a 5-Time Products Finishing Top Shop winner that provides plating, powder coating and electrocoating services.
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The EV and the Curing Oven
How will the advent of electric vehicles change paint curing processes and oven requirements?
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LATEST Electrocoating VIDEOS
SpringCo in Action with Automotive Ecoat, Powder Coatings
SpringCo Metal Coating in Cleveland, Ohio, coats truck parts in a massive 11-acre, 250,000-square-foot facility.
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Energy Coatings Withstand Time, Corrosion
The Z-Pex multi-layer system battles harsh oil and gas chemicals.
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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.
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Finding What Causes Defects in Ecoat Systems
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The first step in solving defects in ecoat, says Axalta’s Joe Subda, is to determine if the defect is on all parts, one part, or a certain type of part or substrate.
Q: What can our facility do about a lot of defects in our electrocoat process? Is there an area of the system we should be looking at first? A: I get many questions about defects. People will show me a defect on a part, a picture of a defect or simply describe the defect. Then I am asked the inevitable question — what is the defect ...READ MORE
Powder Coat Systems with the Best Long-Term Performance
The best protection against corrosion and UV exposure, says Axalta’s Mike Withers, is electrocoat and a super durable powder coating.
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How to Measure Ecoat Throwpower in the Field
Axalta’s Dan Rose says the regular monitoring, recording and charting of throwpower can be a very valuable tool for ensuring quality.
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TTX’s Automated Conveyor Carrier System Offers Wireless, Flexible Operation
ACC system designed for reliable, consistent point-to-point movement of everything from small to heavy parts.
INNOVATIONS IN ELECTROCOATING TECHNOLOGY
Sherwin-Williams Debuts 21 Colors in Color Trend Forecast
Sherwin-Williams’ Second Annual Color Forecast includes 21 colors across three collections that it predicts will shape OEM and customer habits within three to five years.
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Therma-Tron-X Offers Wireless Conveyor System
FABTECH 2020: The Automated Conveyor Carrier (ACC) is a material handling system which utilizes a wireless network to send instructions to carriers throughout a paint line, providing point-to-point movement for small to large parts.
George Koch Sons Customizes Surface Finishing Systems
FABTECH 2020: Company — and divisions PriceWalgren and Jessup — designs, manufactures and installs custom surface finishing equipment for a variety of applications.
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LPI's Enclosed Blast Lift System Protectors Operators
FABTECH 2020: Enclosed Blast Lift system includes an operator cab that protects operators from the elements and hazards of blast media and blast booth environment.
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CCAI Offers English, Spanish Training Manuals
FABTECH 2020: Comprehensive manuals cover system design, pretreatment, powder coating, liquid coatings and equipment.
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DTX-12000 Power Supply from Process Technology
DTX-12000 Power Supply from Dynatronix is designed to provide best thermal efficiencies, lowest possible ripple and exact power deliveries at lowest amp inputs.