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Products Finishing's 2023 Finishing Hall of Fame Opens for Nominations

Nominations for the 2023 Finishing Hall of Fame are being accepted now through December 31.
#finishinghalloffame

Parts Cleaning

MicroCare Appoints Commercial Sales Manager

MicroCare welcomes Kristin Rosas as its strategic account executive for its Precision and Medical Device Manufacturing Fluids divisions.
#military #sales

Powder Coating

PPG Recognized for Employee Opportunities, Career Advancement

American Opportunity Index ranks PPG #44 in the top 250 U.S. public companies.

Liquid Coating

PPG Names New President/CEO, Executive Chairman

PPG names Tim Knavish as president and CEO and Michael McGarry as executive chairman.
#leadership

ALL STORIES

Finishing Activity: September Closes With an Index of 49.8 (50 = flat.)

Finishing activity is flat for the first time since December 2020. 

Liquid Coating

Pretreatment for Painting

Better adhesion, enhanced corrosion and blister resistance, and reduced coating-part interactions make pretreatment a must.
#basics

Electroplating

Nanotechnology Start-up Develops Gold Plating Replacement

Ag-Nano System LLC introduces a new method of electroplating based on golden silver nanoparticles aimed at replacing gold plating used in electrical circuits.

Electrocoating

Curing Ecoat at Lower Temperatures

Recent innovations in ecoat technology allow for an expanded bake window to enable the curing of diverse substrates of varying thicknesses. 

Anodizing

Chicago Anodizer Emphasizes Relationships as Key to Growing Business

Chicago Anodizing Company continues to grow its 75-year old business by investing in its people and partners, and by embracing new technologies.

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Liquid Coating

Smart Automotive Paint Booths: Embracing Industry 4.0

Automation, digitization, connectivity, remote process management tools help automakers, suppliers paint parts, vehicles at lower cost, reduced carbon footprint.
#automotive

40 Under 40: Class of 2022

Products Finishing announces this year’s 40-Under-40 award recipients. The annual program recognizes emerging leaders working to forward the surface finishing industry.
#40-under-40

Parts Cleaning

Episode 24: An Interview With Keith Jacobs, CEO, ElectraMet

Keith Jacobs, CEO of wastewater solutions provider ElectraMet, discusses the company’s approach and the latest sustainability trends for wastewater treatment.
#pollutioncontrol #sustainability

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Preventing Anodizing Cathodes from Turning Red Anodizing

Preventing Anodizing Cathodes from Turning Red

Drew Nosti

Drew Nosti

President, Anodize USA

While the red color may not be desirable, anodizing expert Drew Nosti says it poses no particular problem to a successful anodizing process.

Liquid Coating

The Real Cost: C-Hooks Versus Parts Racks

Industrial finishing line consultant Dan Davitz discusses the advantages of parts rack over the use of C-hooks for your paint or powder coating line.
#asktheexpert #racking

Liquid Coating

The Solution to Costly Aircraft Paint Adhesion Failure

Lucas Dillingham, of surface inspection technology provider Brighton Science, offers insights for avoiding aircraft paint defects and adhesion failures.
#asktheexpert #aerospace

Powder Coating

Racks for Powder Coating

Powder coating consultant and PF columnist Rodger Talbert discusses the importance of good racking methods for your powder coating operation.
#asktheexpert #racking

Powder Coating

Powder Coating Non-Conductive Substrates

Today’s low cure powders targeted at non-conductive substrates offer finishers options for finishing non-conductive substrates like wood and MDF.
#asktheexpert

Liquid Coating

The Importance of Benchmarking Your Application Parameters

Having repeatability issues in your coating process? John Owed of Carlisle Fluid Technologies discusses the importance of benchmarking your application parameters in order to identify and quickly resolve problems. 
#asktheexpert

Mechanical Finishing

Reclaim Systems Recover Blast Media (and Dollars)

Thinking of investing in a blasting media reclaim system? Brandon Acker of Titan Abrasives Systems offers advice for choosing the right system for your operation.
#asktheexpert