Electroplating
Running Productive Meetings for Your Finishing Operation
One thing most businesspeople agree on is that they hate meetings.
Powder Coat
Understanding Chain-On-Edge Conveyors in Powder Coating Systems
Chain-On-Edge (COE) conveyors are one of the most practical and underappreciated tools in the finishing world.
Anodizing
Aluminum Anodizers and Extruders Collaborate for Summit
The Aluminum Anodizers Council (AAC) and the Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) are collaborating to provide their members and industry professionals with...
Liquid Coat
Organization Design Helps Your Finishing Shop Get Things Done
Answer the following questions with a “yes” or “no.”
Metal Finishing CEO Sentenced for Employment Tax Crimes
The owner of a metal coating company was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for a decade-long scheme to avoid paying employment taxes to the IRS.
Conversion Coatings
Worth the Wait: Aero Plating Comes Online After 6 Years of Planning
For over six years, Doug Orantes was president of an electroplating and anodizing shop that didn’t exist anywhere except in his mind. But that...
20 Questions
20 Questions: Wally LaBurn, Alpha Metal Finishing
Wally LaBurn is a Chemical and Environmental Specialist at Alpha Metal Finishing in Dexter, Michigan.
20 Questions with Pinakin Patel, Techevon
Pinakin Patel is President of Techevon, a global metal finishing consultancy that offers a complete product line of colors and chemicals for the...