Electroplating
U.S. Orders 40% Rise in Chromium Trioxide Imports After Antidumping Ruling
Finishers will be seeing more than a 40% rise in the cost of hexavalent chromium chemicals after the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a...
Powder Coat
AkzoNobel Rejects Nippon and Sherwin-Williams as it Joins with Axalta
AkzoNobel says it has rejected a proposal from Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams to acquire the company, as it is in the midst of finalizing its...
Anodizing
Outgassing Mitigation Strategies in Anodized Aluminum
As anodized aluminum components are increasingly deployed in high-power optical and precision industrial systems operating in non-vacuum...
Liquid Coat
Army Modernization in Action: The Impact of Cold Spray
Logistics and operations, data-driven decision making, transformation and modernization, maintenance and readiness, and advanced manufacturing —...
Making Sense of the Finishing Alphabet Soup: A Guide to Military and Federal Specifications
Before you can work to a spec, you need to understand what kind of document you're holding, and the designation tells you more than you might think.
Conversion Coatings
Strategic Alignment, Global Reach: Chemeon and SurTec Forge Alliance to Advance Sustainable Surface Finishing
A new strategic alliance between Chemeon and SurTec is poised to reshape how surface finishing technologies are delivered, supported, and advanced...
20 Questions
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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...
