Electroplating
Stepping Up: Some Suppliers Add Extra Services and Support as Consolidation Irks Finishers
When it comes time to purchase supplies and equipment, owners of electroplating, anodizing, liquid, and powder coating shops say the more the merrier.
Powder Coat
Accelerated Corrosion Tests in Quality Labels for Powder Coatings on Galvanized Steel
Powder coatings are widely applied for corrosion protection of steel, aluminum, and hot dip galvanized steel in a variety of corrosive environments.
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
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.
FGIA Updates Solar Reflective Finishes Standard
The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) updated its solar reflective finishes standard.
Conversion Coatings
AMCOM and Finishing Industry Tackle Hexavalent Chromium Hazards
In the expansive hangars of Corpus Christi Army Depot, the process lines of Letterkenny Army Depot, and multiple field-maintenance locations, the...
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...