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Monitoring the Salt Bath Nitriding Process Using a Data Logger

Monitoring the Salt Bath Nitriding Process Using a Data Logger

CAS DataLoggers
September 23, 2020
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CAS DataLoggers supplied the industrial data logging solution to Northeast Coating Technologies (NCT) in Kennebunk, Maine. NCT is a surface treatment company specializing in Salt Bath Nitriding Melonite® Quench-Polish-Quench (QPQ), among other processes, to produce high-durability metal components including piston rods, axles and more.
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Transportable VOC Emissions Analyzer Submitted for QAL1 Certification

Transportable VOC Emissions Analyzer Submitted for QAL1 Certification

James Clements
September 17, 2020
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Signal Group has confirmed that the latest version of its portable FID analyzer, the 3010 MINIFID PURE, is being submitted to TÜV for QAL1 testing. This is a procedure to demonstrate that the instrument is suitable for its intended purpose, and meets required performance standards and the uncertainty allowances specified in EU Directives.
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Digital Color Management and Powder Coatings: What You Should Know

Digital Color Management and Powder Coatings: What You Should Know

Mike Tancini
September 8, 2020
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Utilizing digital color management in powder coatings eliminates data silos, ultimately resulting in faster, more-accurate matching. Digital color management gives manufacturers confidence in their color quality, knowing they have obtained it quickly and cost effectively.
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Vapor Degreasing – The Perfect Finish

Vapor Degreasing – The Perfect Finish

Venesia Hurtubise
September 3, 2020
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Surface preparation is essential to achieving a superior finish. Vapor degreasing using modern, highly advanced cleaning fluids makes the process simple, consistent and sustainable and results in spotlessly clean parts. This article looks at the process and why it is one of the most comprehensive and effective cleaning methods to achieve an excellent surface for finishing.


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In the Dock with Selective Electroplating

In the Dock with Selective Electroplating

SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts (SIFCO ASC)
August 26, 2020
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In the shipbuilding industry, repairs are a constant and inevitable fact of marine life, resulting in costly downtime and loss of earnings. This article explains how shipyards can put key technologies in the dock which offer speed, portability and efficiency.
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Outsourcing Your Manufacturing? 10 Questions to Ask First

Outsourcing Your Manufacturing? 10 Questions to Ask First

Erin Neff Mark DiSalvo
August 20, 2020
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As the economy recovers and product demand begins to rise, coatings manufacturers are faced with a dilemma: Either increase in-house capacity and resources to meet demand or outsource production to a contract manufacturer.
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[Metal Matrix Composites

Metal Matrix Composites - The Complete Solution

August 19, 2020
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Hard chrome has been used in the plating industry for decades, but due to the environmental and health risks associated with chromium compounds, there's a call for change. Josh Thomas, electrochemist at SIFCO ASC, discusses brush plated metal matrix composites (MMC), a new generation of electroplating solutions.
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Is the Milling Stage Killing Your Operational and Financial Performance?

Is the Milling Stage Killing Your Operational and Financial Performance?

Area: Operational Performance Improvement
Venkat Erigila
August 17, 2020
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It is recommended that companies with their internal experts and/or through external sup¬port, assess the entire spectrum of their milling stage and identify areas for improvement to improve overall performance.
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New Mobile-Paired Spectrophotometers Make Social Distancing Easier

George Yu Ph.D. Penn Brafford Suzanne Ócsai
August 16, 2020
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Variable's mobile-paired spectrophotometer offers accurate, affordable, time-saving technology that allows users to practice safe social distancing without having to sacrifice quality.
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Modernization of Air Pollution Control Systems

Modernization of Air Pollution Control Systems for the Coatings Industry

Dürr
August 15, 2020
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Ball Beverage Packaging has extended the air pollution control capacity of its plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, by relocating an exist¬ing system from another site where it was no longer required and scaling it up with just a few new components.
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