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LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Air Blow-Off Drying and Cleaning Systems

July 1, 2005
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Air Blast systems catalog details how a high-velocity air jet can be used to blow water droplets off parts, on overhead and tabletop conveyors, containers, etc., after washing or cooling
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2005 Automotive Report

Sharon Spielman
July 1, 2005
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You need only to turn on an episode of Overhaulin' or Rides - two of my favorite shows on The Learning Channel - to know just how important an automotive paint job is. And although the cars on these programs, with their intricate designs and top-notch custom paint jobs, are not the norm for how the average vehicle on the road looks today, you do not have to be a "motor head" to appreciate a high quality paint job. As an average consumer, I can say that today's average consumer expects no less than high quality when it comes to their car's finish and that of its parts.
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Custom Coater Finds Simple Solution In Disposal-Free Pretreatment

Rodger Talbert
July 1, 2005
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In 1994, Dale VanDyk saw a need for a specialty welding service that could deal with small parts that were hard for manufacturers to integrate into their own facility. He started Smart Manufacturing, a business built with the flexibility of a small job shop. It wasn't long before some of his customers asked him if he could also provide these parts with the coating already applied and ready for assembly or shipment. Two of his larger customers had products that needed to be powder coated and so he considered adding powder to his operation.
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Rupture Disc Plugs

July 1, 2005
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Developed to provide standard, simple-to-install pressure-relief, these rupture disc plugs are suitable for a range of applications, including cryogenics, gas cylinders, autoclaves, portable compressed air systems, hydraulic accumulators and high-pressure
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Indirect Gas-Fired Heaters

July 1, 2005
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VariMax is a new line of precision high efficiency indirect gas fired heaters 90 percent+ efficient and capable of a 1,000°F temperature rise with a 1,200°F discharge temperature. Des Champs
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LITERATURE SHOWCASE: Measure Color...Measure Quality

July 1, 2005
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The LabScan XE color measurement spectrophotometer is ideal for quality control and color formulation of paint. Its advanced optical design automatically includes the effects of gloss and texture so it
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Mokon Celebrates 50 Years

July 1, 2005
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Mokon, Buffalo, N.Y., a designer and manufacturer of circulating liquid temperature control systems, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Production engineers at Caplugs (Protective Closures Co. at the time) developed Mokon's original water temperature control system in 1955. As a plastic processor of proprietary product protection devices such as caps and plugs, Caplugs needed to develop a compact, safe and efficient means of maintaining control over the temperature of the molds on their fast-cycle injection molding machines.
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BRIEFS

July 1, 2005
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The Savogran Co., a producer of paint and varnish removers and cleaning and patching compounds, has acquired the assets of SCL Sterling-Clark-Lurton Corp. SCL serves the paint and coatings industry,
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Low-VOC Acrylic Enamel

July 1, 2005
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KEM ACRYL HS 100 Enamel is a high solids, low-VOC air dry acrylic enamel enabling improved production output for industrial finishers. The full-gloss coating has faster through-dry than traditional high
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EXEL Merges Its Two U.S. Operations

July 1, 2005
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European EXEL Industries has merged its two U.S. operations under the new name of EXEL North America Inc., responsible for EXEL Industries' Canadian, U.S. and Mexican operations.
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