PRODUCTS FINISHING
CONTENTS
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AEROSPACE
volume 78 / no. 3 / DeCemBeR 2013
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16 WhEN PLATiNg MEETS ThE JET SET
For more than 25 years, HighTech has been supplying
decorative metal plating for interior hardware and trim parts
for business and head-of-state aircraft from around the
globe. The company's plating and finishing offerings are vast
because of the often unique demands of its clients; it offers
more than 130 standard finishes and unlimited custommatching capabilities.
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First Time's the Charm for
Powder Coating integrator
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Newcomer Sustainable Technology Solutions teams with
trusted vendors on first install.
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Anodizing that Withstands h2O2 Cleaning
Testing color anodized finishes in hydrogen peroxide gas
plasma sterilization.
CLINICS
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ASK THE EXPERTS
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COLUMNS
Painting / Carl Izzo
Paint attacking ABS; controlling film thickness.
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Plating
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/ Art Kushner
Cyanide zinc on cast iron; yellow stains in nickel plate.
Tort reform needed so invesment can come here.
News
PPG color data: White still reigns; gray is the new black.
Powder Coating / Rodger Talbert
Blisters in the powder film.
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Electrocoating / Jose A. Tirado
Identifying e-coat; cleaning an e-coat oven.
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Parts Cleaning
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/ David S. Peterson
Military spec approval; electrocleaning; rinsing.
The Finishing Touch
NASF Report
OSHA's GHS HazCom rule.
Association Digest
News, events and benefits from CCAI, AAC, PCI and ECOAT.
Never Finished
Killing the call report.
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End of the Line
A conversation with Brad Watt and Scott Rauter
of Micron Metal Finishing.
On the Cover
PFonline.com
"The secret to truly getting a good
finish is in all the steps before a
finish is actually applied."
38 NEW PRODUCTS
The latest in paint and powder coating
application equipment.
Plate, Buf
& Polish
Texas frm turning private
jets new again
POWDERCOAT
ANODIZING
ASSOCIATIONS
DECEMBER 2013 / VOLUME 78 / NO. 3
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DECEMBER 2013
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First Time's the Charm
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Anodizing that Withstands
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News from NASF, CCAI
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Read about how Houston plater
HighTech Finishing buffs, polishes
and even works pieces by hand to
finish parts worthy of the luxury
aerospace market. p. 16