Products Finishing

OCT 2017

Products Finishing magazine is the No. 1 industrial finishing publication in the world. We keep our readers informed about the latest news and trends in plating, painting, powder coating, anodizing, electrocoating, parts cleaning, and pretreatment.

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COLUMNS CLINICS ASK THE EXPERTS 6 The Finishing Touch The Fine Art of Working With Metal 8 News Liquid Paint Maker Developing Graphene-based Coatings 12 NASF Report EPA Considers Further Regulating Wastewater 82 Never Finished When Will it Ever Be Good Enough? 84 Gardner Business Index: Finishing Finishing Index's Growth is Moderating 88 End of the Line A Conversation with Ron Lum, Coral Chemical 14 ELECTROLESS NICKEL GETS SIMPLER Learn how a Michigan shop switched to a one-step process to get better brightness with a single-component bath makeup and replenishment solution. 68 Liquid Coatings / Daniel Szczepanik Choosing the Right Liquid Coating Application 70 Testing / Robert Weber Reading a Type II Dry Film Thickness Gage 72 Anodizing / Larry Chesterfield Installing an Anodizing Line For Your Needs 74 Plating / Sjon Westre How to Apply the 720 Rule to Current Density Anodizing 76 Powder Coating / Rodger Talbert Benefits of New Application Equipment 20 26 78 INNOVATIONS Switchmode power supplies offer less ripple and more efficiency. 32 FABTECH: Show Preview 19 MEDICAL: Coatings That Fight Back Researchers designed a biocompatible polymer coating that attacks harmful bacteria by releasing nitric oxide. 20 In-Tune Equipment Makes for a Barrel of Fun An audit of its liquid coating operations led to big savings for one Pennsylvania coating shop. 26 Lean Manufacturing in Anodizing Operations Here's how one company applied lean manufacturing principles in its anodizing plant. Fabtech provides a convenient venue where you can meet with world- class suppliers; see the latest industry products and developments; and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your metal- forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs. The annual event at McCormick Place will offer more than 1,700 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees full access to more than 750,000 net square feet of floor space. 14 2 OCTOBER 2017 — PFonline.com MEDICAL COATINGS CONTENTS VOLUME 82 / NO. 1 / OCTOBER 2017 EMPHASIS PRODUCTS FINISHING

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