Products Finishing

OCT 2017

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PRODUCTS FINISHING — PFonline.com 71 TESTING C L I N I C Powder Coating Zone This Zone is a library of all things powder coating: stories, tips from experts and the latest in powder coating innovations from world-class suppliers. PFonline.com/zones/powder Gage A (using ±20% standards) Gage B (using ±5% standards) Paint to a true thickness of 5.0 mil 60 gallons (5.0 mil + 20%) 53 gallons (5.0 mil + 5%) Cost of paint $4,500 $3,975 Savings from simply using better standards? $525 accredited laboratory? Standards, traceable to a recog- nized organization, are helpful in demonstrating and proving a measurement device is working correctly and providing trustworthy readings. The bottom line, or the moral, for this is story is to look beyond a simple "accuracy" specification and also look to a gage's trueness and repeatability specifica- tions as important criteria in comparing measurement systems. Another factor in measurement performance is the quality, tolerance and traceability of the corrective calibration standards used for gage adjustment. COMPLETE WATER TREATMENT SOLUTIONS ACM Technologies provides environmentally-friendly water treatment systems and services to meet pollution control and remediation needs. CLOSE THE LOOP! 410-420-8001 acmix.com • Custom Ion Exchange Systems • Full Regeneration Services • Membrane Cleaning • Fiberglass Tanks Maryland • California LUSTER-ON PRODUCTS, INC. 800-888-2541 www.luster-on.com • One recƟfier - Easy Control and Economical! • Excellent Coverage – uniform alloy distribuƟon of 12- 15% nickel • Superb plaƟng on casƟngs • Easy bath maintenance • No bath salt precipitaƟon concerns • Lower operaƟng temperature • Excellent technical support! BENEFITS Move forward with Luster-On Products' Zinick II, an advanced high speed ZnNi alloy plating process for rack and barrel systems.

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