Metal Finishing's quality control guru, Leslie Flott, discusses how root cause analysis can be utilized as an effective procedural tool.
24 August 2011
Greg Terrell, national sales manager, Coventya, Inc., provides insights on helping reps maximize their true value proposition.
10 August 2011
Returning Metal Finishing columnist, Leslie Flott, shares his views on establishing--and supporting--a quality-minded manufacturing operation.
16 June 2011
Many finishers "preach" customer service, but at Easley, S.C.-based Palmetto Plating, client focus is Commandment #1.
16 March 2011
Long-term viability hinges on business-friendly tax policy combined with the ability of manufacturers to revitalize, rebuild, and reinvent.
18 January 2011
More than 11,000 visitors converged on the Shanghai New International Expo Centre Nov. 18–20 to attend SFCHINA ’09, billed as China’s foremost exposition and conference for electroplaters, suppliers of surface finishing chemicals and equipment, as well as coating formulators and manufacturers of paint delivery systems.
08 February 2010
From medical instruments and implants to more pedestrian applications, Danco Anodizing puts all of their knowledge, heart and soul into every part.
10 September 2009
Investing in the business—and its people—pays big dividends for C.R. Hudgins Plating, a 60-year-old operation based in Lynchburg, Va.
19 August 2009
From electronics to aircraft parts, Master Metal Finishing of Patterson, N.J., finishes to spec—and beyond.
19 August 2009
Surface coating is of major importance technically as well as economically. Aluminum surface finishing processes are used not only in traditional fields such as mechanical and plant engineering, aircraft and spacecraft, automotive, and medical technology, but they are a key technology in many other industries as well. The application of functional coatings can modify the properties of material surfaces—for example, their hardness, roughness, chemical resistance, or wettability—to adapt them to the specific technical requirements they must meet. Of special importance in this respect is a coating’s protection against corrosion and wear and tear.
10 August 2009