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Westward go!
Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00

Having started Plymouth Metal Polishing with an investment of £150 and achieving a first year turnover of £9000 back in 1989, managing director Steve Kelly is rightly proud of the business that is now one of the market leaders in metal polishing. His latest investment, a testament to his foresight and market awareness, is now moving the business forward to the next stage.

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Selecting quick release couplings for compressed air applications
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 00:00

Staubli has a range of couplings that can operate in multiple applications as Finishing found out

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Swinging low
Monday, 25 January 2010 00:00

Metallisation Equipment and J Kirkaldy Limited were key in the refurbishment of Cornish swing bridge

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Detoxification of hazardous waste water: The Fentox-Process
Thursday, 14 January 2010 00:00

Eisenmann develops, designs, and installs custom-made systems for water purification, waste water treatment, and water recycling for nearly all areas of production and service. This includes a large variety of industries such as surface treatment companies, disposal and cleaning plants, the chemical industry, power plants, the printing industry, metal processing plants, the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry and many others. Here, the patented FENTOX – process will be reviewed.

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Measurement of wet paint for quality control
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 00:00

John F Fletcher, technical support manager, Elcometer gives Finishing the head’s up on wet paint quality control

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A new class of corrosion resistant polyester powder coatings
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 00:00

Douglas S. Cinoman, Gordon L. Tullos, and Roberto Paganica of Dow Powder Coatings tell Finishing about the company’s new Xtra-Corr powder coating

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Separate ways
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 00:00

Eisenmann presents an electrostatic separation system for paint overspray

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A technology for many applications
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:00

Rösler offers waste water treatment systems outside of mass finishing

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British Coatings Federation – changing to meet new challenges
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:59

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) is the only trade association representing the industrial coatings, powder coatings, decorative paints, wallpaper and printing inks manufacturing sectors in the UK.  In April, it appointed a new CEO, Tony Mash.  Here, Tony shares his thoughts on how the Federation is changing to meet the needs of the sector today.

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Dosing accuracy is maintained, despite fluctuating system pressure
Monday, 04 January 2010 00:00

Digital dosing with automatic AutoCal pressure compensation is discussed by Matthias Ulmer, product manager dosing technology

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Monitors cure conditions
Monday, 19 October 2009 00:00

When powder coating it is essential that the curing process is monitored so that a quality finish is produced, as Elcometer explains

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