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Finishing - Page 47
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Spray finishing training scheduled for September
- Apr 23, 2018
- News Release
Finishing Brands, a Carlisle Co.: Binks, DeVilbiss, Ransburg, BGK; and Owens Community College will present a Spray Finishing Technology Workshop Sept. 12-14 in Toledo, Ohio. Classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily and include both classroom and hands-on sessions. Two Continuing Education...
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Linetec wins Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award
- Apr 20, 2018
- News Release
Wausau, Wis.-based Linetec, a finisher of architectural aluminum products, has received a 2017 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award from the Wisconsin Safety Council (WSC). The award recognizes companies that “value their employees and take pride in ensuring their safety,” according to WSC. For...
- From The Fabricator
Rex-Cut Abrasives marks 90th anniversary
- Apr 19, 2018
- News Release
Fall River, Mass.-based Rex-Cut Abrasives is celebrating its 90th year in business in 2018. In 1928 Edward Hurst, MIT graduate and process engineer, invented the technique of embedding abrasive grain in nonwoven cotton fiber while working for United Cotton Products. When he retired from the company...
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PPG SPECTRACRON 128 industrial shop primer protects steel surfaces
- Apr 18, 2018
- Product Release
PPG has introduced PPG SPECTRACRON® 128 industrial shop primer, a fast-drying, low-VOC primer designed to provide strong protection over steel substrates. With VOCs of only 2.8 lbs./gal., the primer meets environmental regulations while delivering rust-inhibitive protection in corrosive...
- From The Fabricator
Walther Trowal opens North American Tech & Training Centre
- Apr 16, 2018
- News Release
Germany-based Walther Trowal has opened its North American Tech & Training Centre in Grand Rapids, Mich. It offers mass finishing, deburring, polishing, shotblasting, and coating services. The location encompasses the new tech center, as well as sales; after-sales service; and a warehouse for...
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PPG vice president to deliver keynote address at ECOAT18
- Apr 12, 2018
- News Release
Pittsburgh-based PPG has announced that Kevin Braun, vice president, industrial coatings, Americas, will deliver the keynote address for the opening session of ECOAT18, the biennial conference of The Electrocoat Association, April 24-26, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. Braun’s keynote address, “Major...
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Lissmac to host seminar on edge rounding, deburring, and finishing on May 9
- Apr 10, 2018
- News Release
Lissmac, Waterford, N.Y., will host a seminar on edge rounding, deburring, and finishing at the 3M CAM Center in St. Paul, Minn., on May 9, 2018. It is designed for companies involved with punching or laser, plasma, or oxyfuel cutting that want to learn more about streamlining the deburring,...
- From The Fabricator
Walter Surface Technologies sweepstakes offers chance to win a Daytona 500 VIP experience
- Mar 28, 2018
- News Release
Walter Surface Technologies, a provider of surface treatment technologies in Windsor, Conn., has launched its “Grind to the Grid” Sweepstakes. Customers who buy specially marked 25- or 50-packs of Walter Coolcut™, Coolcut XX™, or Topcut™ sanding discs between March 19 and November 18,...
- From The Fabricator
Wheelabrator Group consolidates North American operations in Georgia
- Mar 27, 2018
- News Release
Wheelabrator Group Inc., a Norican Group company, has announced it will consolidate its North American operations by creating a North American hub for centralized sales, service, engineering, and technology development at its LaGrange, Ga., facility. The company’s Burlington, Ont., facility will...
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AZZ Inc. acquires Lectrus Corp.
- Mar 23, 2018
- News Release
Fort Worth, Texas-based AZZ Inc., a global provider of metal coatings services, welding systems, specialty electrical equipment, and highly engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial markets, has purchased certain assets of Lectrus Corp. The Lectrus...
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Madison Chemical recertified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards
- Mar 23, 2018
- News Release
Madison Chemical, Madison, Ind., has been upgraded and recertified to ISO 9001:2015 specifications. The chemical formulator has held this designation for 24 consecutive years. The company also has been recertified for ISO 14001:2015, a designation it has held for 17 consecutive years. The company...
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CC-GRIND-Flex grinding discs from Pferd smooth butt welds without bumps
- Mar 20, 2018
- Product Release
Pferd has introduced CC-GRIND®-Flex semiflexible grinding discs. They blend weld seams on large surfaces without leaving dents or bumps for a flat surface, the company states. This smoothing of butt welds is made possible by a design that integrates a layered fiberglass backer with a coated...
- From The Fabricator
Yaskawa Motoman expands painting and dispensing robot line with the MPX1150 and MPX2600
- Mar 14, 2018
- Product Release
Yaskawa Motoman has added two high-speed, 6-axis robots to its paint robot line. These models create smooth, consistent finishes for a variety of painting and dispensing applications, the company reports. Suitable for painting smaller components, the MPX1150 has a straight wrist with 11-lb. payload...
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Acme Mfg. appoints customer service and parts sales manager
- Mar 8, 2018
- News Release
Acme Mfg. Co., Auburn Hills, Mich., a manufacturer of integrated robotic automation for polishing, buffing, deburring, and grinding systems, has appointed Mike Lamb as customer service and parts sales manager. He succeeds Bob Swanson, who retires after 30 years of employment with the company. Lamb...
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Product Highlights: Abrasive belt machine available with American flag design
- Mar 7, 2018
- Product Release
The Dynafile abrasive belt machine from Dynabrade now is available with an American flag design on the housing. The air tool grinds, deburrs, blends, and finishes usually inaccessible areas on metal and composites. It is suitable for light corner-weld removal and blending of welds. The 20,000-RPM,...
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