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Content about Birchwood Technologies - Page 2
- From The Fabricator
Gels give metal a natural, aged appearance
- Jul 16, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
Brush-on Presto Black® gel, Antique Black® gel, and Antique Brown® gel from Birchwood Technologies are designed for use on large, in-place architectural metal surfaces to produce a natural, aged appearance. Any size of vertical or horizontal metal surface can be converted to a silver/black...
- From The Fabricator
Water-based polymer sealants provide protective topcoat on most metals
- Jun 18, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers two all-purpose water-based sealants formulated to provide a protective topcoat on most metal surfaces. CLEARLOK® clear urethane sealant is a heavy-duty, urethane polymer sealant that forms a hard, glossy protective coating. It works well on black oxide finishes...
- From The Fabricator
Black oxide, zinc phosphate coatings produced on same process line
- Apr 8, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers a dual-process line that produces a black oxide finish using the TRU TEMP® low-temperature process and a zinc phosphate finish using the MICROLOK® MZN process on the same system. Comprising 10 tanks with 100-gal. capacity, the line incorporates a Near-Zero™...
- From The Fabricator
Liquid metal part cleaners designed for use on variety of process lines
- Mar 2, 2015
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Two liquid cleaners developed by Birchwood Technologies can be used on a variety of process lines, including blackening, phosphating, and electroplating lines. Safe Scrub M and Safe Scrub® ST cleaners remove oil and surface soils from metal parts before or after processing. The biodegradable...
- From The Fabricator
System purifies metal finishing rinse water
- Feb 13, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers the Ion Exchange system to purify rinse water for reuse in metal finishing systems. It is suitable for process lines using room-temperature blackeners, zinc phosphate, and manganese phosphate processes. The system allows the user to operate a metal finishing process...
- From The Fabricator
Finishing processes protect oilfield components
- Jan 16, 2015
- Finishing
- Product Release
PRESTO BLACK® room-temperature black oxide and MICROLOK MZN® zinc phosphate processes from Birchwood Technologies are designed for use on oilfield equipment requiring corrosion resistance and galling protection on critical surfaces. Applied at safe temperatures, both finishes coat iron and steel...
- From The Fabricator
Birchwood Technologies appoints account manager for south central U.S.
- Jan 15, 2015
- Finishing
- News Release
Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Birchwood Technologies, a manufacturer of metal finishing systems, has appointed Tom Ingersoll to the position of account manager for the south central U.S. Based in Dallas, he manages sales in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Ingersoll...
- From The Fabricator
CNC system delivers automated black oxide finishing
- Nov 5, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers the CNC TRU TEMP® finishing system. The nonpolluting, low-temperature process is available in an integrated programmable hoist and tank line to process iron and steel components automatically with a black oxide finish. The self-controlled tank line eliminates the...
- From The Fabricator
Heavy-duty parts cleaner is biodegradable
- Sep 8, 2014
- Shop Management
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers Safe Scrub® ST heavy-duty cleaner for removing oil and surface soils from metal parts. The biodegradable liquid cleaner can be used on parts before or after processing. It emulsifies oil from iron and steel parts, and then holds the oil residues in solution to...
- From The Fabricator
Blackening process maintains chassis grounding on electrical card cages
- Jul 21, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
The LUMICLAD® aluminum blackening process from Birchwood Technologies produces a black finish on electrical card cages and card cage components while maintaining predictable chassis grounding. It is suitable for military, commercial, and industrial applications. The electrically conductive,...
- From The Fabricator
Zinc phosphate coating suitable for applications up to 1,400 degrees F
- Jun 11, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
The MICROLOK® MZN finish from Birchwood Technologies is a fine-grained zinc phosphate coating for corrosion protection of iron and steel components. It provides protection up to 1,400 degrees F for high-heat applications such as brake components. The patented coating is a 20-min. process that...
- From The Fabricator
Short-run black oxide line imparts coating at low temperature
- Apr 17, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies’ Tru Temp black oxide process operates at 200 to 205 degrees F, eliminating boiling chemicals. The finishing line is suitable for use in job shops where short-run black oxide finishing is needed on a rush basis. The process uses a chemical reaction that is based only on...
- From The Fabricator
Finishing process protects oil and gas drilling components from corrosion
- Mar 13, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers the TRU TEMP® low-temp black oxide process as an in-house metal finishing process to provide corrosion protection, break-in lubricity, and galling resistance to oil and gas drilling components. The process, which operates at 200 degrees, forms a protective...
- From The Fabricator
Water recycler reduces metal blackening process water consumption by 99 percent
- Feb 11, 2014
- Finishing
- Product Release
Birchwood Technologies offers the Near-Zero™ water recycler for use with its TRU TEMP® black oxide system. The recycler reuses the rinse water in the process line, reducing typical water consumption by 99 percent, the company states. It can be installed on a new or existing black oxide...
- From The Fabricator
Birchwood Technologies launches redesigned website
- Jan 7, 2014
- Finishing
- News Release
Birchwood Technologies, a manufacturer of metal finishing systems and processes in Eden Prairie, Minn., has announced the launch of its newly redesigned and expanded website at www.birchwoodtechnologies.com. The new website automatically scrolls through the company's seven major product lines,...
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