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Finishing - Page 53
- From The Fabricator
Double-sided flap disc offered in three grits
- Sep 5, 2017
- Product Release
Forney Industries has introduced what it says is the first double-sided flap disc to the U.S. market. Three varieties are available. The company created a 40/40 grit double-sided flap disc for a coarse finish, a 40/80 grit for coarse-to-fine finish, and 60/120 grit for medium-to-fine finish. The...
- From The Fabricator
Metal powder group elects officers
- Sep 1, 2017
- News Release
Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has elected John F. Sweet, PMT, president/CEO of Minneapolis-based FMS Corp., as its 29th president for a two-year term. Three of the federation's six associations also have elected new presidents. Dax Whitehouse of NetShape Technologies in Floyds Knobs,...
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Stronghold Coatings doubles size
- Aug 23, 2017
- News Release
Stronghold Coating Systems, a provider of custom polymeric products and process development for thermal spray coating applications, has opened a new, larger facility in Franklin, Ohio, to produce the MM1018 load-bearing repair product in-house. This is the first time the product has been...
- From The Fabricator
Pferd appoints pipeline channel account manager
- Aug 17, 2017
- News Release
Milwaukee-based Pferd Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of abrasives, brushes, and power tools, has announced the appointment of Michael Roche to the position of account manager, pipeline market. He previously worked for the company in a similar capacity. Roche also has served as product manager...
- From The Fabricator
Burnishing compound designed for mass finishing
- Aug 17, 2017
- Product Release
Madison Chemical has introduced Tumble Brite EP-13, a mild burnishing compound for mass finishing operations. It decreases burnishing time while cleaning oils and removing oxide and scale, producing a smooth surface with a bright appearance and luster, the manufacturer reports. The compound...
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Paint booths suitable for medium-sized equipment and vehicles
- Aug 15, 2017
- Product Release
Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) has introduced a new line of general-purpose paint booths, designed for painting equipment, utility vehicles, and trucks that are too large for traditional automotive booths but too small for the manufacturer’s large equipment booth line. Pre-engineered models,...
- From The Fabricator
Mini flap discs offer threaded R mount
- Aug 14, 2017
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives Group has expanded its line of Tiger® BobCat mini flap discs and made design improvements to help extend the discs’ life to 1.5 times greater than original BobCat flap discs. The discs also now feature a threaded button R mount, as well as the current threaded arbor S mount, to...
- From The Fabricator
Brochure highlights PVDF coatings
- Aug 10, 2017
- Product Release
PPG has published “The Gold Standard in Architectural Metal Coatings: Celebrating 50 Years of DURANAR® Coatings,” a 16-page brochure commemorating the 1967 introduction of one of the industry’s first high-performance polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) coatings for metal building components. The...
- From The Fabricator
J&S Machine now offers Garboli tube and pipe finishing equipment
- Aug 9, 2017
- News Release
J&S Machine, Ellsworth, Wis., now offers the Italy-based Garboli Srl line of pipe grinding and tube polishing machines in the U.S. market. The line includes equipment for grinding, satining, deburring, buffing, polishing, and finishing of metal items, with applications in such industries as...
- From The Fabricator
Trends in liquid industrial coatings
Metal fabricators that offer coating services probably think of themselves as fabricators first. However, they should realize that they need to be as well-versed in coating advancements as they do in fabricating technology improvements if they want to stay on top of overall production costs.
- From The Fabricator
Spot weld cleaning system redesigned
- Aug 4, 2017
- Product Release
Walter Surface Technologies has launched its Surfox™ 205 and Surfox Mini GTAW and spot weld cleaning systems, which use an electrochemical process to clean and passivate these welds on stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium. The redesigned Surfox 205 system replaces time-consuming manual...
- From The Fabricator
Gordon Brush Mfg. redesigns website
- Aug 4, 2017
- News Release
Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc., City of Industry, Calif., has launched a redesigned website at www.gordonbrush.com. The upgraded website provides a new navigation tool, a compare feature, and a hyperlink to the catalog page. It also features an updated e-commerce platform. Faceted navigation allows...
- From The Fabricator
PCI video highlights environmental advantages of powder coating
- Jul 31, 2017
- News Release
The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) has launched a new video at www.powdercoating.org/abetterkindofpaint as part of its “Powder Coating, A Better Kind of Paint” video series. This second video in the series focuses on expanding awareness about the environmental benefits of powder coating when...
- From The Fabricator
Coatings designed for variety of applications
- Jul 27, 2017
- Product Release
Martin Senour Paints has introduced Industrial Maintenance Coatings (IMC) DTM acrylic enamel, a high-gloss, 100 percent acrylic, waterborne, corrosion-resistant coating for light to moderate industrial use. Designed for new construction, equipment, or a variety of maintenance uses, the enamel can...
- From The Welder
Resin fiber discs help optimize grinding time
- Jul 25, 2017
- Product Release
Weiler Abrasives Group has expanded its line of resin fiber discs (RFDs) to include five new products for varying performance requirements: Tiger® Ceramic, Zirc and Aluminum, and Wolverine Zirc and Aluminum Oxide. The discs are designed to provide an aggressive cut rate and a smooth finish on...
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