Electroplating
State of the Finishing Industry: Hard Chrome Plating is Suffering from its Paradigm
A paradigm is a standard model or framework for how something should be done. It’s a focus or a set of shared assumptions that shapes how you...
Powder Coat
Making Your Finishing Suppliers More Than Just Vendors
There is a word we use in this industry that’s always felt a little too small to me: vendor.
Anodizing
Rebuilding After the Flames Part III: From Recovery to Reinvention
In the earlier stages of the recovery effort, much of the focus centered around emergency response, demolition, insurance coordination, and...
Liquid Coat
2026 North American Fenestration Standard Published
The 2026 edition of AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for windows, doors, and skylights (NAFS) has...
Army Modernization in Action: The Impact of Cold Spray
Logistics and operations, data-driven decision making, transformation and modernization, maintenance and readiness, and advanced manufacturing —...
Conversion Coatings
Strategic Alignment, Global Reach: Chemeon and SurTec Forge Alliance to Advance Sustainable Surface Finishing
A new strategic alliance between Chemeon and SurTec is poised to reshape how surface finishing technologies are delivered, supported, and advanced...
20 Questions
20 Questions: Wally LaBurn, Alpha Metal Finishing
Wally LaBurn is a Chemical and Environmental Specialist at Alpha Metal Finishing in Dexter, Michigan.
20 Questions with Pinakin Patel, Techevon
Pinakin Patel is President of Techevon, a global metal finishing consultancy that offers a complete product line of colors and chemicals for the...






