Masking Issues
December 05, 2023Q: I’m investigating the cost differences in customized masking versus off-the-shelf standard solutions. I’m trying to get a holistic idea of costs over time. Can you offer some perspective?
A: “It’s so expensive.” Far and away, this is the response...
February 21, 2023Powder and electro-coating small parts can be tricky. Since each part must be individually hung for full coverage and grounding, parts can easily be pushed off during a wash cycle or floated off during immersion. A customer came to us for solutions when they were...
May 06, 2021Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) is the organic topcoat used on the majority of the armed service’ combat vehicles, aircraft, ordinance and tactical equipment. Its unique formulation allows coated vehicles to be decontaminated in the event of exposure to...
November 10, 2020Below is an excerpt from a featured article written for pfonline.com. Read the entire editorial HERE.
What differentiates...
March 03, 2020Chromic acid anodization (CAA) is the one of the oldest and most widely used processes in the aerospace and metal finishing industries. Type I Chromic Acid Anodizing is an electrochemical process that creates a thin aluminum oxide film by rapidly controlling the...
February 18, 2020Masking caps and plugs need to fit properly in order to work as anticipated. Part III dives into what happens if those aren't quite right.
A new vehicle cab rolls down an e-coat line with 65 threaded holes which needed to be masked. A call is placed by...
December 09, 2019In Part I we discussed how masking can fail as the part surpasses it's life cycle. In Part II we will discuss what happens when the mask is not the correct one for the process being used.
Often when our team members are on-site with large customers...
October 01, 2019A Guide to the Cost of Failed Masking in Finishing Processes
A rack of discards sits in the middle of the room. Shelves of streaked parts, awaiting their disposal. “What happened”, we ask? “Oh, the plugs must have leaked as...