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JUNE 2020 - VOLUME 27 - NUMBER 6 CONTENTS Welcome to the SURFACE WORLD team! MANAGING DIRECTOR & ADVERTISEMENT DIRECTOR Nigel Bean: t: 01442 826826 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] EDITOR Jane Soones: t: 01442 826826 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT Sheena Burrus: t: 01442 826826 e: [email protected] EXHIBITION ORGANISER Sheena Burrus: t: 01442 826826 e: [email protected] Surface World tel: [phone] fax: [phone] Hill Media Ltd, Marash House 2-5 Brook Street, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5ED, United Kingdom. The Surface World magazine is published 12 times a year by Hill Media Ltd. Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and reliability of material published in Surface World, Hill Media Ltd and its agents accept no responsibility for the veracity of claims made by contributors, manufacturers or advertisers. Copyright for all material published in this journal remains with Hill Media Ltd and its agents. © Hill Media Ltd – 2020 ISSN 1757-367X SURFACE WORLD LIVE - UPDATE Surface World Live returns to the NEC. 2 COMPANY SPOTLIGHT Robot application with Gema. 6 IMF: INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS FINISHING The fascinating world of electroplating. 10 QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND QUALICOAT - State of the market. 12 CORRODERE A brief introduction to the Corrosion Management Concept and its application benefits. 16 BRITISH SAFETY COUNCIL British Safety Council continues to evolve to support organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic. 18 INDUSTRY NEWS nPB replacement in five simple steps. 22 Master Abrasives launches new website. 26 HMG Paints’ hand sanitiser, helping businesses get back to work. 28 CONVEYORS & MATERIALS HANDLING MCM Conveyors – a division of Amber Industries Ltd. 32 Power & Freedom. 34 PAINT & POWDER The Gema OptiFlex Pro with PowerBoost has arrived. 38 Discover what truly happens inside your Paint Cure Oven. 40 PRE-TREATMENT, SURFACE PREPARATION, DEGREASING & CLEANING Straaltechniek UK Ltd working hard to support customers during the Covid-19 Pandemic. 46 TESTING & MEASUREMENT Laser Auto-focus and Entry-Level Price XRF Plating Analyzer. 48 Holiday Detection with the new PosiTest HHD. 50 PRODUCTS & PROCESSES British Heat Treatment and British Metal Treatment have over 60 years of experience. 52 The best kept secret in the industry is just a load of balls! 54 Waupaca Foundry Partners with Pangborn to Implement Abrasive Recovery and Waste Minimization. 56 SIFCO ASC increases throughput and shortens lead-time for Polamer with in-house selective plating process. 60 UST-5 Hand Sanitiser Tower 64 WORLD SERVICES 66 twitter: @surfaceworldmag JUNE 2020 1