NOVEMBER 2020 - VOLUME 27 - NUMBER 11
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Welcome to the SURFACE WORLD team !
MANAGING DIRECTOR & ADVERTISEMENT DIRECTOR
Nigel Bean : t : 01442 826826 e : nigelbean1 @ aol . com e : nigelbean @ surfaceworld . com
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COMPANY SPOTLIGHT Hendor-pe UK Ltd – A vision for the future . 2
IMF : INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS FINISHING UK Team to be world leaders in studying the recovery of gallium from WEEE . 8
QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND A Commitment to Quality . 10
BCF : BRITISH COATINGS FEDERATION BCF Technical Director awarded UK coatings industry ’ s highest honour . 12
INDUSTRY NEWS Galvanizing firm reaches new heights . 14 Dürr develops new painting method for all industry sectors . 16 Italian company pioneers antiviral powder coatings against human Coronavirus . 18 HMG Paints Ltd receive UK Business Hero Award . 20 Stowlin – Welcome Rhys Davies . 22
PUMPS & FILTRATION Hendor-pe UK Ltd . 24 Westbury for total filtration . 26 Siebec solutions for the Galvanizing industry to improve repeatability , reproducibility of quality , extend the life of the chemistry and speed of the process . 28 Leak-free Mag-Drive Pumps ideal for hazardous applications . 30
WATER & EFFLUENT TREATMENT Industrial water treatment chemicals from Metavate Ltd . 32 Dam good river management . 34 Lubron Water Technologies is a market-leading water treatment company . 36
PRE-TREATMENT , SURFACE PREPARATION , DEGREASING & CLEANING Fraser Technologies ensures efficiencies for pioneering aerospace company . 38 MecWash helps Vixen CNC ‘ up its game ’ with high-precision washing . 44 SuperCORR A corrosion protection spray protects and revitalises production machines during Coronavirus lockdowns . 46
PAINT & POWDER Quality powder coating on a massive scale . 48 Pros and cons of using automatic air spray guns versus rotary bell atomizers for robotic painting . 52
TESTING & MEASUREMENT New PhoenixTM MiniMag Magnetic Thermocouple ...... you don ’ t always need to be big to be powerful !. 54 Maintenance in the paint shop . 56
PRODUCTS & PROCESSES MCM Conveyors – a division of Amber Industries Ltd . 58 Automating selective electroplating repairs for power generation components . 60 SIEBEC has launched the ACIDPURE . 64 The best kept secret in the industry is just a load of balls ! 66
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