OCTOBER 2021 - VOLUME 28 - NUMBER 10
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Welcome to the SURFACE WORLD team !
MANAGING DIRECTOR & ADVERTISEMENT DIRECTOR Nigel Bean t : + 44 ( 0 ) 1442 826826 e : nigelbean1 @ aol . com / nigelbean @ surfaceworld . com
EDITOR Jane Soones e : janesoones @ aol . com / janesoones @ surfaceworld . com
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COMPANY SPOTLIGHT
4 key questions to ask when selecting your parts cleaning agent Richard Starkey , Sales Manager UK , Ireland and Scandinavia , SAFECHEM . 4
INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS FINISHING Update information on the Institute of Materials Finishing . 8 IMF Qualifications - Distance Learning . 8
QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND Finishing - Reducing the Carbon . 10
BRITISH COATINGS FEDERATION
UK Coatings Industry Awards recognises excellence after a challenging 18 months . 12
INDUSTRY NEWS Interpon Powder Coatings puts Rodi on the fast track to sustainability . 16 Gema Powder Coating - Innovation update . 18 Nissan optimises paint room operations . 22
HMG Paints win BCF Corporate Social Responsibility Award as Chairman John Falder receives Silver Medal . 24
Covent Garden gates offer refreshing take on brewing heritage . 28 Axalta opens new ultramodern refinish facility in the Netherlands . 30
PRE-TREATMENT , SURFACE PREPARATION , DEGREASING & CLEANING
Straaltechniek UK Ltd providing top level quality services to Austin Hayes as relationship goes from strength to strength . 32
Aquus CL-One concentrated all-purpose cleaner . 36 How do you choose between solvent or aqueous cleaning ? 38 Can technology help your pre-treatment . 40 Rösler surface finishing equipment for the rail industry . 42
Medical device manufacturer choses Firbimatic Spa Solvent Cleaning utilising modified alcohol . 46
Reduced unit costs thanks to higher cleaning performance and lower energy consumption . 48
TESTING & MEASUREMENT
Do your product coatings meet specifications ? Have you been supplied with the correct material ? 50
The new member of the spectro2guide family - spectro2go for mobile Colour Control . 52
Measuring surface profile with the Elcometer 224 . 54
Electroless Nickel Plating thickness measurement and phosphorous analysis . 56
PRODUCTS & PROCESSES Electrostatic solution for glass bottles . 62 PhoenixTM help shine light on an Alloy Wheel coating operation ! 66
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