SEPTEMBER 2021 - VOLUME 28 - NUMBER 9
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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
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COMPANY SPOTLIGHT
Butterfield Group kick-start their powder coating business , PowderWorks , with investment in state-of-the-art Gema system . 2
INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS FINISHING
Update information on the Institute of Materials Finishing . |
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IMF Qualifications – Distance Learning . |
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QUALICOAT UK & IRELAND Introducing QUALICOAT 3.0 . 8
GALVANIZERS ASSOCIATION The Future is Circular for UK and Irish Galvanizing . 10
INDUSTRY NEWS Supply Chain Resilience is Key . 14 Perfect Environment for Finding the Optimal Cleaning Solution . 16 HMG Support Minutes Matter Campaign . 18 MecWash Systems serves the American engineering sector . 20 VERTIK-AL secures GSB Quality Seal . 22 Pandemic-proof customer success for galvanizers . 24
OVENS , SPRAYBOOTHS & PROCESS HEATING Lanemark launches new in-house process gas burners test facility . 26
Burn off ovens offer effective process to remove plastic , paint coatings or contaminents . 28
DYNACLEAN Spraybooths Ltd . 30
PAINT & POWDER
Full automation ‘ Batch 1 ’ - Powder coating for production of entrance doors . 34
How Black is Black ? 38 Measure post cure powder coating thickness . 40 Tamlite Lighting Ltd . 42 Powder Curing Oven . Powder Coating Facility . 44 From Solventbourne to Waterbourne . 46 Interpon Powder Coatngs puts Rodi on the Fast Track to sustainability . 48 Thermaset Ltd - Manufacturers of Powder Coatings . 50
Excellent atomisation for small areas witht he versatile airspray gun TOPFINISH GM 1030G . 52
PRE-TREATMENT , SURFACE PREPARATION , DEGREASING & CLEANING
Shot Blast , Shot Peen , The Next Level ! 56 Fraser Technologies - superior cleaning with a conscience . 60
ProSolv ® 5408e a sustainable . economical cleaning solvent for vapour degreasing in the aerospace industries . 62
Economical deburring and cleaning in one process . 66
PRODUCTS & PROCESSES Galvanizing the future of the gardens at spinal centre . 68 New media mix from AM Solutions . 70 Nimble machinery strategies to assist growth and diversification . 72 XRF Analysis : What Labs - and lines - Really Want . 76
WORLD SERVICES 78 twitter : @ surfaceworldmag SEPTEMBER 2021
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