FINISHING
VOL. 23, NO. 1, JANUARY 1999

CONTENT

News 2

Diary 6

SEA Awards '99 7

People 9

Literature 11


Business Matters - Finishing looks at how 12
new legislation has affected late payers

Special Feature - Plating 14


Quality control of plating additives 16
- Victor P Janule looks at the benefits of using
dynamic surface tension measurement


Plating comes back in Norman 18
Thurston of Carrtech tells Finishing about the
advantages of in-house plating


Select the way ahead Richard 22
Mountford looks at selective plating


Technology On tap Finishing takes an 26
in-depth look at CAE Cleaning Technolo-
gies that has recently bought Tempest &
Dibb



Workshop 28

Installations 29

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FINISHING
VOL.23, NO. 4, APRIL 1999


CONTENT


News 2

People 7

Diary 8



Business Matters - Finishing looks at 10
options when pursuing bad debt


Literature 14


Pre-chargingofpowderpaints... 16
Professor J F Hughes looks into the crystal ball


Special Feature - Testing & 18
Measurement


Troubleshooting means training - 22
Ad-Qual looks at problems in the finishing
industry



Installations 24


The Taiwan experience - David James 27
reports back on an MFA trade mission to
Taiwan



Descaling pays dividends 28
Finishing looks at an unusual application


Workshop 31

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FINISHING
VOL. 23, NO. 6, JUNE 1999

News 2

Diary 8

People 11

Literature 13

Business Matters - Finishing looks at the 14
I pros and cons of acquisition

Special report - Powder coatings 16

The future for trade coalers? - 16
I Finishing speaks to Mike Cowley about the newly
formed Paint & Powder Finishing Association

The choice is powder - WG o'Donneii 18
looks at the developments in thermoplastic
powder coatings

The future of the powder coating 23
industry-Wayne Smith of the BCF explains
the Federation's plans to support powder
coalers

Flying high - John Hatcher reports from 26
the new UK HQ of Akzo Nobel Aerospace

Installations 28

Paints for RFI/EMI shielding... - 32
Finishing looks at shielding electronic compo-
nents with coatings

Workshop 34

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FINISHING

VOLUME 23 NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 1999

News 2

Diary 6

People 7

Literature 9

Business Matters - Finishing looks at the 10
new Employment Relations Bill and how it will
change business

Special Feature - Polishing 14

Putting the shine on industry- 14
Michael Seeds of Binghams looks at polishing
over the last fifty years

A billion dollar business - Finishing 16
went to Germany to see USF's
latest acquisition

Take advantage of transfer 18
technology - Finishing went to Birmingham
University to see the opening of a laboratory

SEA Awards '99 - Your final chance 19

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FINISHING

VOL.23 NO. 3 MARCH 1999


News 2 I

Diary 6 I

People 9

Business Matters - Finishing looks at 10
Gordon Brown's third Budget

Special Feature - Pre-treatment 14
-U Descaling decisions - colin ward of
USF looks at the options for blast cleaning

Os-born again - Finishing visited 20
Chepstow to see a reborn Osborn

Installations 21

Installation - the Chinese way - 24
ABB'S recent Chinese installation is examined

The heat iS On - John Hatcher visits 26
Tecvac in Cambridge

Making quality count - Steve Rosher 28
' of Euro Quality Coatings on the company's
expansion

Workshop 30

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FINISHING
VOL:23, NO:5, 1999

News 2
Diary 6
People 9
Literature 11
The 1999 SEA Awards - AII the news of } 3
this year's winners

Business Matters - Finishing looks at the ] 6
latest legislation on employee health and
safety

A tax tOO far? ~ Finishing looks at 18
proposals for a UK energy tax
The Tallent ShOW - Jade Industries has 20
installed a new conveyor system in Durham
Sealing ensures a 22
watertight finish - peter Young of MX

Systems explains impregnating porosity
Workshop 26
An age old approach - 30
Finishing looks the history of galvanizing
Installations 32

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FINISHING
VOL. 23 , NO. 7 , 1999


News 2

Diary 4

People 6

Surface Engineering Association 7

Business Matters - Personal liability of
directors, by Alsop's litigation department 8

AutOphoretiC - The technology behind 10
the latest ferrous coatings from ABT

Special Report- 12
Corrosion the loser
Peter Bell visits Advanced Surface
Treatments in Coventry

Anti-corrosion treatments 15

Solvents - a way forward - 17
Barry Eaton of SIS Chemicals looks at solvent
management

Treatments & filters 20

Installations 25

Dipping into automation - 28
Finishing visits IPE Ltd to see what
automation has meant for its brazing plant

Workshop 31