Surface Treatment with Manganese Phosphate Coatings
How Does Manganese Phosphating Work? Manganese phosphating is a conversion coating process used primarily on low-alloy ferrous parts. It provides excellent corrosion resistance and reduces friction and wear in sliding or rotating applications. This...
What Does the EcoVadis Rating Indicate?
« The Sustainability Assessment System Explained » EcoVadis SAS is a Paris-based company, established in 2007, that operates globally to assess sustainability practices within companies. The outcome is the EcoVadis Sustainability Rating. This...
The QUALICOAT Standard for Powder Coating
What requirements are placed on modern coating systems? QUALICOAT is the registered trademark of the Association for Quality Control in the Painting and Coating Industry, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The trademark also serves as a quality...
Types of Metal Corrosion
Most metals used to manufacture a wide variety of products occur in nature only in the form of chemical compounds known as ores. Only after they are released from these compounds are they available in metallic form. Left unprotected, these metals...
Emulsifiers for Metalworking Fluid Production
Emulsifiers ensure that all components of water-miscible metalworking fluids remain evenly distributed in the liquid during use. This is the only way to fully benefit from the friction-reducing properties of oils and the excellent cooling...
The Sustainability Triangle
Why Economy, Ecology, and Social Responsibility Must Be Seen as a Unified Whole in Industry In the 1990s, the concept of the “sustainability triangle” gained traction in environmental discussions. It was particularly influential in the chemical...
Forming Processes in Surface Technology
Where Are Forming Lubricants Used? Forming includes those manufacturing processes in which tools apply significant external forces to deliberately change the contours of materials. A prerequisite is the close interaction between material and tools,...
Tube Drawing: Process and Application
Tube drawing is a critical manufacturing process that creates precise, high-quality metal tubes used in everything from automotive parts to construction materials. The process transforms stock materials into finished tubes with precise dimensions....
Which detackification agents are used in paint application processes?
Coagulants cause coating particles in wastewater to join together into micro-flocs and allow them to be separated during further treatment. Read here about where wastewater is generated during painting processes, how detackification works, what...
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