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    Pad printing application

    We are a contract painter which some potential pad printing applications. The castings we paint are typically Aluminum or Magnesium with raised letters on them. This lettering is pad printed after the painting process. This process is new to me and I imagine we need to be careful that the ink...
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    Setting rate guidelines for new Paint System.

    My company has installed a new paint system in its new manufacturing facility. We had an old system which no longer is in use. I am reviewing the rates and they are outdated. My Question is what kind of allowances are typically used for this type of process. The line is 8 feet per minutes so...
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    Chrome Plating standard.

    Does anyone have a standard for testing Chrome Plating. Our incoming inspection was strictly visual. We ran into a problem where we received parts that looked good on the outside, but were actually double plated where the Chrome plating peeled right off. We found the problem out when we had...

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