Products Finishing

Products Finishing (ISSN 0032-9940) is a monthly publication in the United States that covers the latest news and developments in the field of both organic and inorganic finishing processes. The magazine, along with its website, provides insights into the technologies involved in applying these finishes.

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SUR/FIN 2025 Invites Finishers to Learn, Discover and Connect

1 week ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Dear Products Finishing Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PF will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PF’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
Cleaning Technologies Group Welcomes VP Sales and Marketing

2 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

Cleaning Technologies Group LLC (CTG, Cincinnati, Ohio) announces the promotion of Jeff Mills to the role of VP of sales and marketing. During his years of varied experiences at Ransohoff, Mills has consistently demonstrated leadership and success, particularly in his tenure leading the Ransohoff sales team. According to the company, his deep understanding of the business, along with his proven ability to drive results, makes him an excellent fit for this position.
HMG Paints Renews Partnership With Belle Vue Acres

2 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

Bella Vue Acres team. Source | Bella Vue SpeedwayHMG Paints (Manchester, U.K.) has renewed its partnership with British speedway club Belle Vue Aces for the 2025 season. This year marks a particularly exciting chapter for Belle Vue Speedway, as the club and National Speedway Stadium will host a double-header of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix in 2025. HMG Paints, celebrating its 95th anniversary, remains a family-owned manufacturer of industrial, commercial vehicle, decorative and specialist products.
Women in Manufacturing Association Announces 2025 Board of Directors

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM, Cleveland, Ohio) has announced the election of 20 members to its 2025 board of directors, who begin their terms on April 1, 2025. WiM is a national and global trade association specifically dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women who have chosen a career in the manufacturing sector.
Garco Taber Model 5770 Tester Enhances User Experience

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

Source | Paul N. Gardner USAPaul N. Gardner USA (Gardco, Columbia, Maryland), a worldwide distributor, producer and designer of quality physical and inspection instruments for the paint, coatings and related industries, is offering the Taber Model 5770 linear abraser. This versatile tester enables operators to conduct a wide range of physical property tests, including wear and abrasion resistance, scratching, gouging, scraping, rubbing and color transfer (commonly known as crocking).
40 Under 40 Class of 2025

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Scott Francis

Every year, the editors at Products Finishing dig through a list of nominees to select the recipients of our annual 40 Under 40 awards — a program designed to recognize the hard work, motivation and passion of individuals that drive the surface finishing industry forward. Members of our 2025 40 Under 40 class were nominated by their peers in the industry (managers, co-workers or industry partners) and then selected based on a variety of criteria, including leadership and industry involvement.
AkzoNobel Coatings Used to Repaint U.S. Air Force JStar

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

Source | LandLocked Aviation ServicesA basecoat/clearcoat system from AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings (Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands) has been used by the LandLocked Aviation Services team at its facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to freshly paint a recently retired U.S. Air Force JStar Boeing 707. The aircraft is being used as a platform on which students at the local Sowela Technical Community College can train.
National Surface Finishing Day 2025

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Lori Beckman

Dear Products Finishing Audience Member: Starting on Thursday August 8, 2024, PF will begin “gating” its premium content, asking all new website users to provide some information about themselves — name, title, employer, email address — before they are provided free access to the content. We are doing this because the ways PF’s audience finds and accesses our content is changing.
Umicore MDS Auruna Portfolio Provides Alternative to Hard Gold Alloys

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

Umicore’s Metal Deposition Solutions (Umicore MDS, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany) business unit, a provider of metal deposition solutions, introduces the Auruna product line offering cobalt- and nickel-free hard gold plating, an alternative to traditional hard gold alloys. Auruna gold-iron alloys combine precious, soft gold with non-precious, robust iron to form an optimal final layer.
Engineered Custom Coatings Appoints Chief Operating Officer

3 weeks ago | pfonline.com | Grace Nehls

Source | Engineered Custom CoatingsEngineered Custom Coatings (ECC, Pewaukee, Wisconsin), a provider of specialized coatings solutions, has appointed Troy Murray as chief operating officer. With more than 25 years of experience in coatings, mergers and acquisitions, and finance, Murray brings a strong track record of operational leadership and strategic growth to ECC.