Product finishes technology

Joesel, K., Product Finishing—UV Coating Technology Supplement, p. 16s (2004). 

The potential impact is extremely broad and fundamental in nature, because the research will explore a totally innovative approach to metal finishing technology, which has never been exploited previously. The use of this completely different type of solvent/electrolyte system, entirely changes the normal behavior of metal finishing processes seen in traditional aqueous electrolytes and an extensive range of entirely new processes and products can be expected. 

As is well known, the more economically developed the state is, the more advanced will its scientific and technological base be. For this state, most of the imported goods will essentially be raw material. On the other hand, export goods will comprise of expensive finished products and technological know how. 

C. Izzo, How Are Coatings Applied, in Products Finishing Directory and Technology Guide, Gardner Publications, Cincinnati, OH, 2000. 

Another process for the manufacture of preforms is the textile finishing technology. The classic, textile production technology, based on stitching, will be based on flat blanks of a reinforcing semi-finished product or on individual parts, which are already made to final dimensions, which are then assembled to complex 3D geometries with the help of the stitching technique. [15]. 

Aerosol technology may be defined as involving the development, preparation, manufacture, and testing of products that depend on the power of a hquefied or compressed gas to expel the contents from a container. This definition can be extended to iaclude the physical, chemical, and toxicological properties of both the finished aerosol system and the propellants. 

Standards have been a part of technology since building began, both at a scale that exceeded the capabiUties of an individual, and for a market other than the immediate family. Standardization minimizes disadvantageous diversity, assures acceptabiUty of products, and faciUtates technical communication. There are many attributes of materials that are subject to standardization, eg, composition, physical properties, dimensions, finish, and processing. Implicit to the realization of standards is the availabiUty of test methods and appropriate caUbration techniques. Apart from physical or artifactual standards, written or paper standards also must be considered, ie, their generation, promulgation, and interrelationships. 

A wide variety of particle size measurement methods have evolved to meet the almost endless variabiUty of iadustrial needs. For iastance, distinct technologies are requited if in situ analysis is requited, as opposed to sampling and performing the measurement at a later time and/or in a different location. In certain cases, it is necessary to perform the measurement in real time, such as in an on-line appHcation when size information is used for process control (qv), and in other cases, analysis following the completion of the finished product is satisfactory. Some methods rapidly count and measure particles individually other methods measure numerous particles simultaneously. Some methods have been developed or adapted to measure the size distribution of dry or airborne particles, or particles dispersed inhquids. 

The activated CVD diamond techniques can be mote attractive in cases where the huge capital investment (several hundred million dollars) requited for the HP—HT technology is not available or where the high level of technical knowledge requited for HP—HT synthesis is not available. In addition, most wear-resistant apphcations requite diamond coatings only of the order of a few micrometers thick. Such coatings can be deposited ditecdy on the finished product without the need for further finishing if CVD techniques are employed. 

Economic Considerations. Gum production by Ethyl Corp. is under 20 metric tons per year. Products are sold primarily for use in U.S. and N.A.T.O. naval appHcations. The materials are sold as finished goods, and thus elastomer pricing is not appropriate. Ethyl Corp. has aimounced that it will either divest or exit this business. Atochem has developed their technology and has constmcted a pilot plant to produce aryloxyphosphazenes. 

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