A method and apparatus for dry barrel finishing comprising adding a suitable amount of a solution in the barrel such that only the surface of the media is wetted, but the inside of the media is not wetted; and stopping adding the solution while operating the barrel until the surface of the media dries.
Personnel
Lift
sisting of glycol monoethers, glycols, and alkanol.
Sputtering Apparatus
Method
and
U.S. Patent 5733,418. Mar. 31, 1998 A./. Hershcovitch et al, assignors to PLD Advanced Automation Systems Inc., Rockledge, F/a. and EL. Confe, Swampscott, Mass.
A doctor blade assembly for coating a traveling web of material.
A method of sputtering particles from a target as a film on a substrate comprising maintaining the target and substrate in a first vacuum facing each other; biasing the target; producing a plasma from a sputtering gas to provide positive ions in plasma production; injecting the plasma between the target and substrate to provide injected plasma to effect sputtering by bombarding the target with the positive ions and liberating target particles for condensing on the substrate as sputtered particles to form the film; and decoupling the plasma production from the sputtering.
Robotic
Vacuum Treatment
U.S. Patent 5,733,?87. Mar. 31, 1998 G.J. Bowe, assignor fo JBI Inc., Osseo, Wis
An improved spray booth.
Pressure Device
personnel lift for use in a
Strip for a Coating
U.S. Patent 5733,373. Mar. 31, R. Meyer and R. Knop, assignors AG, Dusseldorf Germany
1998 lo Jagenberg
predetermined pressure range and comprising a sputtering electrode and a counter electrode, wherein the electrodes are mutually electrically driven and mutually geometrically located so as to generate a stable sputtering plasma discharge.
Anodizing
Apparatus
5,733,420.Mar. 31, 1998 K. Matsuda and H. Mori, assignors to Casio U.S. Pafenf Computer
Co. Ltd., Tokyo
An anodizing apparatus for oxidizing a conducting film on a substrate in an electrolyte.
Sputtering
Target
U.S. Pafent 5,733,427. Mar. 31, 1998 M. Safou et al., assignors IOKK Toshiba, Kawasaki, Japan
A method of manufacturing a sputtering target formed of refractory metallic silicide.
Copper Electrowinning Paint Booth
KS. Patent 5.733,374. T. Ekenberg, Sandnes,
U.S. Pafent 5,733,419. Mar. 31, 1998 H. Daxinger and W. Haag, assignors to Balzers AG, Liechfensfein
Mar. 31, 1998 Norway
A booth and robotic installation for painting of objects, the booth having walls for isolating an object to be painted from the surroundings, at least one of the walls including at feast one elongate slot penetrating the wall, said robotic installation comprising at least one robot shaft connected to a painting tool and protruding through the at least one slot for robotic controlled servo-controlled movements at least along the length of the slot, and servodrive means positioned and arranged for controlling the robot shaft movements in accordance with a preprogrammed movement pattern for the painting tool.
Spray Coating
Apparatus
U.S. Patent $733,376. 6. J. Costello, assignor Ringoes, IV.J.
Mar. 31. 1998 to Argus Intemafional,
An apparatus for spray coating opposing major surfaces of a workpiece.
Stripping
Compositions
U.S. Patent 5,733,3&J Mar. 31, 1998 0.P Murphy assignor to Henkel Corp., Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
A process for stripping an organic protective coating from a metal substrate by contacting with a heated aqueous liquid stripping composition maintained at a temperature of at least 9O’C, said aqueous composition comprising water and a component selected from the group consisting of dissolved alkali metal hydroxides and alkaline earth metal hydroxides; and a component selected from the group conMETAL
FINISHING
. SEPTEMBER
Chamber
1998
A sputtering apparatus for operating in a
U.S. Patent 5,733,429.
Mar. 31, 1998
S. Martin and N. Nebeker, assignors to EnthoneOMI Inc.. Warren, Mich.
A method for electrowinning of copper wire from a copper electrolysis bath compris-
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