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“Seen and Solved” is a podcast brought to you by Hubbard-Hall which focuses on the stories from the front line of the metal finishing industry. Listeners will hear from our experts as they get candid about the popular and not-so popular problems we have come across in the field.
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S04 E19 - Mike Lindemann - Reducing Acid Pickling Costs While Improving Cleaning Performance (opens the original)
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How can metal finishers extend acid pickle bath life, improve cleaning performance and reduce the cost of frequent bath changes? In this episode of Seen & Solved, metal finishing expert Mike Lindemann shares practical insight into one of the most important—and often overlooked—steps in surface finishing: acid pickling. Mike explains how iron buildup, carbon scale, oil contamination and difficult surface conditions can impactpickling performance, bath life and downstream finishing. He also discus
S04 E18 - Dave Govoni - Mass Finishing Masterclass | Vibratory Finishing, Deburring & Surface Finishing Explained (opens the original)
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What is mass finishing, and how do media, chemistry, and process control affect part quality? In this episode of Seen & Solved , Dave Govoni, Senior Chemist at Hubbard-Hall, explains how manufacturers improve deburring, polishing, burnishing, and surface preparation through better massfinishing processes. Mass finishing plays a critical role in producing consistentsurface finishes and preparing parts for plating, coating, painting, and assembly. But media selection, finishing compounds, equipmen
S04 E17 - Jason Potts & Shane Moore - Reducing Rejects Without Slowing Production (opens the original)
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Inconsistent coating performance, plating defects, and costly rework often start long before parts ever reach the plating bath. In this episode of Seen & Solved, experts from Hubbard-Hall and Pavco discuss the upstream causes of rejects in metal finishing operations — and how manufacturers can improve quality and consistency without sacrificing throughput. Many shops struggle with process drift, contamination, poor rinsing practices, changing oils, bath imbalance, inadequate cleaning, and rushed
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