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Parts entering one of (2) 7-stage washers to be cleaned and treated with Gardobond A 4002.
tomers be happier with us. Gardobond A
4002 has been able to meet key customer
specifications such as John Deere paint
specifications and meet Caterpillar specifi-
cations without the use of a sealer. Results
were recognized immediately as the transi-
tion to the new technology came together
seamlessly. This is a true win-win.”
Brian Groubert, Technical Account
Manager for Chemetall, is equally enthusi-
astic. “This product is built so well that it
continues to deliver the consistent coatings
well into its bath life unlike other pretreat-
ment iron phosphates in the industry which
tend to break down faster. Furthermore, the
wide process operating range of Gardobond
Please send all your News, A 4002 makes it easy to use in just about any
New Products to Theresa Rogers industry. Ad-Tech is now enjoying improve-
theresa.rogers@cfcm.ca ment in coating weights (previously about

For Advertising Please Contact Parts entering one of (2) 7-stage washers 50 mg/ft2 to about 70 mg/ft2 currently)
Gillian Thomas 1-416-277-1269 to be cleaned and treated with Gardobond without making any other changes to the
A 4002.
gillian.thomas@cfcm.ca line. All physical testing including salt spray
and cyclic corrosion testing saw an improve-
number two which was transitioned to ment of 20 to 40 percent. We are thrilled.” n
Gardobond A 4002 in May of 2020.
“Chemetall has achieved the one metric Brian J. Groubert is Chemical
for us that is always the most important,” Engineer, BASF. He can be reached at
says Loritz. “Chemetall helped our cus- brian.groubert@basf.com
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