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Written for People
Who Work With Zinc
For galvanizers, fabricators, inspectors, QA/QC engineers and plant owners. The subjects so far: pickling control, zinc consumption, vent and drain holes, the new standard editions and coating thickness.
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What Has Gone
Out So Far
The issues themselves are emails. Each one introduced an article that you can read in full here, subscriber or not.
| Issue | Sent | The article it introduced |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | 10 Oct 2026 | Coating thickness: how to specify, measure and verify it |
| #4 | 21 Sep 2026 | ASTM A123-24 and ISO 1461:2022: what the new editions changed |
| #3 | 7 Sep 2026 | Vent and drain holes: how to size and place them |
| #2 | 22 Aug 2026 | Zinc consumption KPIs: how to measure plant efficiency |
| #1 | 22 Aug 2026 | The Kleingarn curve in pickling bath management |
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