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Why Architects Should Decide Upon a Surface Finish in the Design Stage
Metals polishing, whether for industrial or architectural purposes, is a downstream process; often, the penultimate or ultimate stage...
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Jul 10, 20192 min read
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The “Dos” and “Don’ts” of Stainless-Steel Polishing and Finishing
Here at Diamond Brite Metals, we see a wide variety of inquiries that touch almost every end use application. From producing highly...
Diamond Brite Metals
Jun 7, 20192 min read
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Diamond Brite Metals’ Reference Guide for Surface Finishes
At Diamond Brite Metals, we constantly encounter service centers, fabricators, and mechanical contractors who refuse to quote or become...
Diamond Brite Metals
May 14, 20192 min read
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The Definitive Guide to Grain Patterns in Metals Polishing
As part of our mission “to provide the highest quality metal finishing services for both the architectural and commercial markets,”...
Diamond Brite Metals
May 3, 20192 min read
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Metals Polishing for Pharmaceutical Applications
One of the most interesting aspects of working in metals polishing is that I am consistently exposed to a wide variety of end-use...
Diamond Brite Metals
Apr 29, 20192 min read
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How Section 232 Tariffs Have Pushed Distributors and Service Centers Towards Value-Added Services
The Section 232 tariffs (i.e. tariffs on imported steel and aluminum) have reconfigured the entire metals industry. In 2018, the Trump...
Diamond Brite Metals
Apr 23, 20192 min read
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The Authoritative Guide to #4 Finishes
In the metals polishing industry, the #4 (N4) Finish is the most common architectural or industrial finish regardless of the end-use...
Diamond Brite Metals
Apr 18, 20193 min read
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Unfortunately, there are no metals polishing trade shows.
But, here are the trade shows where Diamond Brite Metals will be focusing its attention… The trade show season is an opportunity for...
Diamond Brite Metals
Apr 16, 20193 min read
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The Gig Economy and OTR Freight in the Metals Sector
Editor’s Note: Every week Diamond Brite Metals, LLC, the country’s most comprehensive architectural and commercial metals polishing...
Diamond Brite Metals
Apr 12, 20192 min read
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Diamond Brite Metals Case Study Series: Bollards for Newark Airport
Editor’s Note: Diamond Brite Metals—the country’s most comprehensive architectural and commercial polishing facility—has attempted to...
Diamond Brite Metals
Apr 8, 20192 min read
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The Transition to Robotics and Automation in Metals Polishing
Editor’s Note: Every week, the staff at Diamond Brite Metals will be updating you with insightful market analysis covering all steps of...
Diamond Brite Metals
Mar 31, 20192 min read
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Explaining the Difference Between Industry #8 Mirror and True (Super) #8 Mirror
Diamond Brite Metals’ founder and current President, George Karpus, often tells customers that polishing is a mixture of both science and...
Diamond Brite Metals
Mar 18, 20192 min read
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Introducing: Diamond Brite Metals Case Studies
Editor’s Note: So far in 2019, Diamond Brite Metals—the country’s most comprehensive architectural and industrial polishing facility—has...
Diamond Brite Metals
Mar 14, 20192 min read
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Diamond Brite Metals and Hudson Yards
https://ny.curbed.com/2019/3/7/18254905/hudson-yards-observation-deck-the-edge The New York City skyline is undergoing a profound...
Diamond Brite Metals
Mar 8, 20192 min read
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Millennials, Metals & Markets
Understanding the New Generation Editor’s Note: Every week Diamond Brite Metals, the country’s elite industrial and architectural metals...
Diamond Brite Metals
Mar 5, 20193 min read
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Stay the Course: The 2019 Hangover Was Sure to Follow the 2018 Party
Editor’s Note: Every week Diamond Brite Metals, the country’s most comprehensive architectural and commercial polishing facility, will be...
Diamond Brite Metals
Feb 28, 20192 min read
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Explaining ASTM A480/A480M-18 (General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless)
If you have ever worked on a metals sales desk, for a service center, or for an architectural and commercial polisher, you are aware that...
Diamond Brite Metals
Feb 26, 20193 min read
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The Effect of Brexit on the Metals Industry
Editor’s Note: Every week, Diamond Brite Metals, the country’s most comprehensive architectural and commercial polisher, will be...
Diamond Brite Metals
Feb 21, 20192 min read
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Deconstructing Part SF (aka Surface Finish) of the ASME:BPE-2016
Editor’s Note: Diamond Brite Metals preeminence as the country’s expert on architectural and commercial metals polishing is not limited...
Diamond Brite Metals
Feb 19, 20193 min read
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The Proliferation of Standards in the Metals Industry
As the metals industry becomes less localized and parochial, the mode of conducting business has evolved from “handshake agreements” to a...
Diamond Brite Metals
Feb 15, 20193 min read
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