Articles
Direct Copper Metallization of Aluminum: Elimination of Zincate
This article discusses the development of a new copper plating bath that can deposit high ductility copper metal directly on a wide range of aluminum alloy substrates. The process is particularly important for general metal finishing companies looking to plate aluminum parts for aerospace industry.
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Houston Plating and Coatings Celebrates 30 Years
HPC has over 1,500 active customers and processes over five million parts annually, and has been named a Products Finishing magazine Top Shop for both plating and spray coating processes.
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Carlisle Fluid Technologies, Ohio College Team Up for Spray Finishing Training
A three-day intensive training program on spray finishing technology will be held March 6-8, 2019, at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio.
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Anoplate Celebrates 1 Millionth Job Order
All 220-plus employees were treated to lunch prepared by the leadership team, led by Anoplate President Jim Stevenson.
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Alpha Metal Finishing Adds Stainless Passivation
The new line enables the company to provide chemical passivation of customers’ parts in conformance with ASTM A967 and ASTM A380.
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Imagineering Finishing Technologies Adds Stainless Steel Passivation
The South Bend, Indiana, facility also is registered to ISO-9001, AS9100, IATF16949 and Nadcap certified for chemical processing and non-destructive testing.
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Optimizing and Maintaining Spray Patterns in a Wash System
When pretreatment systems perform optimally, water and chemistry are used efficiently, with little flowing to waste treatment.
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Architectural Coatings Help Minnesota Shop Grow Finishing Operation
Twin City Powder Coating now boasts 36,000 square feet, two 40-foot ovens with matching coating booths, one 8-foot oven and coating booth, and six manual coating systems.
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Preventing Electroplating Tank Catastrophes in Surface Finishing Operations
About 75 percent of process tank users have reported tank failures. Here’s how to avoid them.
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3 Ways Advances in Cleaning and Coatings Drive Medical Device Innovation
Jay Tourigny of MicroCare Medical says that advances in medical devices come with many benefits but also bring new challenges related to cleaning and coatings.
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Lincoln Industries Acquires Manufacturer SourceOne
SourceOne provides custom manufacturing, design services and tooling, powder coating and specialty machine-build services.
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