Articles

Electroplating 2 Apr 2012

Hard Chrome Plating Questions and Answers

Our company plates hard chrome on hydraulic rods as well as other parts. For many of these parts we apply a flash chrome plate prior to plating with hard chrome. Is there any rule of thumb as to whether we should be using a current density of 2-4 ASI?

Parts Cleaning 1 Apr 2012

Solving Wide-Body E-Coat Immersion Problems

Altec Industries in Burnsville, N.C., a manufacturer of heavy truck bodies and related equipment, added e-coat to its finishing operation and—through the proper design and execution of an electrocoat/liquid spray topcoat paint system —addressed issues of e-coating large truck bodies.

Powder Coating 1 Apr 2012

Debugging A Powder Coating Line

Faced with an adhesion issue, a manufacturer of aluminum fence and rail products set out to find the solution to their problem, even if it meant taking apart his line components one-by-one.

Powder Coating 1 Apr 2012

Shipshape Testing: Software Meets IMO PSPC Requirements.

\New regulations apply to seawater ballast tanks of all types of ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage, and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of 150 meters in length and upwards

Parts Cleaning 1 Apr 2012

New Engines Drive Parts Cleaning Innovation

When Cummins began designing its new operations at its Indiana plant, the company made the decision to not skip over the small details, which included making sure that its parts cleaning and deburring were just as sophisticated as its machining operations.

economics 1 Apr 2012

Super Finishing: ‘Micro Machining Process’ Vital To Medical Industry

Using high-precision tools and technologies that smoothes a surface—or even intentionally leaves specific controlled amounts of roughness behind—MMP is unlike any treatment on the finishing market.