Articles
Perspectives: Staying Vigilant
As a fledgling editor at Products Finishing, my first major assignment was to cover the tragedy at Bastian Plating Company in Auburn, IN.
Read MorePinholes and Electroless Nickel
Question: What causes pinholes in electroless nickel deposits?
Read MorePaint Recommendations
Question: We work with a number of job shops that apply powder to tubular stock that undergoes subsequent bending and punching operations.
Read MorePerspectives: Setting a Precedent
Recent surveys by a nationwide consulting firm indicate a great anxiety among component suppliers about what buyers currently want.
Read MoreSelectively Plating Plastics the Seleco Way
How tough can it be to put in a plating line and start running a job shop? Faced with the idea that it was no longer going to be simply a supplier, but the actual plating job shop, Seleco Inc., prepared itself. However, the learning curve was steeper than it planned...
Read MoreMixing Room Materials of Construction
Question: We are installing new mixing room systems that will be handling waterborne basecoats and solvent-borne primers and clearcoats.
Read MorePowder Hooks/Rack Cleaning
Question: I am into my third month of study for a new powder coat system for our company.
Read MoreSolvent Cleaning Disc Drive Parts
Question: You received an inquiry regarding solvent cleaning of disc drive parts using "exotic" solvent and alcohol in a vacuum style vapor degreaser.
Read MoreStripping Defective Copper Plate
Question: What is the best way to strip copper from steel?
Read More
