Articles

18 Feb 2022

The Consolation Hire

Never, ever compromise and hire a person unless you’re confident they will succeed in the role.

Top Shops 10 Feb 2022

Diversity and Company Culture Define Top Shop

2022 Top Shop Hohman Plating puts an emphasis on quality, a wealth of services and company culture.

Liquid Coating 10 Feb 2022

Proper Paint Storage and Use

Geoff Raifsnider, senior engineer, Global Finishing Solutions, discusses what you need to know about proper paint storage for your finishing operation.

10 Feb 2022

A Life Lesson from a Quiet Titan of Finishing

Bill Nimtz was always most comfortable around the genuine and the ordinary. I think his kinship with people, all people, is what drove him to share a lesson that has stuck with me for decades.

Electroplating 4 Feb 2022

Contaminants in a Bright Nickel Bath

Preventative maintenance for mitigating the accumulation of impurities.

nasf 4 Feb 2022

Phosphorus - Important to Platers, But More Important to Our Bodies

Phosphorus is important to platers because it is a key component of most electroless nickel deposits which contain about 5-10% (by wt) phosphorus. As far as the human body is concerned, there is no substitute for phosphorus.

surfin 4 Feb 2022

An Interview with Jim Jones, DIFCO

Jim Jones, consultant and former vice president of DIFCO, discusses his experience in the surface finishing industry.

Electroplating 3 Feb 2022

Acid Zinc-Nickel Benefits Market Share

Stephen Roberts of Columbia Chemical discusses the advantages of adding acid zinc-nickel capabilities to your plating operation.

Electroplating 3 Feb 2022

A Process for Alkaline Non-cyanide Silver Plating for Direct Plating on Copper, Copper Alloys and Nickel Without a Silver Strike Bath

Traditionally, silver is electroplated in toxic, cyanide-based chemistry. Due to cyanide’s extreme hazard to human health and environments, developing non-cyanide silver chemistry is essential for the silver electroplating industry. Discussed here is an aqueous, alkaline non-cyanide silver plating technology, which can be directly plated over nickel as well as copper and its alloys. The silver deposits have perfect white color and better anti-tarnishing properties than other non-cyanide silver processes. The silver is plated entirely from the dissolving silver anode and the bath is very stable, and maintains a stable pH level both during plating and idle time. This new non-cyanide silver technology will plate bright silver that is perfectly suitable for electronic, industrial and decorative applications. .