Articles

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.

medical 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. .

sustainability 2 Feb 2022

Package Finishing Solutions for Manufacturing Megatrends

Sustainable solutions for plastic metallization and electronic component finishing applications.

Electroplating 1 Feb 2022

An Interview with Incoming MFASC President Vincent Noonan, CEF

Vincent Noonan, CEF, Vice President Strategic Operations at Sheffield Platers, has been named the new president of the Metal Finishers Association of Southern California. Check out his recent interview with Products Finishing.

Top Shops 28 Jan 2022

What’s New for '22?

As we settle into 2022, Products Finishing editor Scott Francis discusses some of PF’s exciting initiatives for the coming year.

Liquid Coating 28 Jan 2022

Coating for Mobility

Addressing the increasing demand for e-mobility and the market’s evolving coatings needs.

Electrocoating 27 Jan 2022

Salt Spray Vs. Cyclic Corrosion Tests

Joseph Subda, ecoat specialist for Axalta Coating Systems, explains the difference between these two corrosion resistance tests.

nasf 20 Jan 2022

NASF/AESF Foundation Research Project #122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater - 2nd Quarterly Report

The NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board has selected a project on addressing the problem of PFAS and related chemicals in plating wastewater streams, studying PFAS destruction via electrooxidation and electrocoagulation. This second quarter report covers work on electrocoagulation and how it generates amorphous metal hydroxide flocs that can effectively adsorb PFASs in plating wastewater.