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Powder Coating 1 Mar 2020

A Conversation with Brad Andreae, Therma-Tron-X

As the owner of Therma-Tron-X, Brad Andreae has a lot of things on his mind, but you might find him at the lunch hour in the break room playing cards with his employees.

Anodizing 1 Mar 2020

Polishing Is Spot-On For Arlington Plating

APC has an extensive polishing and buffing department, one that has been a mainstay of the shop for more than 60 years.

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Anodizing 1 Mar 2020

Finishing Index Gains Due to Broad Activity Expansion

The Finishing Index is 47.5 as the ongoing slump in business conditions is not universal to the finishing industry. Firms with more than 250 employees have reported expanding conditions since June.

nsfd 21 Feb 2020

Industry Groups Support National Surface Finishing Day

National Surface Finishing Day on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, is an effort to draw greater attention to today’s manufacturing environment and the outstanding opportunities that a career in manufacturing can provide.

Liquid Coating 20 Feb 2020

Hitachi Hosts Free Plating Webinar on Process Control Feb. 25

Products Finishing presents Hitachi webinar on how to monitor and adjust plating line to ensure high quality.

Electroplating 19 Feb 2020

The Formulation of Electroless Nickel-Phosphorus Plating Baths

Originally published as K. Parker, Plating and Surface Finishing, 74 (2), 60-65 (1987), this paper was awarded the 1988 AESF Gold Medal for Best Paper published in Plating and Surface Finishing in 1987. The functions of various bath components are discussed in detail. Organic acid complexants, buffers and stabilizers were added to a lactic acid bath to determine their effects on plating rate, bath stability and deposit resistance to nitric acid.

workforce development 19 Feb 2020

NASF/AESF University Funded Research Transitioned to Industry: Practical Performance Improvements in Functional REACH-Compliant Trivalent Chromium Plating

This paper shows information learned from a NASF/AESF Foundation Research grant which has led to successful application. The work at the University of Houston (UH) is discussed – a technique developed to perform in-situ analysis of the stress of the chromium deposit from a REACH-compliant trivalent chromium electrolyte. An understanding of crack formation during plating has led the way to a means to avoid it. Faraday Technology Inc. scaled-up and optimized the same process through support from the U.S. Army. The results enabled significant chromium coating performance enhancements, matching the wear index of conventional Cr deposits from hexavalent baths.