MMS Blog
Air Spray vs. Air-Assisted Airless Technology
Payton Cozart, Product Manager, Carlisle Fluid Technologies, examines the advantages and disadvantages of AAA applicators and discusses alternatives.
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Finishing Activity Bounces Back in New Year
Index Posts 3-Point Turn Around After Weak Close to 2021
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Over Curing Vs. Under Curing
Are defects in your powder-coated parts due to curing too long or not long enough? Verney Denerville of Tiger Drylac discusses the dangers of over- and under-curing and steps you can take to ensure a proper curing time for your parts.
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The Consolation Hire
Never, ever compromise and hire a person unless you’re confident they will succeed in the role.
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Diversity and Company Culture Define Top Shop
2022 Top Shop Hohman Plating puts an emphasis on quality, a wealth of services and company culture.
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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.
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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.
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Contaminants in a Bright Nickel Bath
Preventative maintenance for mitigating the accumulation of impurities.
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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.
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An Interview with Jim Jones, DIFCO
Jim Jones, consultant and former vice president of DIFCO, discusses his experience in the surface finishing industry.
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Acid Zinc-Nickel Benefits Market Share
Stephen Roberts of Columbia Chemical discusses the advantages of adding acid zinc-nickel capabilities to your plating operation.
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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. .
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