Arthur S. Kushner Consultant

Dr. Art Kushner started his career in metal finishing when he was seven years old working with his dad, Dr. Joseph B. Kushner. The family, living in Pennsylvania, converted their garage to a plating laboratory. His early assignments included setting up and operating small plating baths in chemical beakers, and cleaning up the lab.

Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Sulfamate Nickel Problem

Why is there an increase in chloride?

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Stressed-Out Nickel Deposits

What is the range for high to low stress nickel deposits?

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Saving Money on Additives

Where can I find affordable additives?

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Nickel Tank Crystals

Why is there crystalline material at the bottom of the tank?

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Sulfamate Nickel Plating and Chloride

To add chloride sulfamate nickel plating bath, or not.

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Citric Acid Passivation

How to passivate stainless steel electrodes with citric acid.

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Plating Q&A: Can Electroless Nickel Tarnish?

What can we do to minimize tarnishing electroless nickel deposits?

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Where Does My Silver Go?

Where does 10 percent of the silver we use go?

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Converting a Brass Plating Bath

How do you convert a brass plating bath into a bronze plating bath?

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Wood's Nickel Substitute

What are some good substitutes for Wood's nickel strike bath?

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