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Plating on Powdered Metal
Question: We are trying to plate some parts made of powdered metal.
Read MoreBright Dip for Stainless Steel - Safety Warning
The July 2001 issue of this column gave a formulation for the bright dipping of stainless steel.
Read More"Plate or Buy" Decision
Question: Our company is thinking about bringing some plating processes in-house.
Read MoreNickel Sulfamate and Pits
Question: We are having problems with pits in our nickel sulfamate plating line.
Read MoreSome More Pitting
Question: One of our customers has recently started to complain about pitting of wire parts that we bright nickel plate.
Read MoreWood's Nickel Redux
Question: I need some information about the Wood's nickel strike bath.
Read MoreChromium Plating Bath Contamination
Question: We recently had to dump a fairly large volume of hexavalent chromium plating solution because it was contaminated with a high level of zinc and other heavy metals.
Read MoreAutomated Control of Copper Sulfate Plating Solutions
Question: Has anybody published information on the automated control of copper sulfate plating solutions?
Read MoreChromate Conversion Coatings and Temperature
Question: We manufacture small metal parts that are cadmium plated followed by a chromate conversion coating (QQ-P-416, class 2, type II). The parts are ink-jet marked and then baked at 340-400F for 8-30 min to cure the ink markings.
Read MoreBright Dip for Stainless Steel
Question: We are looking for a chemical bright dip for parts made of 300 series stainless steel.
Read MoreRemoving Nickel Plate from Kovar
Question: What is the safest way to remove nickel plate from Kovar?
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