David S. Peterson

David S. Peterson

Polishing Stainless Steel Screws

  Question: What’s the best way to polish stainless steel screws?

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Popping on Electrochemical Machining Line

Question: We have an electrochemical machining line (cleaning steel parts with a solution of 31.45% HCl and glycerine). Parts are cleaned in rotating barrels.

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Disc Drive Parts Cleaning

  Question: My company is working with several disc drive parts manufacturers.

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Reverse Current Cleaning

  Question: I am the electroplating manager at a company that makes connectors.

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Powder Metal Parts Cleaning

Question: I read Products Finishing, and I have come across a new opportunity for my heat treating company.

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Cleaning Rust from Cold-Rolled Steel

Question: How can we clean the rust off of unpainted cold-rolled steel parts slated for electrocoating that underwent an atmospheric corrosion attack from an accidental release of muriatic acid vapors in our plant?

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Removing Flash and Parting Line

  Question: I am looking for an efficient way to remove flash or create a "uniform" parting line on numerous cosmetic parts that are zinc die cast.

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Pickling or Solubilizing?

Question: I am in the business of cleaning metal stampings.

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Cleaning Chemicals Software

Question: My new process development lab director is in search of software.

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Plating Zinc over Heat Treating

I am not able to plate zinc over an area that has been heat treated. Any suggestions?

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Anti-Tarnish Products

In the July 2000 column, a reader was asking for information on a product called Pasa-Jell 107.

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Wastewater from Aluminum Processing

Question: We currently have a five-stage phosphate washer followed by an electrocoat system that is used to process steel parts.

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