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Article Published on 2/9/2024
Looking Back: The Columnists

Many industrial/technical journals consist of a well-rounded mixture of technical papers, practical articles about technology and how-to-do-it features, including this one, Products Finishing.  In its decades of publication, the AESF/NASF journal, Plating & Surface Finishing also endeavored to meet this need.  Among the many features were those of the columnists, recognized experts who had expertise in certain segments of the surface finishing industry.  This article contains a sampling of columns published in P&SF over the years, which still retain information of importance even today.

Article Published on 4/6/2018
Historical Highlights of Electroless Plating

In a 1984 article in Plating and Surface Finishing, for the AESF 75th anniversary year, Charles R. Shipley Jr. recounts the history of the commercialization of electroless plating beyond the discovery of electroless nickel by Dr. Abner Brenner and Grace Riddell at the National Bureau of Standards.  

Article Published on 11/1/2001
Quantifying Paint System Performance

The ability of a coating to withstand severe duty is a complex function dependent upon the substrate, coating chemistry, pretreatment and application variability. This report benchmarks the methodology the Tank Automotive and Armaments Command is using on select programs to define and quantify the durability of epoxy-based coating systems whose primary performance requirement is to protect the substrate from corrosion...

Article Published on 8/1/2018
Hixson Metal Finishing Battles its Way to No. 1

The California shop’s road to success began two decades ago with new leadership and commitment to refocus.

Article Published on 5/15/2023
Low-Temperature-Cure Powder Coatings Offer Unique Opportunities

An in-depth look at the advantages of low-temperature-cure powder coatings and the considerations for incorporating them into your process.

Article Published on 6/1/2003
Keeping Up with Chromium MACT Standards

In review of the June 5, 2002 Federal Register, U.S.

Experts Published on 1/1/2018
Environmental Protection Considerations for a Rectifier

American Plating Power’s Ricky Valentin offers advice on buying a new rectifier.

Article Published on 12/1/2013
When Plating Meets the Jet Set

Houston plater specializes in finishing private aircraft interiors; company offers more than 130 standard finishes and unlimited custom-matching capabilities.

Article Published on 6/1/2012
Accelerating Topcoats for Aerospace Specifications

Bayer’s UV-A curable coatings provide rapid cure rate, high performance

Article Published on 7/1/2006
Air Regs for Platers in the Works

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking the first step toward developing new air emissions standards for plating and polishing facilities.

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