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Process satisfies customers’ shipping requirements while meeting stricter water regulations in times of drought.

Triplex Plating is a great example of how to use benchmarking, training and employee feedback as tools for continuous improvement.

An insider's look at new critical cleaning technologies being used in the manufacture of medical instruments.

The National Association for Surface Finishing has released its monthly Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of July.

A brief overview of compliance and sustainability considerations for effective wastewater treatment for finishing operations.

Question: In one of your previous replies, I was surprised to read that you are still promoting the use of hazardous nitric acid for passivation of stainless steels, especially for brush-on applications.

US Ecology uses specialized recycling methods such as recovering metals from liquids and solids.

Electrolytic hard chromium plating (EHC) is a critical surface finishing technology that is used for applying functional coatings for corrosion and wear resistance to aircraft components in manufacturing operations and for re-build of worn or corroded components. However, EHC plating baths contain hexavalent chromium, which is a known carcinogen and environmental hazard. Therefore, the replacement of EHC in aircraft manufacturing activities and maintenance depots is a high priority for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Advantages of replacing mineral acid with acid salt for pickling.

Both phosphate-based and zirconium coatings have their advantages, but zirconium is fast becoming the pretreatment of choice.