Anodizing

Toxic Heavy Metal Free Stabilized Electroless Nickel Processes

This paper will introduce an advanced alternative to Pb and Cd-free electroless nickel processes, which is completely free of toxic heavy metal (THM) stabilizers. The process and deposit characteristics will be discussed and compared to the traditionally Pb stabilized electroless nickel.

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masking

Florida Finishers Group Seeks Industry History, Films

Dave Roach is asking anyone with historical information and photos about the metal finishing industry in Florida to contact him as he prepares a possible binder to share with conference attendees.

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Electroplating

Plating Q&A: Gold Pitting Problem

A Products Finishing reader writes to Art Kushner: How can we solve problems with pitting and haze on our hard gold deposit?

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masking

Able And Ready For Arizona Plating Facility

Able Engineering’s Arizona plating facility specializes in aerospace repairs. See the video of the facility.

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A Conversation with … Jim Jones, Dixie Industrial Finishing

Longtime plating veteran and industry advocate Jim Jones has worked for Dixie Industrial Finishing in Tucker, Georgia, for more than 54 years.

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DECC Company Celebrates 50 Years

Watch A Video On Coating Applicator DECC, Which Celebrates 50 Years of Solving Problems for Their Customers.

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Parts Cleaning

Mass. Platers Can Get $30,000 Incentive Grant

Money from TURI is for process conversion from n‐propyl bromide to aqueous for industrial parts cleaning

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Anodizing

Adhesion of Applied Organic Coatings

Our expert addresses an amalgamation of many different questions from folks who are baffled and frustrated by this adhesion problem on their anodized parts.

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masking

Making the Switch from Hex to Tri Chrome

Massachusetts finisher Independent Plater switches with the help of TURI university program

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Stopping Bond Lift in Aluminum-to-Gold Wire Bonds

Critical plating configuration for reliable aluminum-to-gold wire bonds.

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