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How to Treat Spent Electroless Nickel Baths
What options do today’s platers have for dealing with the disposal of EN baths? Metal Chem’s Michael Aleksinas outlines the technology that’s currently available.
Read MoreWhen to Discard Solution, Recharge a Parts Washer
How can we determine the ideal time to discard the cleaning solution and recharge these washers? Chemetall’s David Gotoff answers this question.
Read MoreHow to Minimize Appearance Issues in Liquid Coatings
Q. What can you recommend to minimize appearance issues problems? PPG’s Michael Kowalski explains the controlled and uncontrolled variables that affect liquid coatings.
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How to Apply the 720 Rule to Current Density Anodizing
What can you tell me about the 720 Rule as it applies to current density anodizing? Plating expert Sjon Westre, Ph.D., from Chemeon, answers this question.
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Faraday's Children (and Nickel): The 40th William Blum Lecture
This article is a republication of the 40th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 86th AESF Annual Convention in Detroit, Michigan on June 21, 1999. In this lecture, Dr. George DiBari describes the search for the ideal nickel anode material and the outlook for survival of nickel plating at the end of the 20th century.
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How to Mask Common Part Features for Liquid and Powder Coating
Q. Could give us some tips on making sure we are using the proper masking tools for our parts. Masking expert Andrew Oniszczuk from EPSi answers this reader’s question.
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The Systems View in Automotive Finishes: Essential, but Overlooked - The 38th William Blum Lecture
This article is a re-publication of the 38th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 84th AES Annual Convention in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1997. This lecture reviews a number of works in automotive finishing R&D in which understanding of the overall system was absolutely essential to success, from classical nickel-chromium plating to work in vacuum/electroplated hybrids for plated plastics, electrogalvanized zinc and hard chromium in stamping dies.
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Author: Time for EPA to Lead in 'Real World' Safety Standards
"I implore our new administration in Washington to take the lead and bring good sense and reason back into the regulatory process."
Read MoreHow to Combat Roughness in Cyanide Copper Bath
Q. We have been experiencing roughness in our cyanide copper bath. What should we be looking at to fix this? Plating expert Adam Blakeley has the answer.
Read MoreHow to Liquid Coat Carbon Fiber Composite Panels
Q. I am trying to liquid coat a carbon fiber composite panel. The panels look good hot out of the oven, but after cooling I am getting readthrough of the fibers. What’s causing this appearance loss? Liquid coating expert Donald Campbell has the answer.
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