basics

basics 1 Jan 2016

Understanding Corrosion and Salt Spray

How it’s produced, NSS testing and how to get the best results possible.

basics 1 Dec 2015

Tips from the Pros on How to Maximize Your Sale Price

What are the do’s and don’ts of selling a business?

Electroplating 1 Dec 2015

Plating Q&A: When to Add Replenishers

When is it proper to skip adding a replenisher? Coventya’s Brad Durkin explains.

basics 19 Nov 2015

The Characterization of the Stannous Chloride/ Palladium Chloride Catalysts for Electroless Plating

The paper is a 1975 study of just how the tin chloride / palladium chloride system worked for plated plastics, and which systems were most effective in doing the job.

surfin 19 Nov 2015

Low Temperature Curing of Hydrogen Silsesquioxane Surface Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Aluminum

This paper discusses vitreous enameling of hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ).

nasf 16 Sep 2015

The Study of Copper Anodes in Acid and Cyanide Plating Baths

The 1956 Carl E. Huessner Gold Medal Award was given to Charles Faust and William H Safranek for Best Paper appearing in Plating or the AES Technical Proceedings in 1955, and their paper is republished here in a series on the AES/AESF/NASF Best Paper Awards. Their work involves an evaluation of anodes for copper plating at the time when OFHC anodes were first emerging in use.

basics 19 Aug 2015

Some Contributions of U.S. Supply Houses to Plating Science and Technology - The 11th William Blum Lecture

This paper is a re-publication of the 11th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 57th AES Annual Convention in Montréal, Québec, on June 22, 1970. The origins of several developments in the plating field are reviewed, showing why and how the processes and concepts evolved, with particular attention to inside stories and the people concerned.

Powder Coating 1 Aug 2015