basics
Mechanism of the Plating Process - The 8th William Blum Lecture
This paper is a re-publication of the 8th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 54th AES Annual Convention in Dallas, Texas, on June 19, 1967. Dr. Henry B. Linford discussed the transition of electroplating from an art to a science as the mechanism of the plating process became better understood.
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Vertical Acid Copper Plating for PCB Manufacturing
Developments expand in the world of printed circuit boards.
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Cost-Effective Cleaning with Vapor Degreasing
With modern equipment and solvents, vapor degreasing is a safe, cost-effective, and environmentally acceptable cleaning method.
Read MoreThe Importance of Rinsing in Metal Finishing Operations
The focus or driving force is to eliminate contaminants from the surface.
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Some Engineering Aspects of Electrodeposition - The 6th William Blum Lecture
This paper is a re-publication of the 6th William Blum Lecture, presented at the 51st AES Annual Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 15, 1964.
Read MoreOven Curing 101
Lately we have noticed that many of the parts have paint blistering after spraying and going through our IR oven. Our oven has been designed with three separate zones, and lately our maintenance department has been adjusting various setting in an effort to fix this problem.
Read MoreBronze Plating Basics
What are the components of bronze? Can you electroplate base materials with bronze?
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Faraday’s Law Applied to Cleaning
This paper is a re-publication of the the 2nd William Blum Lecture, presented at the 47th AES Annual Convention in Los Angeles by Dr. A. Kenneth Graham, 1959 AES Scientific Achievement Award recipient. While Faraday's Law had long been applied to electrodeposition processes, Dr. Graham took it a step further, considering its usage in the electrocleaning of various metal substrates in terms of electrical charge passed during the cleaning operation.
Read MoreThe Rotating Cylinder Hull Cell: Design and Application
In our first paper this month, featuring the latest work from AESF/NASF Research, the rotating cylinder Hull cell (RCH) was used to study the behavior of a Ni-Mo-W plating bath. Originally published in 1993, this second paper outlines the basic concepts and work behind the development of the RCH cell.
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Electrodeposition of Ni-Fe-Mo-W Alloys - Part 7
Seventh Quarterly Report - AESF Research Project #R-117. This NASF-AESF Foundation research project report covers the seventh quarter of project work (July-September 2014).
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