Electroplating
Immersion Heater Is Self-Regulating
The SmartOne Max self-limiting immersion heater from Process Technology is designed with safety in mind, featuring a self-regulating element that cannot ignite plastic tanks.
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Uyemura Showcasing Hard Silver, Cyanide-free, Other Plating
Uyemura will showcase a number of products at Sur/Fin 18, including Arguna 630, a hard silver electrolyte with hardness of 120-130 HV, well-suited for high-stress electromechanical components.
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Darrah Electric to Demonstrate Rectifier Remote Control
In addition to showcasing its complete line of air- and water-cooled plating, anodizing and electrocoating DC power supplies at Sur/Fin 2018, Darrah Electric will demonstrate its high-resolution, 7" touchscreen rectifier remote control.
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Want to Make a Vinyl Record? Start at a Plating Shop
Mastercraft Metal & Finishing in Elizabeth, New Jersey, uses lacquer masters to build stampers or metal molds containing the music’s DNA.
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Valence to Add Phosphoric Anodize, Bond Primer in SoCal
The Garden Grove location was founded in 1980 and specializes in anodizing and precious metal plating for the aerospace, satellite, RF microwave and telecommunications industries.
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EPA Official to Speak on Major Water Initiative at NASF Washington Forum
Dr. Peter Grevatt, who heads the EPA's Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water, was recently tasked by EPA chief Scott Pruitt to head a major national task force to address widespread contamination and public concerns over a range of fluorinated chemistries.
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Historical Highlights of Electroless Plating
In a 1984 article in Plating and Surface Finishing, for the AESF 75th anniversary year, Charles R. Shipley Jr. recounts the history of the commercialization of electroless plating beyond the discovery of electroless nickel by Dr. Abner Brenner and Grace Riddell at the National Bureau of Standards.
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Reminiscences of Early Electroless Plating
The development of autocatalytic deposition was one of the most important developments in the history of surface finishing. Here, in an article from Plating and Surface Finishing in 1984, the AESF 75th anniversary year, Dr. Abner Brenner, considered to be the “Father of Electroless Plating,” recalls why and how it came about.
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Former WH Chief Economist to Speak at NASF Washington Forum
Dr. Doug Holtz-Eakin served as chief economist of President George W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisors in 2000-2001 and was director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in 2003-2005.
Read MoreThe People vs. Mike Huddleston
Here’s the story of how one industry player survived the wrath of disgruntled employees and federal agencies.
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