Electroplating

sustainability 1 Jan 2018

Environmental Protection Considerations for a Rectifier

American Plating Power’s Ricky Valentin offers advice on buying a new rectifier.

additive-manufacturing 19 Dec 2017

Additive Manufacturing and Surface Finishing - The 53rd William Blum Lecture

This presentation is the 53rd William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 6, 2016. In this lecture, Dr. Melissa Klingenberg discusses additive manufacturing; that is, any manufacturing process capable of making 3D objects from a digital model, or building-up 3D features onto an existing object, layer-by-layer. Cold spray, thermal spray, electroforming, structural plating and gaseous carbonyl deposition are covered.

research 19 Dec 2017

Nickel: Science, Health and the Future - The 52nd William Blum Lecture

This presentation is the 52nd William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2015 in Rosemont, Illinois on June 8, 2015. In this lecture, Dr. Hudson Bates discusses the nickel research in his group at the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA), which impact occupational health and environmental issues for nickel. This includes nano-particulates, toxicity of mixtures, ambient air effects, and providing good science in regulatory matters.

Electroplating 19 Dec 2017

GE Aviation, Praxair Open Jet Engine Coatings Facility in Mississippi

PG Technologies is a joint venture between Praxair Surface Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Praxair Inc., and GE Aviation.

research 19 Dec 2017

Surface Finishing Sustainability: Technology Pathways - The 51st William Blum Lecture

This presentation is the 51st William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2014 in Cleveland, Ohio on June 9, 2014. In this lecture, Dr. Yinlun Huang discusses the critical issue of sustainability in manufacturing with the primary focus on the surface finishing industry, and the technology directed toward addressing the issue.

Electroplating 19 Dec 2017

Decorative Electroplating: Theory to Explain Rapid Corrosion Due to Calcium Chloride ‘Russian Mud’ - The 48th William Blum Lecture

This presentation is the 48th William Blum Lecture, presented at SUR/FIN 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 14, 2010. In this lecture, Dr. Donald Snyder describes the phenomena behind a new challenge to decorative Cu-Ni-Cr plating, catastrophic corrosion failures involving the use of calcium chloride on Russian highways

Electroplating 1 Dec 2017

Uyemura CEO Tony Revier Honored for Service, Contributions

Revier was honored as one of the the University of La Verne’s 125 Most Notable Graduates at a ceremony commemorating its 125th anniversary. The awards were presented by university President Devorah Lieberman to alumni based on four criteria.

Electroplating 1 Dec 2017

The $178 Billion Plating Shop

Go inside the Plate Manufacturing Division of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s picturesque building at 14th Street SW in Washington, D.C. The BEP is this nation’s sole producer of U.S. paper currency, also known as Federal Reserve Notes.

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