Electroplating

Electroplating

No Building? No Problem for Protech Metal Finishing's Nadcap Certification

Although a fire completely destroyed its facilities, the company and its employees banded together to assemble a makeshift plating operation and prepare for the certification process, which Protech then passed.

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Electroplating

Process Technology Acquires Dynatronix

Process Technology makes thermal solutions for surface finishing, high-purity and aquaculture applications; Dynatronix manufactures direct-current, pulse and pulse-reverse power supplies.

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Advanced Plating Technologies Names Matthew Lindstedt as President

The family-owned Milwaukee, Wisconsin, finishing company’s former president, John Lindstedt, has been named CEO.

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Electroplating

Decc Co. Posts Record Sales for 2017

The company reached $9.4 million in sales for the year, besting its previous record of $9.17 million set in 2007. After taking into account programs set to launch this year and forecasted sales to current customers, it expects to be over the $10 million mark at the end of 2018. 

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Electroplating

Tech Talk: Functional Zinc Plating

While offering sacrificial corrosion protection based upon its larger negative electro-potential than iron, zinc is not used without subsequent treatment.

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Electroplating

A ‘Revolution’ in Chrome Barrel Plating

Pavco’s Hex-A-Gone Revolution trivalent coating option captures the advantages of both chrome and barrel processing.

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Electroplating

Southwest Metal Finishing Gets New Ownership

The New Berlin, Wisconsin, company was purchased through a court-supervised receivership proceeding by Cincinnati, Ohio-based Armor Group Inc.

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Electroplating

Cyber Security Is NASF Chicago Midwest Chapter Meeting Topic

FBI Special Agent Kenneth “K.C.” Bixby will address “Cyber Theft/Protecting Your Cyber World” at the event, to be held February 22 at at Belvedere Banquets in in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

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James E. Leopold, Founder of Vulcanium/RighTech Fabrications, Passes

Leopold passed away on December 28 at age 99. His family said he was an entrepreneur, family man, unapologetic Cubs fan and military hero.

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Electroplating

Fixing Adhesion Issues on High-Carbon Steel

Columbia Chemical’s Matt Schario says focus on the acid pickling stage of the plating process to solve adhesion issues on high-carbon steel.

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