Electroplating

White Spots on Gold

Work Underway On NASF Research Project

Professor Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy will lead project with key student researchers Avinash Kola and Shaopeng Sun of Northeastern University

Columbia Chemical Receives Award From Business Group

Prestigious award was developed by The Entrepreneurs EDGE to recognize value-creating, mid-sized companies in the region.

Chicago Comb, Triton Metal Finishing Strike Gold

Chicago-based grooming accessory company began selling last October its first product, Model No. 1, a $40 luxury men’s comb crafted from high performance stainless steel.

Gold Jewelry Nomenclature

What is the difference between gold-filled and gold electroplate?

Sulfamate Nickel Problem

Our sulfamate nickel plating bath is giving us problems. Most recent tests show the chloride content to be 10.15 g/L, and our control limits are 3-9 g/L. What can I do to reduce the chloride content? What will happen if the chloride content is too high? What caused the chloride content to increase?

Hentzen Coatings Celebrates 90th Anniversary

Announces opening in August of Hentzen de Mexico, an office/warehouse facility in Queretaro, Mexico to support the general industrial business in Mexico.

A Conversation with … Rick Delawder, President, SWD Inc.

Rick Delawder is the president of SWD Inc., a family-owned metal finishing, coating, fastener-sorting and packaging company in Addison, Ill.

Plater Grows Bigger in Texas With Oil, Gas Customers

Schumacher Industries expands to fill oil, gas finishing needs in Texas.

Plating Gold on 316 Stainless Steel

Is there a way to gold-plate on 316 stainless steel without using nickel?