Electroplating
Experienced Platers
We are a small, specialized, modern plating and machine shop located in the Southwest. Where can we find ndividuals who are qualified and experienced platers?
Read MoreNickel Dermatitis
I run a captive-nickel plating shop. Is there some type of a test for allergies to nickel—nickel dermatitis—that can be administered prior to hiring an individual for my shop?
Read MoreCopper and Bright Dips
Can you suggest a good formulation for bright dipping of copper alloys? I require a bright dip that will give me good polishing of the copper surface.
Read MorePerspiration
After plating carbon steel with an electroless nickel/boron nitride process, the parts exposed to human perspiration turn black. The thickness of the plate is only 0.0003–0.0005 inch. Is this due to our process, or is it from perspiration that comes in contact with the surface?
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Just How Clean Is Clean?
Most finishing consultants have lost count of the number of times that inadequate cleaning and pretreatment was the cause of defective painting or plating. Skip plating, blistering, delamination—these are just some of the commonly found defects caused by poor cleaning.
Read MoreNEWS: Water Company Finds Source of Hex Chrome: Itself
The Louisville Water Co., which serves about 850,000 residents with water in the Kentucky region, found the source of its hexavalent chromium issues: its own equipment.
Read MoreThe EPA’s Common Sense Initiative and Its Legacy on the Finishing Industry
The Common Sense Initiative was the centerpiece of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s much-touted regulatory reinvention in 1994. Called a “bold experiment,” the EPA developed the Common Sense Initiative to address claims that its regulatory process had become burdensome, inefficient and costly.
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Valley Chrome Plating Receives National EPA Award
Lead anodes at VCP facility switched for graphite ones and hexavalent chromium replaced with the more environmentally friendly trivalent chromium.
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MATT KIRCHNER: "The Number One Problem Facing Surface Finishers Today"
Matt writes: With nearly one in five American workers either unemployed or underemployed it seems inconceivable that coaters and manufacturers alike would have such a difficult time finding the right people.
Read MoreVisible Nickel
Will areas that are not plated with decorative chrome corrode more rapidly than the areas that are coated?
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