Electroplating
Phil Meier To Recieve Chicago AESF Geldzahler Award
Castle Metal Finishing’s Meier will be honored at the AESF Board Meeting on April 12.
Read MoreFive Market and Industry Trends in Surface Finishing 2012
Consider market and industry trends, and modify strategy to take advantage of them
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Hockey Slapshot Reaches 110MPH With New Metal Coating
See the VIDEO of the two-armed robot that can repeatedly send pucks flying through the air.
WatchFilm Thickness Measurement: Questions and Answers
What is the proper gage to measure coating thickness of zinc plating? Also, what gage is the right one for powder coating and manganese phosphating?
Read MoreBelt Buckles
I have a business making belt buckles and currently have an oversupply of silver-colored buckles. Is it possible to refinish them in a gold or brass color? If so, what type of company should I contact to do the job for me?
Read MoreSmut on Nickel Anodes
What causes black smut to form on the nickel anodes in our barrel plating bath?
Read MoreHard Chrome Plating Questions and Answers
Our company plates hard chrome on hydraulic rods as well as other parts. For many of these parts we apply a flash chrome plate prior to plating with hard chrome. Is there any rule of thumb as to whether we should be using a current density of 2-4 ASI?
Read MoreMeeting the Critical Cleaning Challenge
Today’s parts cleaning industry faces numerous challenges that can make the selection of an effective critical cleaning system difficult
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Shipshape Testing: Software Meets IMO PSPC Requirements.
\New regulations apply to seawater ballast tanks of all types of ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage, and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of 150 meters in length and upwards
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