Electroplating
A “Smarter” Technology for Electric Immersion Heaters
Process Technology’s new heaters are designed to be safer, more efficient
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Winning the Pollution Control Challenge
Electrowinning, which removes metallic ions from concentrated rinse water and spent process solutions reduces waste, recovers valuable metals and saves job shops big money.
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Researcher develops coating to protect bronze statues
Agreement gives Elinor exclusive rights to further develop and market the technology developed at North Dakota State University, Fargo.
Read MoreStripping of Plated Finishes
The processes, chemicals and equipment, plus control and troubleshooting.
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Recovery/Recycling Methods for Metal Finishers
A guide to lowering pollution and recovering valuable process constituents.
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A Pulse/Pulse Reverse Electrolytic Approach to Electropolishing and Through-Mask Electroetching
Research at the authors’ laboratories has focused on pulse/pulse reverse electrolysis on cathodic processes, such as hard chromium plating from non-hexavalent chemistries. This papers describes studies into pulse/pulse reverse electrolysis as applied to electrochemical metal removal processes, such as electropolishing and electroetching.
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A Conversation With ... Tamea Franco Woodward
Tamea Franco Woodward borrowed $1,300 and started her own plating company in 1987 as Roanoke, VA’s first female-owned customized metal finishing business, East West Dye Com.
Read MoreSolder Failures and Nickel Plated Parts
Is there any relationship between the amount of brightener and grain refiner in a nickel sulfamate bath and solder failure?
Read Moreeeling Gold Revisited
Our plating shop is having problems with plating gold components that have been nickel plated. We find that we get inconsistent results with the gold adhering to the nickel plate. This causes peeling and blistering of the gold plate.
Read MoreAging of Plugs
We use nylon, silicone and Teflon masking plugs and screws for electroless nickel on aluminum. Can you tell me what we can expect for aging?
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