Electroplating

Electroplating 18 Feb 2011

Zinc Plating and Crystal Growth

We are running a potassium chloride zinc plating bath. The bath has heavy crystal formation throughout and a very thick layer of sludge at the bottom of the tank. As you might guess, we are not obtaining satisfactory plating from the bath.

aerospace 7 Feb 2011

Finishing Chemical Business Could Hit $8B by 2015

A new report out suggests that sales of metal finishing chemicals could hit $8 billion globally by 2015, driven by electronics and electrical, motor vehicle equipment and the aerospace industries.

Electrocoating 1 Feb 2011

A Conversation with William Corcoran

Nadcap auditor William Corcoran spent two years as a attorney specializing in business and corporate law, employment law, business formations and acquisitions before delving into the corporate world

Electroplating 1 Feb 2011

Good As Gold: Epner Technologies' 'Laser Gold'

David Epner's Laser Gold application -- with 99.4% reflectivity and a hardness of 200 on the Knoop scale -- has saved countless projects and several careers for clients who couldn’t get it done otherwise. And it has kept Epner smiling as he relishes his problem solving personae in the industry

Pollution Control 31 Jan 2011

Finisher's Think Tank: Rinsing: An Important Part of the Cycle

The following points may apply to specific metal finishing operations, such as: plating, painting and powder coating, anodizing, colorizing, oxidizing and other specialties.

Electroplating 31 Jan 2011

Investigation of the Blackening Process of Electroless Nickel-Phosphorous Coatings and Their Properties

Electroless black nickel-phosphorus plating is an advanced electroless nickel plating process formulated to deposit a black finish when processed through an oxidizing acid solution.

research 31 Jan 2011

An Overview of Hard Chromium Plating Using Trivalent Chromium Solutions

For more than forty years, academic and industrial researchers from all over the world have taken a strong interest in alternative processes for hard chromium plating using hexavalent ions. The benefits of substitute processes are obvious, as the toxic and carcinogenic aspects of hexavalent chromium are well known.

Electroplating 11 Jan 2011