Electroplating

Electroplating

Ronatec Acquires Metalx

Ronatec plans to expand the MetalX brand while providing the excellent customer support that MetalX is known for. 

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sustainability

MacDermid Enthone Acquires HSO Herbert Schmidt

HSO Herbert Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG. develops and manufactures highly specialized chemicals for the surface finishing industry, specializing in the field of plating on plastics and sustainable plating technologies.

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Vacuum Vapor

Umicore Combines Electroplating, Thin Film Business

The company’s new Metal Deposition Solutions business unit combines the former Electroplating and Thin Film Products business lines.

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Electroplating

Bales Offers Virtual Consultation, Coatings Comparison

Bales Metal Surface Solutions now offers online research and consultation services through the Coatings Comparison Tool and the Mold Doctor. By going virtual, Bales hopes to give shops easier access to solutions.

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Electroplating

Addressing Problems With Carbon Treatment for Nickel Tanks

Getting defects after performing carbon treatment and maintenance? Josh Fish of Pavco Inc. offers insights for mitigating problems that might arise from carbon treatment for nickel tanks.

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Top Shops

Q+A: Electroplating and Anodizing Top Shop, Technical Plating

Technical Plating was recently named a Products Finishing Top Shop. We spoke with shop manager and vice president (and 40-Under-40 member) Tyler Thomas to learn more about how the shop runs.

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Electroplating

Professional Plating Promotes Engineering, Quality Manager

Bob Zipperer’s leadership has led Professional Plating’s quality to steadily improve year over year, and his mentoring and leadership of the sales and estimating team benefits both the company and its customers.

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Electroplating

An Interview with Andrew Kossowski, Veterans Metal

Andrew Kossowski, owner of Veterans Metal, a metal finishing business with a 30-year legacy, discusses his plan for transforming the company’s operations with smart technology and automations.

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regulation

Episode 15: The Quest to Make Chrome Safe

In this episode of On the Line, we hear about a new non-aqueous trivalent chromium chemistry.

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Electroplating

Making Chrome Safe

A non-aqueous hard chrome alternative offers safe and environmentally sustainable functional and decorative chrome coatings.

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