Electroplating

Parts Cleaning

Vacuum Deposition of Selenium

Question: We vacuum deposit selenium on 3003 and 6063 aluminum alloy drums for copy machines.

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Electroplating

Blackening of Ferrous Metals

The reasons for installing an in-house cold blackening system are many and varied.

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electronics

Immersion Gold on Copper

Question: I have a project involving the deposit of gold on a printed circuit board that is “copper finished.” Can this be done with immersion plating?

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Electroplating

Copper Strike on Zinc Diecasts

Question: We are experiencing problems with our copper strike on zinc diecasts.

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Electroplating

Plating Zinc over Heat Treating

I am not able to plate zinc over an area that has been heat treated. Any suggestions?

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Electroplating

Green Copper Redux

Question: Our company plates parts with copper.

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Electroplating

Plating on Aluminum

Question: We plate aluminum (6061) parts with cyanide copper followed with an alkaline tin plate.

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Parts Cleaning

Tellurium Copper Problems

Question: We are trying to plate silver over nickel on tellurium copper.

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aerospace

Adding Process Control Cuts Etch Time by Half

Boeing needed to update its finishing processes in order to stay competitive in the aerospace industry. By adding a new line with a programmable logic controller, it was able to do just that...

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Permit for New Plating Line

Question: One of our customers is considering setting up a new bright nickel plating line that has been developed to replace chrome plating at its new location in Virginia.

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KCH Engineered Systems
Hitachi High-Tech FT200 series
TriMac BLUE™
In-Place Repairs for Canning Presses
Luster-On Products
Rectifiers for the Plating Industry
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