Electroplating
Raising the Bar on Appearance
New system provides improved corrosion protection, paint adhesion and consistent quality at competitive cost.
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Uyemura Appoints Two
Plating chemistry company Uyemura has promoted two of its staff to senior management.
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Cleaning and Passivation of Custom Springs
A custom chemical cleaning and descaling process helps protect these highly-specialized springs that are used in the nuclear energy industry.
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Mechanical Properties of Electroformed Metals
In 1996, the AESF held its highly regarded electroforming course, prepared by Ron Parkinson for presentation by The Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) and the AESF. What follows is a slightly modified excerpt, specifically on the mechanical properties of electroformed metals. Much of this information has withstood the test of time, and gives a perspective of this technology at the turn-of-the-century.
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Achieving Desired Thickness with Black Passivate
Curt Sotera of Columbia Chemical offers insights for achieving the desired results when plating parts in zinc-nickel with a black passivate.
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The Continuing Battle Over Hex Chrome
The latest in the California regulatory battle over the phase-out of hexavalent chromium use in finishing operations.
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Bringing Diverse Areas of Manufacturing Together
Top Shops Expo + Conference creates unmatched learning and networking opportunity for manufacturing businesses.
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Coventya Receives Stellantis Approval for Chrome Process
The Performance and Design Approval is for the Tristar 300 Decorative Trivalent Chrome Process
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Metal Finishing Technologies Receives new NADCAP Accreditation
Metal Finishing Technologies announces that it has received NADCAP accreditation for passivation chemical processing.
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Calculating Electroless Nickel Square Footage
Matthew Wojcik of Coventya Inc. offers advice for calculating the proper square footage of work that can be processed through an EN bath.
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