Electroplating

regulation 24 May 2021

Episode 6: Transitioning Hexavalent Chromium to Trivalent, Part 2

In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis sits down with Bryan Leiker and Justin Guzman representing the Metal Finishers Association of California to discuss the impact of California’s recently proposed transition deadlines for hexavalent chromium plating to trivalent chromium alternatives.

Listen

Electroplating 21 May 2021

Unique Rhodium Alternative for the Small Scale

Umicore Electroplating develops an electrolyte designed for smaller production

Electrocoating 20 May 2021

MOCAP New Series and Expansions

MOCAP has introduced an expansion on T series Tapered Plug Caps and FC Series Flanged Caps.

nasf 19 May 2021

Qualitative Approach to Pulse Plating

In 1986, the AESF published Theory and Practice of Pulse Plating, edited by Jean Claude Puippe and Frank Leaman, the world’s first textbook on pulse plating. A compendium of chapters written by experts in this then-emerging field, the book quickly became the authoritative text in pulse plating. What follows here is the opening chapter, serving as an introduction to the field. Although the field has grown immensely in the intervening 35 years, the reader will find that the material remains a valuable introduction to those looking to advance the field of pulse plating.

Electroplating 18 May 2021

Episode 5: Transitioning Hexavalent Chromium to Trivalent, Part 1

In this episode of On the Line, Products Finishing editor-in-chief Scott Francis sits down with Mark Schario, executive vice president with Columbia Chemical to hear about the latest innovations in trivalent chromium plating technology.

Listen