Electroplating
A Conversation With Jeffrey Bell, Precision Finishing
Bell is a technical process engineer for Precision Finishing in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Products Finishing 40-Under-40 class for 2019.
Read MoreBlow Up the Script in Finishing Customer Service
Do you follow the same routine with every customer? That may not be a good thing.
Read MoreHybrid Coatings on Centrifugal Fans in Steel Plants
A centrifugal fan in a steel plant is often exposed to abrasive dust, which results in material loss and a shortage of running time for the fan.
Read MoreElectrochemical Destruction of Perfluorooctanesulfonate in Electroplating Wastewaters - 1st & 2nd Quarterly Report
This is the first report on a new NASF-AESF Foundation research project dealing with PFAS - a critical issue for the surface finishing industry. The project will study an electrochemical, destructive treatment strategy for the remediation of relevant PFASs in electroplating wastewater. The overall objective is to utilize a cost-effective reactive electrochemical membrane (REM) for the removal of PFAS from synthetic electroplating wastewater.
Read MoreCoventya Announces Organizational Changes
Mike Kelly named president as company is adopting a regional-type management structure.
Read MoreImproved Process Capabilities for Groove Repair
Advanced selective plating techniques have been developed for the challenging application of repairing internal grooves that have experienced severe corrosion. Many groove configurations require uniform, high-thickness deposition of a plated deposit onto any, or all, of the surfaces with a minimal need for intermediate machining steps. This paper demonstrates how a combination of an engineered, wrap-less anode design along with optimized computer controlled operating parameters has led to reduced downtime, high quality and repeatable selective plating repairs.
Read MoreMeasuring Hardness and Wear in Electroless Nickel Coatings
Rich O’Brien from Bales Metal Surface Solutions says advances in coatings science have led to the development of multiple choices for surface finishes beyond hard chrome and electroless nickel.
Read MoreSteps to Take Control of Wastewater Treatment
Finishing operations should consider their environmental impact and other motivating factors, beyond mere compliance.
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