Electroplating
Zincate for Aluminum Alloys Extends EN Bath Life
Atotech’s Alumseal 611 zincate process is designed to produce very thin zinc coatings that reduce the amount of zinc contamination in the electroless nickel bath and eliminate the need for an EN strike bath.
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Thick-Film Passivate Protects Both Zinc and Zinc-Nickel
Atotech’s EcoTri One is a fluoride-free, iridescent, thick-film passivate that provides improved corrosion protection for both zinc and zinc-nickel, requiring only one passivate tank in the plating line for parts plated with both elements.
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Sifco ASC Modernizes R&D Lab
Originally built in 1992, this is the first major renovation to the site, designed to give research engineers a spacious, practical and durable facility in which to conduct R&D work for the company’s selective brush plating solutions.
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Almond Products Expands Finishing Operations
Almond is spending $5.3 million to expand its facility, and the state of Michigan has awarded a $850,000 grant to back that expansion.
Read More40-Under-40 Honorees Demonstrate the Stories of Us
The recipients have been shaped by where they come from, and by what they have overcome.
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A Conversation with Michael Bagwell
Bagwell is a manufacturing design engineer for Apple and one of Products Finishing’s 40-Under-40 for 2018.
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Stress in Electroless Nickel Coatings
Many factors can impact internal stress, but tests show bath age and deposition rate are the biggest influencers.
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40-Under-40: Class of 2018
Former Nebraska football star Brandon Rigoni leads Lincoln Industries’ business development unit, and our 2018 young professionals class.
Read MoreControlling the Quality of Trivalent Chromium Passivates
Atotech’s Andrew Pfeifer presents four options for controlling contaminates in passivate baths.
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Michigan Manufacturer/Plater Adding Operations, 100+ Jobs
The new program is likely to include assembly, paint and chrome finishing of Ford Ranger bumpers, according to a release from Ventra Ionia.
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