Electroplating

Liquid Coating 1 Jun 2018

Going Mobile in the Finishing World

Some think the future of automobiles is decreased demand. I recently sat through one presentation that was memorable for the revelation about which hardly anyone in the finishing industry is talking about.

aerospace 1 Jun 2018

Sky’s the Limit in Aerospace

California’s EME Inc. and its owner both have thrived, despite regulatory challenges.

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basics 1 Jun 2018

How to Pass Mil-DTL-5541F for Aluminum

Luster-On Products’ Steve Gilbert offers some “tricks” to passing Mil-DTL-5541F, Type II, Class 1A for AL 2024.

Electroplating 30 May 2018

Coating Enhances Human Body's Response to Implants

Researchers have developed a new surface treatment for metallic biomaterials that will reduce rejection of implants by human bodies.

Electroplating 28 May 2018

Chicago NASF Midwest Sustainability Summit Coming in September

The featured speaker at the event in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, will be former F-100 fighter pilot and Vietnam prisoner of war Guy Gruters.

automotive 19 May 2018

Acid Copper Technologies for Plating on Plastics

Automotive OEM performance requirements continue to increase which presents increased challenges to the supply chain to provide acceptable parts. This presentation will introduce a new system of acid copper technologies that have been designed to increase performance, widen the process operating window, reduce rejects and ultimately increase production capacity.

basics 18 May 2018

How to Read Your Top Shops Customized Benchmarking Report

Video from Michael Guckes from Gardner Intelligence explains how to read and understand your Products Finishing Top Shops Benchmarking custom reports you received if you took part in the recent survey.

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research 17 May 2018

Transition from a Simple Auxiliary Anode to a Fully-developed Conforming Anode System for Plating

This paper demonstrates that the use of an elaborate CAE designed conforming anode system enables plating complex exterior automotive part designs within specification. It will be shown that the increased fixed and variable production costs that are unavoidable when operating an elaborate conforming anode system can be partially earned back by a reduction in metal consumption, and by an increased capacity due to shorter plating times.

energy 14 May 2018

New Thermal Coatings for Spacecraft, Satellites Use Metamaterials

Metamaterial optical solar reflectors (meta-OSRs) are the first surface coatings on the outside of a spacecraft, designed to effectively radiate infrared heat away from it while reflecting most of the optical solar spectrum.