Electroplating
I. Rack and Anode Effects on the Distribution of Functional Chromium Electrodeposits
This is the first of three combined papers that received the AESF Gold Medal Award for Best Paper published in Plating & Surface Finishing in 1989. Procedures for improving functional chromium thickness distribution begin with this paper that advocates useful rack designs and anode configurations.
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Able Electropolishing Breaks Ground on Addition
The construction project is expected to be completed in August and will effectively increase production capacity at the Chicago facility, which employs 200 people in three shifts.
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Triumph Group Sells Off Metal Finishing Operations
Specialty aerospace investment firm Aerospace Systems and Structures and Valence Surface Technologies have purchased the company’s Triumph Aerospace Structures Long and Large (L&L) machining and metal finishing operations.
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Process Technology Moves Into New Global HQ and R&D Center
The new facility features a product development lab that can be viewed from the lobby as well as an ISO 3 clean room.
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Massachusetts Plater Honored by Immigration Organization
Fausto Garcia, a native of the Dominican Republic, founded metal finishing business Five Star Plating in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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30-in-30 from the 2018 Products Finishing Management Stage
Download the “30-In-30” that delivered 30 great tips and ideas from Top Shop operators on ways to improve efficiencies, in a fast-paced 30-minute presentation.
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Protective Coating Shown to Improve Service Temps for Niobium-based Alloys
A research team from Northwestern Polytechnical University successfully achieved a duration of more than 128 hours at 1,500°C, thanks to multi-layered silicide coating.
Read MoreGoing 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.
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Sky’s the Limit in Aerospace
California’s EME Inc. and its owner both have thrived, despite regulatory challenges.
WatchHow 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.
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