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4 Feb 2022

Contaminants in a Bright Nickel Bath

Preventative maintenance for mitigating the accumulation of impurities.

4 Feb 2022

Phosphorus - Important to Platers, But More Important to Our Bodies

Phosphorus is important to platers because it is a key component of most electroless nickel deposits which contain about 5-10% (by wt) phosphorus. As far as the human body is concerned, there is no substitute for phosphorus.

4 Feb 2022

An Interview with Jim Jones, DIFCO

Jim Jones, consultant and former vice president of DIFCO, discusses his experience in the surface finishing industry.

4 Feb 2022

PCI Appoints 2022 Board of Directors, Executive Officers

The Powder Coating Institute has announced Board of Directors and Executive Officers for 2022.

3 Feb 2022

Axalta Commits to Reducing Emissions 50% by 2030

The company has also made 10 new sustainability commitments for 2030, including a commitment to produce sustainability benefits from 80% of Axalta's new product developments.

3 Feb 2022

Acid Zinc-Nickel Benefits Market Share

Stephen Roberts of Columbia Chemical discusses the advantages of adding acid zinc-nickel capabilities to your plating operation.

3 Feb 2022

A Process for Alkaline Non-cyanide Silver Plating for Direct Plating on Copper, Copper Alloys and Nickel Without a Silver Strike Bath

Traditionally, silver is electroplated in toxic, cyanide-based chemistry. Due to cyanide’s extreme hazard to human health and environments, developing non-cyanide silver chemistry is essential for the silver electroplating industry. Discussed here is an aqueous, alkaline non-cyanide silver plating technology, which can be directly plated over nickel as well as copper and its alloys. The silver deposits have perfect white color and better anti-tarnishing properties than other non-cyanide silver processes. The silver is plated entirely from the dissolving silver anode and the bath is very stable, and maintains a stable pH level both during plating and idle time. This new non-cyanide silver technology will plate bright silver that is perfectly suitable for electronic, industrial and decorative applications. .