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Electroplating

Impurities in a Nickel Plating Bath

What causes gray coloration in the low-current-density areas of parts after nickel plating?

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Electroplating

What are some of the various causes for discoloring in gold plate?

What are some of the various causes for discoloring in gold plate?

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Electroplating

Rough Tin Plate after Soldering

What causes bright acid tin plate to become gritty after soldering?

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Electroplating

Plating Chromium on Stainless Steel

How does one plate chromium on stainless steel?

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Multiple Finishing Processes in One Robotic Finishing Cell

How can a shop reduce costs when multiple part families require several finishing tasks?

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Powder Coat Stripping on Aluminum Parts

What is an efficient process for removing rejected powder coating from 6-inch 6061 aluminum without damaging the substrate?

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Dry Mass Finishing Vibratory Processes

Is it possible to run a dry vibratory deburring process for steel parts?

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By The Numbers: August Index at 51.7 – Eight Straight Months of Growth

That was the second fastest rate of month-over-month growth since November 2013. Annually, the finishing industry has grown at an accelerating rate each of the previous six months.

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Electrocoating

Combining Ecoat and Plating for Next Generation Edge Protection

A method by which a high-purity and well-coalesced layer of aluminum metal is electroplated onto a steel substrate from an ionic liquid electrolyte.

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Anodizing

Hydrochloric Acid in Zinc Phosphate Pretreat

We are thinking of replacing the HCl acid bath that we are currently using on our zinc phosphate line, with the idea being that we would like to avoid using an acid scrubber. Would phosphoric acid get the job done?

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