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Nickel Saved is Nickel Earned
Those in the plating industry are continually working on the development of a process to recover valuable nickel from spent electroless nickel solutions. Now there is a two-stage method to do just that.
Read MoreMicroabrasive Precision Shot Peening
Precision shot peening brings an entirely new concept to the field of microabrasive blasting, and it is complementary to its larger cousin. Using glass bead media, several companies have been shot peening for years with microabrasive blasting technology.
Read MoreThe Plater to the Stars
Michael Vetrone and his sister, Lisa Thorsen, both acknowledge that the website for their plating shop in the Queens borough of New York City, isn’t the best in the business, but it doesn’t have to be when TV celeb Martha Stewart has you on speed dial.
Read MorePPG Also Wins $1.5 Million Through DoD’s SERDP
PPG will work with ARL to develop a powder topcoat that will meet military standards for ultraviolet durability, matte finish and resistance to chemical agents.
Read MoreEmployment Inches Forward, Factory Production Rises
NASF Economist Ken Mayland says total nonfarm payrolls rose 155,000 for December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; the two previous months were revised a net 14,000 higher as the unemployment rate for the last month of the year stood at 7.8 percent.
Read MoreNew Chromium Electroplating Housekeeping Requirements
Alert for Platers: Your Deadline is March 19, 2013 as EPA finalized the residual risk and technology review for the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for hard and decorative chromium electroplating and chromium anodizing tanks under 40 CFR Part 63
Read MoreCoating Cast Zinc Jewelry
I would like to comment on “Coating Plated Zinc Jewelry” in your November column. We have been producing plated zinc die castings for 50 years and have been successfully applying clear e-coat to them for 12 years. We apply copper and nickel, followed by brass, bronze or gold, and then apply a 20-micron-thick clear e-coat and bake at 350°F for 40 min.
Read MoreNon-Electrolytically Applied Zinc Coat
Q. I recently received General Motors specification GMW3359 for non-electrolytically applied zinc-rich coating. Can you give me more information about this process?
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