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Is It Real Gold? What is Carat Gold?
At a recent party, I was asked what the difference is between “gold filled” and “gold electroplate.” I told them, but I want to verify the answer I gave them. What is the difference?
Read MoreThe Peeling Gold Problem
We are a decorative plating company with gold over bright nickel being one of our specialties. We continue to have problems with gold peeling from the bright nickel layer.
Read MoreBrighteners and Solder Failure
A customer claims that brightener and grain refiner concentrations in a plating bath will affect the solderability of the plated surface.
Read MoreIn Defense of Private Equity
Employees who play their cards right can thrive in private companies.
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Making Connections that Change the World
Our next significant industry event – NASF SUR/FIN 2011 – is just around the corner.
Read MoreNASF Government & Industry Affairs Update: Selected Developments
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) intends to develop new Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) for nickel and cobalt.
Read MoreSpecial Joint NASF Update
The U.S. Department of Defense in early May issued its final procurement rule governing military uses of hexavalent chromium.
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Membrane Technology by Electroplating Processes
A broad overview of the latest developments on membrane technology and their advantages in the electroplating industry.
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Chemically Accelerated Vibratory Surface Finishing (CAVSF) with Oxalic Acid-Based Solutions
It has been shown that the inexpensive chemically accelerated vibratory surface finishing (CAVSF) process can reduce the average surface roughness.
Read MoreA Protective Decorative Electrolytic Coloring Process for Aluminum
The main task of this work was to study the influence of the different parameters on the electrolytic coloring process for aluminum.
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