Plating

A Japanese bus maker has canceled an order from a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer after learning that hexavalent chromium was used on some parts of the vehicles.

Aviation Repair Solutions owner Jim Meyer wrote 27 letters to the California Air Resources Board when it proposed banning hex chrome finishing in the state.

Hexavalent hard chrome plating is under severe attack by environmental extremists.

Michigan Metal Coatings in Port Huron says it is planning a $4.6 million expansion of its facilities.

Lithium-ion batteries have wide applications owing to their high energy density and relatively low weight.

The owners of ASP Plating in Grand Haven have been sentenced for violating the Clean Water Act.

Kym Rosner is the Zinc Team Leader at Professional Plating Leader in Brillion, Wisconsin.

As one of the largest family-owned aerospace processing operations in North America, Metal Finishing Co. President Robert Babst says he has no intention of selling his business.

A reader says they work for an engineering firm that is applying for a state air permit, and the permit forms require me to estimate the emissions coming off a number of metal finishing processes.

Robert Burger was about 10 years into his career at General Motors when his father called, asking him about coming back to work at KC Jones Plating in Warren, Michigan.

Despite some pleas from California environmental groups that the metal finishing industry is causing physical harm to residents, the government agency overseeing a proposed ban on hex chrome processing says there is no evidence.

Darryl Lee is an electroplater at Electro-Spec, a position he accepted right out of high school.

Compact high-power density, high-efficiency, and low cost have been desired for power modules and high temperature operation reliability has been required for all materials for power modules and bonding interfaces.¹ 

Solid electrolytes in rechargeable lithium-metal batteries are susceptible to lithium-metal short-circuiting during plating, and the root cause is under debate.

The California Water Environment Association presented its Southern California Facility of the Year Award to Aircraft X-Ray Laboratories in Huntington Park on Jan. 30.

One way to learn about Aalberts surface technologies is to look at the numbers.

Karen Klusman is a Lab Technician at Reliable Plating Works and Elite Finishing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a position she has held for more than 20 years.

George Gatto Sr. has received the Charles Geldzahler Award from the Chicago Midwest Chapter of NASF.

More than 150 members of the finishing industry attended a hearing in California where an air quality board will decide the fate of hard and decorative chrome plating in the state.

Despite issues with labor, inflation, and regulatory matters, electroplaters and anodizers believe 2023 will be a fruitful year for them again.