Plating

The applications of paints and powder coatings have become more pronounced over the years.

The City of Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) Industrial Waste Management Division (IWMD) launched the LA Industry Program in 2016 to increase economic development and business continuity within the city.

This paper focuses on the application of pulse/pulse reverse (P/PR) electrolytic processes to problems of relevance to the surface finishing industry.

Most shops would like to be armed with some basic information as to what operational conditions in producing castings are related to defects that may cause plating-related problems.

Being a good corporate citizen can also have rewards for the company, as Lapeer Plating and Plastics has found out.

The New England Chapter of the National Association for Surface Finishing is hosting a continuing education webinar that will touch on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming electroplating and PFAS survey.

Sunshine Minting in Henderson, Nevada, has acquired ownership of Annex Plating in North Providence, Rhode Island.

This article will give you a new perspective on your company’s vision and how it can be a powerful tool for optimizing the value of your organization.

There are not too many manufacturers who choose to get into the electroplating business, given the regulations and hurdles that come with opening their own lines.

A job shop electroplating facility was asked to plate magnesium alloy parts, which they had never done before.

Several years ago, the prices for nickel anodes and related plating salts rose steeply.

It is still unclear when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will send out its survey to electroplating operations as part of its “Chrome Finishing Industry Data Collection.”

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the third Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under EPA’s National PFAS Testing Strategy, the latest action taken under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to confront contamination from forever chemicals nationwide.

If electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry, then futuristic corrosion protection will be needed to keep the batteries that run them reliable and less expensive.

Michigan Metal Coatings is planning a new location in Sidney, Ohio, and will receive a tax credit from the state to open the facility.

When Simon Haining’s finishing operation at High Tech Finishing caught fire in May, he didn’t need to wait for an investigation to see what caused the disaster.

Over the last several months, we’ve met three fathers of motivation theory and examined their ideas and principles.

Masking is employed in almost any metal finishing operation where only a specifically defined area of the surface of a part must be exposed to a process.

Ken Hoffmann was enjoying his life in luxurious Palm Springs, California when the call came that made him take a more serious tone about his life goals.

Zinc plating was first developed in the 1800s, and the first bright zinc-plated deposits were obtained from cyanide zinc baths in the early 1930s.