ASETS Defense Workshop is Aug. 4-6
The ASETS Defense 8th Workshop on Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense will be held virtually, August 4-6.
The ASETS Defense 8th Workshop on Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense will be held virtually, August 4-6.
Aaron Johnson was just a few years out of college and working hard in the chemical industry when he spied an opportunity that he just couldn’t pass up. The now-president of Oshkosh Plating Technologies in Wisconsin heard the owner of the shop was retiring, and in 2013 took a quick leap into business ownership.
John Sullivan is National Sales Manager at Plating International, a one stop shop for chrome plating chemicals and equipment in North America where they manufacture both liquid and dry materials, as well a high speed blends.
When Dennis Hartwig was looking for a business opportunity to invest in back in 1994, one of his financial advisors told him that getting back into the electroplating business wasn’t a wise move.
Chrissy Pullara is the decorative business development and product manager for the Americas at MacDermid Enthone, and is recognized as an industry expert in decorative finishes throughout the automotive supply chain.
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) recently assisted a Brooklyn metal finishing operation improve acid use efficiency to reduce acid purchase costs, treatment costs, and hazardous waste quantities.
Foresight Finishing has been granted Nadcap heat treating accreditation following the successful conclusion of audit 204272. The Tempe, Arizona-based shop specializes in plating connector contacts, RF components and loose piece contacts.
A New Jersey company will be taking over the former Medina Plating operation in Medina, Ohio.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has completed a study of 11 surface finishing plants in the state and determined that suppressants used to reduce perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) were, in fact, PFOS-free.
The folks at Plateco in Reedsburg, Wisconsin know they can’t hide from the truth. In fact, in their “pursuit for plating excellence,” they stick their return rate at the very top of their website for all the world to see.
Using plating for a finish for a wide range of metal machinery and parts has many benefits that are well known. Plating helps protect that component from wear and damage from corrosion, increases the performance of that part or component, and even increase/decrease the conductivity of a part, too.
When specifying gold plating services for an application, the question of hard gold plating versus soft gold plating is common design topic.
The early use of electropolishing, practiced commercially since the 1930s, primarily concerned adding cosmetic appeal to consumer goods such as cookware and fountain pens. In recent years, the emphasis has shifted to engineering applications, especially in the food, medical, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor industries.
J&M Plating in Rockford, Illinois recently began processing zinc nickel in a new fully automated barrel electroplating line.
Are you looking to expand the surface finishing options you offer clients? Are you prospecting for new clients? When choosing to expand your plating processes what factors come to mind? Cost? Market for process? Robust system? Application? Waste?
Standing at 14,440-feet, as the second highest summit in the continental United States, is Mount Elbert near Leadville, Colorado. On July 22, 2018, 160 of Lincoln Industries’ people embarked on a trek to reach its summit.
Anoplate was founded by Milt Stevenson, Sr., in 1960 to serve a growing need among what was then a very small, locally based machine shop and tool industry.
Process Technology is proud to announce being selected as an Evolution of Manufacturing Award recipient for 2020.
Valence Surface Technologies has acquired Fountain Plating Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Pioneer Metal Finishing, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Pilkington Metal Finishing in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Cadence Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired Premier Processing. a leading provider of surface finishing and special processing capabilities for aerospace and defense customers.