Plating

As much as most finishers want to accelerate their operations to stay up-to-date with the latest innovations and processes, Micron Industries CEO Guy Saenz wants to slow things down a bit.

DCM Group has acquired DH Aerospace Holding, which operates as Koss Aerospace and Brampton Processing.

Francisco Capacho’s path to success in the United States electroplating industry has taken a circuitous route.

H&M Plating in Houston recently replaced traditional group health insurance with a unique approach to health benefits, saving 20% from their previous high-deductible health plan.

One-Plate is an electroless nickel using just one component for the make-up and replenishment of the EN bath, and we discuss its development with Michael Feldstein, President of Surface Technology Inc.

The hard chrome plating industry will soon face an unprecedented crisis, and some operations are already suffering from this problem.

This study aimed to measure personal exposure to sulfuric acid in the electroplating industry to establish a predictive model and test its validation.

A reader contacted me about their reel-to-reel plating operation, which has seen heavy management turnover over the past 10 years and is now operated under less-than-ideal conditions.

My last two articles covered several ratios you could use to measure and control your business.

We chatted with Joe Zabielski, the Technical Director at Ronatec / MetalX USA which makes chemistry and equipment for the finishing industry.

This report documents the evaluation of a trivalent chromium pretreatment (TCP), or trivalent chem film, as a “post coating,” or top coat, to improve the corrosion resistance of electroless nickel processes popular in the American, Canadian, Mexican, European, Asian, and South American markets. 

Luke Leonard is the President of Heatmax Heaters in Cleveland, Ohio, which makes industrial heating products for the finishing industry.

Dr. Laurie Locascio, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director, visited New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) client Theta Plate in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Due to increasing vehicle greenhouse gas emission regulations across the globe, the automotive industry is facing pressure to improving fuel economy.

An executive with Stellantis made headlines last week when he said the carmaker was eliminating hexavalent chromium in its vehicles, a plan he termed the “Death of Chrome.”

New England Electropolishing owners Amy Prigmore and Luke Almeida have never been into chasing shiny objects.

I sometimes get questions about the basics of a process, and I receive one from a person recently hired by a job shop doing alkaline tin plating. 

Business risks are nothing new, but today’s risks and risk mitigation challenges have evolved. The current risk landscape isn’t your grandpa’s or your dad’s. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has fined East Side Plating in Portland, Oregon, $139,505 for violating the Clean Air Act. 

We had a chance to speak with Bobby Haggard and Matt Wood from TrinSoft’s PHTPlus Software about the latest in finishing and coating shop software management.