Plating

Corrosion, or the deterioration of a metal surface through oxidation, has always been one of the most harmful and expensive technical challenges within the finishing industry.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will target electroplating and metal finishing operations that discharge PFAS in their wastewater.

A while back, I received a message from the manager of a plating shop at a captive facility that specializes in the production of aerospace components.

Q: We have been experiencing roughness in our cyanide copper solution. What should we be looking at to fix this?

As an owner, leader, or manager of a finishing and coating operation, your ultimate goal should be to maximize the value of your business over the long term.

As he soon becomes a third-generation plating company owner, Matt Fodge knows the odds are stacked against him.

With the increased need for "zero rejects" and improved quality by manufacturers and consumers, there has been a corresponding greater demand for the specification of salt spray tests.

The introduction of the pulse electroplating method at the beginning of the 21st century and its promising applicability to produce coatings with modified properties have led to its popularity in both scientific and industrial communities.

Hubbard-Hall has acquired Prosys Finishing Technology, and former owner Randy DiSano has joined the company as Senior Product Manager.

Electropolishing is most widely used as a metal finishing process. It is a non-contact electrochemical process that can clean, passivate, deburr, brighten, and improve the biocompatibility of surfaces.

Finishing and coating industry facilities might avoid litigation and penalties over PFAS in their systems if the U.S. Congress designates them as “passive receivers” of the chemicals.

Bales Metal Surface Solutions in Downers Grove, Illinois, has replaced the two nickel lines in its 29,000-square-foot facility.

Q: We run a low-phosphorous electroless nickel plating solution and recently pulled quite a few pounds of nickel pellets from our tank after draining. How do we prevent this kind of plate-out?

In this work, a method based on UV–VIS spectrophotometry using the molybdenum blue reaction is described to monitor hypophosphite and phosphite levels in nickel electroless baths. 

Justin Guzman knows that traceability is the key to success — and sometimes even survival — in the aerospace industry regarding finishing parts.

Imagine everything’s on the line. There’s only three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Metal Finishing Technologies in Bristol, Connecticut, has acquired Aqua Blasting, providing shot peening and blasting services to the aerospace, defense, medical, and semiconductor markets.

Take a few short steps at Hohman Plating, and you will find the remnants of a 106-year-old finishing operation that is transforming into one of the world's newest and most modern facilities.

Jameson Grout is an Account Manager at Hubbard-Hall, where he provides technical support and other services to customers in the Northeast region of the United States.

The former president and CEO of Nu-Metal Finishing in California was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for defrauding the company and its employees.