Plating

The sentiment amongst electroplaters, anodizers, powder coaters, and other finishers for 2024 is clear: hold tight for a bumpy ride.

After celebrating Thanksgiving with our families, we now approach the end of a challenging year.

Tony Bouie knows a few things about the importance of teamwork and how a dedicated group can pretty much accomplish anything it wants.

Let’s say you plate parts in a Watts bright nickel bath for the automotive industry, but it seems to be inundated with organic and metallic contaminants.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with FormFactor that resolves claims of violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s nickel-plating facility in Livermore, Calif.

We talked with Mariola Brandes, Global Director of Decorative Systems for WRC and PET at MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, to discuss Tristar Shield, a non-Cr(VI) electrolytic process that optimizes decorative chromium deposits by providing higher neutral salt spray resistance as well as improved resistance to humidity.

One might say that the pace of electrification in the automobile industry has gone into overdrive in the last year, and you would be right.

When a plating shop lost its foreman, he apparently kept most of the important information on their plating solutions to himself.

How important is it to measure the conductivity of a hard chrome plating bath?

We talked with John Antonacci of Gannon & Scott as he provided a refining tutorial to let shops know how they might find additional sources of reclaim they may be missing.

I want to share what I feel is the single most important growth strategy for the finishing and coating industry that you can execute for 2024 and beyond.

Production Plating of Mukilteo, Washington, was one of three Pacific Northwest companies recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with the 2023 Regional Pollution Prevention Recognition Awards.

The Canadian Association for Surface Finishing honored Mike Kuntz of Kuntz Electroplating with its 2023 Industry Leadership Award presented.

This paper discusses recent research work on the development of a functional trivalent chromium plating process from a trivalent-based electrolyte to replace hexavalent chromium plating.

Based on their make-up and operating requirements, metal finishing processes are subject to depletion of chemical constituents.

Humberto Murillo Sr. came to the U.S. four decades ago with very little to his name.

The Florida Finishers Corp. will hold its annual Mid-Winter Conference and Expo on January 25-26 in Tampa.

Passivation remains a critical step in maximizing the essential corrosion resistance of parts and components machined from stainless steels.

NEO Industries Inc., a surface technology manufacturer for work rolls in steel and aluminum manufacturing, announced an expansion of its current operation in Kentucky with a $12.4 million investment, creating 20 new jobs.

We spoke with attorney Ethan Ware to get his perspective on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalizing its rule on reporting on PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).