James DeDeus, President of JMD Industries in New Hampshire, says he didn’t need much time to decide whether acquiring Massachusetts’ Patriot Coatings made sense.
Inside a busy laboratory at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, a team of chemists and technicians works tirelessly, ensuring the readiness of aircraft and the safety of personnel.
You just received an offer, maybe multiple offers, to acquire your metal finishing business.
Hex-hard chrome is critical, as surfaces plated with hard chrome are everywhere in commerce, yet most people don’t realize the industry even exists.
Lutron Electronics, a manufacturer of lighting control, shading solutions, and lighting fixtures, has acquired Tanury Industries, a surface finishing and metal coatings company in Lincoln, Rhode Island.
A finishing operation had an air-agitated wastewater treatment basin made of concrete, with a “gate” that is made of aluminum 6061 alloy.
An acid copper sulfate bath is the standard electrolyte for copper plating on wafers for interconnection.
ASTM International is holding a workshop on PFAS, percentages of hexavalent chrome in trivalent chrome, and cadmium plating properties.
The electroplating and surface finishing sector in the United Kingdom is shrinking at an accelerating rate, new research shows, with one in six firms lost in the last 10 years.
American Electro Products and American Plastic Products in Waterbury, Connecticut, have been purchased by Sumco, which has plating facilities in Indiana and Illinois.
RESRG Automotive says it is closing two of its nine electroplating operations in the U.S.
Chromic acid is the major ingredient for hard chrome baths. It’s also the most expensive component and is used at high concentrations, typically between 30-35 ounces per gallon (225-263 g/l).
This study fabricated two joint types, rolled Cu/sintered Cu/rolled Cu and electroplated Cu/sintered Cu/electroplated Cu, referred to as the rolled and electroplated Cu joints, respectively.
As an owner of a metal finishing or coating company, you’re probably constantly juggling things such as a customer demanding parts faster than you can deliver or an upcoming ISO, NADCAP, or key customer audit.
The fascinating and rewarding parts of the finishing industry are evident every day; no matter how much time we spend doing and learning, the rewards provide invaluable experience that helps us do our jobs better.
Colorado regulators are moving forward with a new round of environmental rulemaking that could significantly affect electroplating and anodizing operations using hexavalent chromium.
It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to run a successful electroplating operation that has lasted 100 years and weathered the industry’s many storms.
In surface finishing operations, pumps and power supplies rarely grab attention, but they often determine whether a line runs smoothly or struggles with downtime, inefficiency, and escalating maintenance costs.
The following letter from Eric Svenson, Master CEF, Chief Executive Officer of Plating Resources, was actually sent to President Donald Trump.
The most-read article posted on www.FinishingAndCoating.com in 2025 was all about the math and calculations involved in finishing.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has initiated an investigation into antidumping and countervailing duty allegations regarding imports of chromium trioxide from India and Turkey.
