Plating

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.

Almost all surface finishes cause some dimensional change, however small, to the part being finished.

Lamons, a safety sealing and attachment solutions supplier, announced the asset acquisition of ModuCoatings from Modumetal.

Steve Norris of Plasma Technology will team with Pam Nafsinger of Thermo Scientific Portable Analytic Instruments to present “Basics and Demos of XRF Technology” at the June 13 meeting of the Surface Finishers Educational Association (SFEA). 

Most businesses don’t make it to a third generation; Lincoln Industries has taken on that challenge and is thriving.

An alternative electrochemical process to chemical polishing and conventional electropolishing of niobium is discussed in this paper.

Most 50^th-anniversary gifts involve something made of gold, be it a watch, jewelry, or some gilded object to celebrate a half-century of effort.

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.