Like many relationships, John Warne is in love with zinc-rich coatings, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t interested in seeing other finishes.
The CEO of a Scottish craft brewery had to shell out £500,000 ($600,000) after he misunderstood the difference between solid gold and gold plating.
A new method of deposition of nickel alloy coatings on high-performance materials in engineering applications can replace environmentally toxic chrome coatings.
Frank Altmayer always wanted to be an architect, but a change of direction became a benefit for the finishing industry.
This study investigates the effect of the microstructure of electrodeposited ZnNi coatings, in particular pores and microcracks, on hydrogen diffusion characteristics at room temperature.
The US Environmental Protection Agency has added nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list.
Even though the hard chrome bath is relatively easy to maintain, the overall process is quite complicated, and specialized training is needed to be successful.
The American Chemistry Council’s Hexavalent Chromium Panel says the U.S. EPA is using flawed science and data in its 2022 Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of hexavalent chromium.
3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025.
The Masters’ Association of Metal Finishers is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program.
The plating shop owner couldn’t believe his eyes. There it was written in black and white in the lab report.
The metal finishing industry continually diversifies, changes and introduces new processes. It also improves standard methods while streamlining others.
The direct electrodeposition of coatings onto Al and its alloys is difficult due to the formation of a strongly adherent passivating oxide film.
Today industrial electroplating is mainly carried out using direct current even if the use of modulated currents could offer greats opportunities.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a rule that would lower reporting level thresholds on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
The California Air Resources Board has set a January 27 public hearing on its plan to ban decorative and functional hexavalent chromium plating and anodizing operations in the state.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking for feedback on a proposed questionnaire it will be sending to electroplaters to collect data for the agency’s revision of the metal finishing and electroplating guidelines to address discharges of PFAS from chrome finishing wastewater.
A lot goes into running a finishing operation, and it certainly takes a lot out of the people running them, too.
Hexavalent hard chrome is under scrutiny because of environmental and worker safety concerns, which are real if hex chrome is improperly used.
Michigan’s Master Finish is hoping a new granular activated carbon filtration system will keep it in compliance with PFAS rules on wastewater discharge.
The incident of nickel corrosion in electroless nickel, electroless palladium, and immersion gold (ENEPIG) multilayers was brought to light after it was observed during the analysis of gold wire bond lifts.
