Plating

Jaime Maliszewski is gifting himself an expensive Christmas present this year: a $600,000 renovated plating line.

The hard chrome industry is tired of hearing about how hexavalent chrome is so dangerous that its industrial use must be curtailed or eliminated altogether.

Florida Finishers Corp. will hold its 11th Annual Mid-Winter Conference and Exposition January 26-27 at the St Petersburg Marriott Clearwater.

Two cousins who owned the former Sebring Industrial Plating plant in Youngstown were sentenced by an Ohio court to probation and fined for violating state and federal solid waste rules.

If a part is made in the U.S. and headed to Mexico to be assembled, then Sav-On Plating seeks to be a stop on the way.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published the Final Fifth Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List, which will serve as the basis for EPA’s regulatory considerations over the next five-year cycle under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Silver has long been the metal of choice in finishing electronic components, and the surge of electric vehicles has put silver at the forefront of the automotive industry.

Dan Rose admits he is passionate about running his company, Elite Metal Finishing, in Oceanside, California.

When budgeting for new finishing equipment or upgrading an existing line, it is important to note that each requirement is unique and must be carefully considered before estimating a price.

Taiwan-based Chang Chun Arizona broke ground on its first U.S. semiconductor manufacturing facility in Casa Grande that will include a plating solution operation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its draft “IRIS Toxicological Review of Hexavalent Chromium,” which could lead to further restrictions on the metal’s use in the metal finishing industry.

Plating Resources recently announced the development of a new and safe way to add sulfate to hexavalent chrome plating baths, Buffered Sulfate Adjuster.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will start visiting chrome finishers in the next few months to gather information on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

An aerospace plater saw a $540,000 savings through waste reduction, reduced water consumption, and automation by redesigning their shop floor.

This article discusses the development of a new copper plating bath that can deposit high ductility copper metal directly on a wide range of aluminum alloy substrates.

Greg Wood did something a while back that he has never done in his career as president at Alpha Metal Finishing in Dexter, Michigan.

Having just watched the business his father started celebrate 90 years in the finishing industry, Ralph Capalbo Jr. is more than happy to enjoy his retirement.

Kris Johnson has been a chemist at Armoloy for close to four years, and just completed his CEF at Sur/Fin earlier this year

A Utah State University professor was awarded a $250,000 research grant to improve the plating process for lithium battery design.

The Eastern Michigan University faculty-student research team at Coatings Research Institute in the GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology has been awarded a U.S. patent for the invention of “Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Polymeric compositions, related articles, and methods.”