Plating

Recently, the price of nickel skyrocketed to approximately $50/LB, prompting the LME to shut down nickel trading.

Starting on the supplier side of the finishing industry, Adam Anderson has always wanted to try his hand at running an electroplating shop of his own.

Novaria Group has acquired substantially all assets of Hohman Plating in Dayton, Ohio.

The Metal Finishing Association of Southern California will host its annual golf tournament and fundraiser on May 16.

The Masters’ Association of Metal Finishing (MAMF) Annual Awards Celebration was held April 2, at the Chart House, Weehawken, NJ.

Session 2 at the NASF SUR/FIN Technical Conference will be on “Metal Finishing: Past, Present and Future.”

The Metal Finishing Associations of Southern California and Northern California have asked that a proposed state rule banning hexavalent chrome be postponed.

Dr. Judy Runge from Apple has been chosen to deliver the Blum Lecture at the NASF SUR/FIN conference.

Aalberts surface technologies is rebranding its U.S. locations to the Aalberts name.

The survey results arrived on Richard Lynch’s desk a few years back, a compendium of thoughts and ideas from more than 150 of MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solution’s top global customers.

Decorative trivalent chromium plating was perhaps the first big alternative developed to replace a standard plating process.

Session 1 at the NASF SUR/FIN Technical Conference will be on “Aerospace/Defense Response to REACh.”

The public consultation on improving the EU’s Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“RoHS”) has opened.

The National Association for Surface Finisher’s SUR/FIN Technical Advisory Committee has released the list of presentations to be given at this year’s conference in Chicago June 7-9.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Michner Plating site in Michigan will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.

With the price of raw nickel more than doubling in just one day last week, U.S. electroplaters and finishers are scrambling to keep up with the price increases they will soon be facing.

The National Association for Surface Finishing is hosting its annual Washington Forum from April 4-6 at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City, VA.

Jaime and Jeff Maliszewski believe a knowledgeable customer makes a happier customer.

The electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) specification 4552 was issued in 2002, and since then, it has undergone a series of amendments and revisions in an attempt to meet ever-changing industry requirements.

Jacob Meier and Nolan Hannan like the fact that they can walk into any Starbucks or fast-food chain in the world and know exactly how the food and drinks will taste, no matter where they are.