Plating

Justin Guzman is president of Aircraft X-Ray Laboratories in Huntington Beach, California, and is also the president of the Metal Finishing Association of Southern California.

When David Huber got the idea in 1959 to start a finishing company that could help solve everyday engineering problems related to wear and corrosion of metallic substrates, he didn’t have to think long about what to call it.

Registration is open for the NASF Michigan chapter Midwest Seminar to be held September 17-19 at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Chicago Midwest Chapter of NASF is holding its 2021 Leadership Summit in Lake Geneva on October 13 and 14.

Controlling and dosing electrolytes is a key challenge in the operation of electroplating process chains. Electrolyte components are continuously degraded and dragged out during the production process.

Joelie Zak is co-owner of Scientific Control Laboratories, president of Admiral Environmental, and a Master Surface Finisher.

Q: How do I ensure my topcoat or sealer not only maintains its cosmetic quality, but also its corrosion resistance?

A finisher routinely pumps out their electroless nickel (EN) solution to strip and passivate the tank. However, they recently removed the bath at the end of the production day, and when they brought it back into the tank, the solution was clear. 

Professional Plating in Brillion, Wisconsin, will be adding a new zinc rack plating machine which will be their sixth rack line.

The Environmental Working Group released new analysis that it says dramatically increases an earlier estimate of the number of manufacturers and users of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS that may be releasing PFAS into the environment, including drinking water sources.

AOTCO Metal Finishing, leading national provider of specialty finishing services in Billerica, Massachusetts, has launched a new production line for plating on magnesium.

Graycliff Partners announced that it has completed the acquisition of Gold Tech Industries (“GTI”), a provider of metal finishing and plating services for the semiconductor and aerospace industries.

Robert Farrell Jr. is Vice President and Technical Director at Hubbard-Hall in Waterbury, Connecticut, a position he will retire from in July after 28 years with the company.

Atotech and semiconductor equipment maker MKS Instruments announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which MKS will acquire Atotech for $16.20 in cash and 0.0552 of a share of MKS common stock for each Atotech common share.

Airmarine Electroplating and Airlift Hydraulics in Freeport, New York, have been sold to Magnaghi Aeronautica USA Inc., the U.S. holding company of Italian-based aerospace company Magnaghi Aeronautica S.p.A.

The Chicago Surface Finishing Foundation Golf Outing is Thursday, August 12 at Bartlett Hills Golf Club.

Registration is open for the NASF Michigan chapter Midwest Seminar to be held September 17-19 at the Grand Hotel in Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Scott Kettler enjoys the strategy of taking Pioneer Metal Finishing from being a what business – “What finish do you need?” — to a why business.

Q: Some of the sets of surrogate parts I test end up failing Coefficient of Friction even though I just remade my topcoat tank. Why is my testing yielding inconsistent results and falling outside the specification?

For owner Greg Wood, the “secret sauce” to the success of Alpha Metal Finishing is the emphasis he puts on leadership development and building great teams at his Dexter, Michigan, company.