Plating

The staff at Seminole Metal Finishing in Altamonte Springs, Florida, have a philosophy: why take five days to get the job done when four will do just fine?

Racks offer us the ability to fixture parts in a stationary manner for plating and other surface treatments, such as anodizing, electropolishing, painting, powder coating, and coloring.

Finishing and coating shops say the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuring supply chain issues have put a major dent into their operations, but many say this may be the year that things change for the better.

Suppliers to the finishing and coating industries say supply chain disruptions have slowed some raw materials from getting to shops, but those channels should be opening up sooner rather than later.

Pioneer Metal Finishing named Stephen Smith as Pioneer’s next CEO as Scott Kettler, Pioneer’s current President/COO, is retiring Feb. 3, as part of a planned transition.

The Michigan Chapter of the National Association for Surface Finishers is holding a webinar on “Automotive Industry Outlook: Navigating Disruption in a Time of Industry Transformation” on Wednesday, February 23.

MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, a global leading manufacturer of chemical compounds used in surface finishing applications, has acquired HSO Herbert Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG. a privately-held multinational developer of technology for surface treatment.

Joe Dudenhoeffer walks at a brisk pace through his shop at Klein Plating Works early one Friday morning and sees the good and the struggles of the finishing business.

When you are plating a mold that sometimes costs $300,000 or more, one had better know what they are doing.

The National Association for Surface Finishing’s Technology Advisory Committee is looking for experts from around the world to give informative presentations at SUR/FIN 2022 in Chicago from June 7-9.

What role does marketing play in your finishing and coating operation?

Officials at Chicago’s Magnetic Inspection Laboratory will spend $13 million to expand and add equipment lines for its manufacturing and coating business serving the aerospace and defense industries.

The International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG) has been engaged in a number of projects in 2021 focusing on technologies restricted by EU REACH and other global chemical regulations and investigating potential chemical and material replacement alternatives available to the aerospace industry.

Nickel is one of the oldest metals known to mankind and has been used in various applications for over 5,000 years.

Nasmyth TMF has achieved NADCAP accreditation for its non-destructive testing (NDT) services.

All plating baths are similar in that a basis metal or previous metal electrodeposition is to be covered with a new layer of a specific metal.

Beth Gotthelf is an attorney at Butzel Long in Detroit and has served as general counsel to the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Surface Finishers since 1990 and Vice President since 2019.

Steve Smith is Vice President of Sales at American Plating Power and is also the chair of the NASF SUR/FIN Steering Committee.

Roy Metal Finishing Co. in South Carolina celebrated its 60^th anniversary with a party for its over 200 associates that included gift bags, shirts, travel mugs, and food.

Equipment maker Core Plating Technologies has been purchased by Novo Precision, an industrial, medical and machined components and systems manufacturer.