How to Pick the Correct Alloy for Your Anode
Traditionally, most chrome baths use lead anodes. When we think of lead anodes, we usually just think about the lead part, but in fact, the lead anodes that are used are never made of pure lead.
20Qs: Keith Eidschun, Freedom Metal Finishing
Keith Eidschun is the owner of Freedom Metal Finishing in Clearwater, Florida, as well as co-owner of Analytical Specialties Incorporated. The shop was originally known as Dixie Plating and has been in business since 1944 across three generations. Eidschun has been the owner of the Nadcap shop since, which is when he changed the name to Freedom in 2009 to include their painting, silk screening, and powder coating capabilities.
Allied Finishing’s New Owners Are Hands-On
When you visit Allied Finishing in Grand Rapids, Michigan, you won’t find the owners of the company sitting in a corner office shuffling papers. Chances are you’ll need to venture to the shop floor to find either Brad Hirdes, Marc Hop, C.J. Nachtegall, or Jerry VanderSloot.
20Qs: Monique Guyse, Plateco
Monique Guyse is a Senior Sales Perfectionist at Plateco, a third-generation shop based in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. She is responsible for sales, customer care and quality control. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Monique started her Plateco career in the Accounts Receivable area, then moved into sales and operations, serving as sales engineer, technical sales engineer, and quality systems manager before being promoted to her current position.
Reliable Plating Works Shines in Behind-the-Scenes TV Interviews
On Monday, September 28, Fox 6 visited Reliable Plating Works, Inc.’s Elite Finishing LLC Division to do a story on electroplating and their new Custom Chrome department.
20Qs: Greg Wood, Alpha Metal Finishing
Greg Wood is owner and chief executive officer of Alpha Metal Finishing in Dexter, MI. A Michigan State University grad with a degree in human resources. He handles the shops operations, sales and marketing, and technology, and has a passion for leadership and developing a healthy organization.
Control Electropolishing Still Shines after 60+ Years
Control Electropolishing in Brooklyn, New York, has been in business for over 60 years, and one thing has remained fairly consistent in that time: a commitment to excellence in how they electropolish parts, and the chemical solutions that they use to get there.
NASF's Web-Based Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications Course
The National Association for Surface Finishing is holding a Web-Based Chromium Plating for Engineering Applications Course in November.
Signature Plating Takes Flight with POP Aerospace Finishes
When it comes to aerospace parts, less is often more, especially considering the weight of the part. That is one reason Signature Plating in Cibolo, Texas, decided to launch a plating-on-plastic (POP) line several years ago to assist in helping private planes reduce weight and gain fuel efficiencies.
20Qs: Eric Turner, Houston Plating & Coating
Eric Turner is Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Quality Assurance at Houston Plating & Coating. While completing his degree at the University of Houston, he began working part-time at HPC in 2001 as a forklift operator.
Electro Chemical Finishing Becomes First POP Applicator in the Americas to Earn Prestigious DecoKlad License
MacDermid Enthone proudly presented Electro Chemical Finishing Co. (ECF) with their DecoKlad license in September.
NASF Palmetto Southeast Chapter Technical Conference is October 7-9
The NASF Palmetto Southeast Chapter’s 12th Annual Myrtle Beach Technical Conference: is October 7-9 at the Myrtle Beach, SC Hampton Inn & Suites Oceanfront Hotel.
20Qs: Bobbi Burns, Global Plating
Bobbi Burns is general manager Global Plating in Fremont, California, where she handles just about everything for the operation, from receivables to HR, quality, purchasing, regulatory compliance, and EHS.
What is Your Excuse for Not Using Trivalent Chrome Plating to Replace Hexavalent Chrome in Decorative Applications?
Chrome plating, which has been around almost a century, is a technique of electroplating either a thin layer deposit (< 0.000015 inches) for decorative applications or thick layer deposit (>0.001 inches) for functional applications of chromium metal onto objects.
Global Metal Finishing Delivers ‘Whole Package’ Finishing
Years ago, Tamea Franco was a typical entrepreneur in Roanoke, Virginia, she spent a lot of time in her basement with numerous buckets of chemicals and sheets of aluminum performing anodizing experiments.
Proper Smut Identification and Removal on 4130, 9300
Greg Terrell, Pretreatment Product Manager at Coventya, Inc., had someone contact him recently with this question: We are plating 4130, 9300 and a couple other alloys through cyanide cad and are experiencing random pitting that we cannot trace to current density. The pits do not go to substrate, so we have ruled out the pretreatment. Can you visit and offer a fresh set of eyes?
ResinTech Opens New Cation Resin Plant and Global HQ
ResinTech Inc. announced that is has officially moved into its new global headquarters in Camden, New Jersey. The $138.8M development project includes 353,000 square feet of new construction on a twenty-seven acre campus just two miles from Center City Philadelphia.
20Qs: William Saas
William Saas is a legend in the finishing community, and this year was given the NASF Presidential Award, which focuses on extraordinary service by an NASF member who is actively participating on the national level, who goes above and beyond the capacity of most.
EFCO Forms Partnership with GPSEducation Partners
EFCO Finishing in Menomonee Falls, WI is partnering with GPS Education Partners to build its industry talent pools and future workforces using the unique youth apprenticeship program designed by GPSEd.
20Qs: Mike Kelly, Coventya
Michael Kelly is president at Coventya, a global supplier of specialty chemicals for electroplating and surface finishing. He started his finishing career at Taskem, and joined Coventya when Taskem and Sirius Technology merged to form the new company.
AOTCO Metal Finishing Acquires Plating for Electronics
AOTCO Metal Finishing has acquired Plating for Electronics, a leading provider of specialty anodizing, electroplating, and laser marking services based in Waltham, MA.