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.
The longevity of the structure is often affected by the initial design, where the critical material choices are made.
Matt Lindstedt is not afraid to fail. The president of Advanced Plating Technologies in Milwaukee learned that from his father, CEO John Lindstedt, who also had the same attitude he inherited from his father, John H. Lindstedt.
MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, a manufacturer of chemical compounds used in surface coating applications, has signed an agreement to acquire Coventya, a privately-held international chemical company specializing in surface finishing products.
Michael Flanigan is the Quality Assurance Manager at ElectroLab in Oldsmar, Florida, and began his career in metal finishing in 1985 working as a chemist in a wire mill in Muncie, Indiana.
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — In 2020, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency, began investigating whether there was possible exposure to carcinogens for personnel working with fighter jets, specifically to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen created out of regular chromium.
Valence Wichita recently received a wide range of processing approvals to support the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules and all of its variants.
