Plating

More than 150 members of the finishing industry attended a hearing in California where an air quality board will decide the fate of hard and decorative chrome plating in the state.

Despite issues with labor, inflation, and regulatory matters, electroplaters and anodizers believe 2023 will be a fruitful year for them again.

Brian Vang is a Quality Engineer at Technical Plating, Inc. in Minneapolis.

Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, bismuth is an attractive candidate for a wide range of applications such as battery anodes, radiation shielding, and semiconductors, to name a few.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on its proposal to address environmental justice, climate change, and PFAS contamination in its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (NECIs).

Saporito Finishing in Cicero, Illinois has commissioned their refurbished automatic zinc rack plating line.

The objective of this paper is to pass along the knowledge gained from some 60 years of providing chemicals, services, and technology to the hard chrome industry.

Aircraft X-Ray Laboratories in Huntington Park, California has been recognized with the Southern California Facility of the Year Award by the California Water Environment Association.

Like many relationships, John Warne is in love with zinc-rich coatings, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t interested in seeing other finishes.

The CEO of a Scottish craft brewery had to shell out £500,000 ($600,000) after he misunderstood the difference between solid gold and gold plating.

A new method of deposition of nickel alloy coatings on high-performance materials in engineering applications can replace environmentally toxic chrome coatings.

Frank Altmayer always wanted to be an architect, but a change of direction became a benefit for the finishing industry.

This study investigates the effect of the microstructure of electrodeposited ZnNi coatings, in particular pores and microcracks, on hydrogen diffusion characteristics at room temperature.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has added nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list.

Even though the hard chrome bath is relatively easy to maintain, the overall process is quite complicated, and specialized training is needed to be successful.

The American Chemistry Council’s Hexavalent Chromium Panel says the U.S. EPA is using flawed science and data in its 2022 Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of hexavalent chromium.

3M announced it will exit per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturing and work to discontinue the use of PFAS across its product portfolio by the end of 2025.

The Masters’ Association of Metal Finishers is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program.

The plating shop owner couldn’t believe his eyes. There it was written in black and white in the lab report.

The metal finishing industry continually diversifies, changes and introduces new processes. It also improves standard methods while streamlining others.