Plating

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established a new Water Quality Value (WQV) for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and has revised the existing WQV for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has revised its fastener electroplating standards.

In this study, the Direct Immersion Gold (DIG) process is investigated.

XRF is an analysis tool that has been a mainstay of quality labs for decades.

When you think of a passivate — or chromate as they used to be — what comes to mind?

For nearly a century, chrome plating has served as the simplest and most cost-effective method of improving the surface characteristics (i.e., hardness, wear, and corrosion resistance) of common ferrous and non-ferrous metals used in industry and manufacturing.

The Minnesota Association of Metal Finishers will be hosting their annual golf outing on August 31.

The transition from internal combustion to battery electric vehicles (BEV) brings along new requirements and properties for corrosion protection.

A free webinar describes PFAS impacts on the due diligence process, and available PFAS insurance coverage.

OML and IML anodize coatings often get damaged, especially around fasteners and leading edges.

Stephanie Witt is the Customer Service Manager at Advanced Plating Technologies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the recipient of a National Association for Surface Finishers Award of Merit at SUR/FIN this year.

Despite a new $4.3 million zinc plating line bustling away on their expansive facility, Professional Plating General Manager Larry Dietz knows that the success of their operation isn’t always in the latest technology.

EnerVenue, the first company to bring metal-hydrogen batteries capable of 30,000 cycles to the clean energy revolution, says it has completed agreements with Precision Process and Precious Plate. 

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a bath-based method of producing ceramic layers on the surface of light alloys.

When power is converted from AC to DC, the current flows in ripples. Just as a light powered by such a current would flicker, electrochemical processes are also affected, either slowing or stopping, even if just for milliseconds at a time – and undetectable by the human eye.

Golf club manufacturer Callaway says less plating on its new wedges should result in better results for most users.

A substantial category of metal finishing processes is — to varying degrees —temperature-dependent.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released four drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on June 15, reducing the safe level of chemical PFOA to now just four parts per quadrillion, more than 17,000 times what it had been previously.

Seventy years after it was founded, Lincoln Industries is behaving more like a startup than a mature, well-established company.

PPI Aerospace in Michigan is holding an auction of its entire facility, including plating and painting equipment.