Plating

The public consultation on improving the EU’s Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (“RoHS”) has opened.

The National Association for Surface Finisher’s SUR/FIN Technical Advisory Committee has released the list of presentations to be given at this year’s conference in Chicago June 7-9.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Michner Plating site in Michigan will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.

With the price of raw nickel more than doubling in just one day last week, U.S. electroplaters and finishers are scrambling to keep up with the price increases they will soon be facing.

The National Association for Surface Finishing is hosting its annual Washington Forum from April 4-6 at the Ritz Carlton in Pentagon City, VA.

Jaime and Jeff Maliszewski believe a knowledgeable customer makes a happier customer.

The electroless nickel immersion gold (ENIG) specification 4552 was issued in 2002, and since then, it has undergone a series of amendments and revisions in an attempt to meet ever-changing industry requirements.

Jacob Meier and Nolan Hannan like the fact that they can walk into any Starbucks or fast-food chain in the world and know exactly how the food and drinks will taste, no matter where they are.

Master Finish President John Mulder recently noticed that an inordinate amount of his staff’s time was being used to field calls from clients inquiring about the status of their orders.

Hardware manufacturer Bommer Industries is selling its metal finishing plant near Gaffney, S.C. after announcing it was ceasing operation.

XRF analysis of electronics coatings is a well-established technique. Non-destructive in nature and able to analyze sub 50 µm feature sizes, XRF instruments are at the heart of quality control programs in many electronics plating facilities.

If you are going big in the plating industry, you might as well do like Gatto Industrial Platers and go King Kong big.

The National Association for Surface Finishers has placed five new members on its Board of Directors.

If your parts are exhibiting nickel show out of your hex-chrome bath, it is generally due to poor coverage, an often misapplied and misunderstood term.

Clay Mueller has been involved in the finishing industry since 1968 and is a sales representative for Plating Specialists, Inc.

Pioneer Metal Finishing received ISO 13485 certification of its Medical Center of Excellence facility in South Bend, Indiana.

Plating tube or pipe is a technical process but not necessarily a technical challenge. Successful plating hinges more on planning and logistics than the plating process itself.

Strategic planning is often the key to higher profitability for finishing and coating operations.

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.