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Electroplating

Organic Additives in Plating Baths

Question: Is there an easy method for monitoring the concentration levels of organic additives in our plating baths?

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Perspectives: Staying Vigilant

As a fledgling editor at Products Finishing, my first major assignment was to cover the tragedy at Bastian Plating Company in Auburn, IN.

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Here's a New One for You

Question: In a recent issue of PF, I read your comments on the dampening of sound on springs.

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Electrocoating Stainless Steel

Question: We have a customer who wants to electrocoat stainless steel parts (grade 430 or 436). We have a complete pretreatment system for use prior to electrocoat.

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Dot Commentary: Statistically Speaking

As the editor of PF Online, some of the questions I hear most often have to do with the importance of various statistics on the Internet: "How many hits should my web site get this year?," "What's the difference between a hit and a page view?," and "How many unique visitors should I have in a given month?" Your wait is over.

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Spotted Tin Plate

Question: We are having problems with spotting of our tin plate.

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Masking Materials

Question: What type of masking materials are suitable for masking of a stainless steel part that requires copper plating on selected areas?

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Waterborne Dip Coating

Borroughs switched to a waterborne dip coating because it provided a thicker coating at a lower cost. But, it was the service from its paint supplier that has really made the difference...

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Automated Titrations

Question: Our plating shop operation has approximately 35 different baths that require chemical monitoring on an on-going basis.

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Catalytic Oxidizers: What You Should Know

A comprehensive review of catalytic oxidizer components is necessary when considering the purchase of a catalytic oxidizer system...

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AgCn Recovery

Question: What is state of the art for "treatment" of silver cyanide rinse waters?

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Painting Logos on Gas Grills

Question: We manufacture a complete line of portable and stationary gas grills.

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