NASF Offers Online Plating Essentials Course

The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) is offering an online Plating Essentials course designed to benefit individuals who have little to no experience or training in electroplating. According to NASF, this course is designed for new hires on the plating line, inexperienced supervisors, sales personnel and managers who want a low-technical primer on the subject.

The program includes lessons on plating calculations, electroplating equipment, preparing parts for cleanings, electrochemistry and more. This training is meant for anyone who is new to the finishing industry, has not honed their skills on the technical aspects of the work or needs a refresher in order to prepare for taking the Certified Electro-Finisher (CEF) course and sit for the optional exam.

NASF says that at the conclusion of the course, attendees can expect to understand the finishes commonly applied by the electroplating process and know any differences in their performance; have a basic level of understanding of math, electricity, chemistry and electrochemistry as it relates to the electroplating process; be able to identify and describe the main components in an electroplating process; know the various types of parts and problems that each can pose when processed by electroplating; and have comfort with terminology, knowledge of coating differences and process equipment used in electroplating operations.

Attendees will receive course materials in the mail just before the start of the course, and session recordings will be made available to students for 30 days after the original posting date. Once completed with the course, students can take the optional course exam to become certified.

To learn more about courses offered by NASF, check out the organization’s full 2022 course catalog.