How to Keep a Plating Bath from Slowing Down
Alkaline plating baths form carbonates over time, and these carbonates cause the baths to become less efficient, resulting in slower plating speed. Asterion’s Roger Sowinski outlines three options for removing carbonates.

Asterion Publishes Equipment Capabilities Guide
The downloadable guide summarizes criteria related to equipment to help surface finishers determine what meets their application and productivity requirements.

Asterion to Host Certified Electroplater-Finisher Training
The course, to be presented by the AESF Foundation, will be held April 30-May 4, at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tech Talk: Functional Zinc Plating
While offering sacrificial corrosion protection based upon its larger negative electro-potential than iron, zinc is not used without subsequent treatment.

Pretreatment Leads to Water-break-free Plating Surfaces
Asterion provides customized soak, spray and electrocleaning process solutions designed for cost-effective and fast removal of soils and contaminants from steel, copper alloys, zinc die cast and other substrates.

Asterion Appoints Technical Sales Rep for Upper Midwest
Asterion has appointed Angelo Magrone as a technical sales representative, responsible for providing chemical and equipment support to customers throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest.

System Removes Carbonates from Alkaline Zinc Alloy Plating
Asterion’s Carbo-Dry unit is designed to remove carbonates, sulfates and other impurities from alkaline zinc alloy plating solutions.

What’s Suddenly Causing a Cleaner’s Short Bath Life?
Q. My cleaner is suddenly experiencing a short bath life. Did something change? Plating expert Jake Fisher from Asterion tackles this question.

Asterion Appoints Spencer Curnutte Technical Sales Representative
Surface technology company, Asterion, appoints Spencer Curnutte as technical sales representative for western Ohio and eastern Kentucky regions. 

Asterion Welcomes Back Doug Trageser, Southeastern U.S. Regional Manager
Doug Trageser rejoins Asterion as the company’s Southeastern U.S. regional manager.

Ultra Alkaline Zinc System Offers Enhanced Chromate Adhesion
Asterion showcases its Ultra alkaline zinc systems offering enhanced corrosion protection and chromate adhesion.

Alkaline Zinc Systems Answer the Call for Integrated Solution
Asterion introduces a comprehensive plating system covering demands for productivity, corrosion resistance and appearance.

Different Course, Same Strokes for Asterion's Vandivier
Blair Vandivier, president and CEO of Asterion, reflects on his recent experience as a committee chair of several hundred volunteers for the BMW Championship on his company blog.

Asterion Introduces Techniplate E-NIC 1200 High-Speed, High-Phosphorous Electroless Nickel
Provides exceptional corrosion and wear resistance as the process imparts a semi-bright deposit that is RoHS compliant and meets the stringent requirements of the ELV and WEE directives.

Asterion Appoints Mike Woodruff as Technical Sales Representative
Woodruff is responsible for the sales and technical support of the company’s high-performance plating processes, pretreatment chemistry and powder coatings products in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and eastern Arkansas.

Asterion White Paper Details How Water Selection Impacts the Plating Process
“Water and the Plating Process” is authored by technical sales engineer Jake Fisher, and details how water plays an integral and critical role in the plating process.

Asterion New Sample Submission Process Delivers Enhanced Customer Experience
Designed to ensure ease-of-use and quick customer response, the submission process meets growing customer requirements to optimize plating line efficiency and productivity at a low cost of ownership.