Greener Hard Chromium Plating
By improving tribological properties as well as corrosion resistance, hard chromium plating can lower energy consumption of moving parts and machinery, reduce the need to replace parts frequently, leading to reduced waste and improved efficiency.
#research #energy #surfin
Chrome Trim Gives the Jetta Some Pop
By: Jim Destefani -
One of the world’s largest plating-on-plastics lines comes to Mexico
#racking
Shelf Life
By: Matt Little -
At Thorco Industries—a supplier of point-of-purchase shelves and shelving fixtures—a new pretreatment system is helping to maximize productivity…
Gearing Up for Automotive Finishing
By: Beverly Graves - Products Finishing
Things were changing in the Southeast United States. New industries were moving in, namely, automotive. Roy Metal Finishing saw this and geared up its production lines to meet the requirements of its newest customers...
#measurement-testing #automotive
Shining Up Bright Nickel Plating Baths
By: Beverly Graves - Products Finishing
The chemistry in a bright-nickel-plating bath is not inexpensive. Waste treatment of nickel-plating wastes can be expensive. Meridian found a solution that not only lowered costs, but improved efficiency...
#pollution control
Mechanical Plating
Mechanical plating is an alternative coating system for the impact deposition of zinc and other ductile metals. This article reviews the application technique and performance benefits of this alternative technology to electrodeposition and hot dip galvanizing...
Hardware for Plating Hand-Tools
By: Beverly Graves - Products Finishing
Danaher Tool Group gets a grip on-nickel chromium plating...