A Conversation With Brad Durkin, Coventya
Brad Durkin is director of international product management for Coventya, and the chairperson of the SUR/FIN Technical Advisory Committee that puts together the conference sessions each summer.

Impact of Intermetallic Species on Cast Aluminum Alloys for Anodizing Applications
Alloys with higher silicon concentrations can inhibit the growth of anodic oxide films under galvanostatic and potentiostatic conditions.

Solving Problems with Electroless Nickel Solution Whiteout
Adam Colburn from Coventya says that electroless nickel chemistry requires replenishment of the nickel metal and sodium hypophosphite during its operation.

Coventya Promotes Schultz to Assistant Controller
He will focus on financial management, including cash analysis and management, and financial reporting requirements.

Coventya Adds Service Staff
Bowles, Goodall and Brady provides support for customer and technical services. 

Hoskins Joins Coventya as Southwest Regional Sales Representative
Will be based in Louisiana.

Coventya 3S Technology Replaces Conventional Metal Anodes
Coventya’s 3S technology is designed to replace conventional metal anodes with size-selective membrane anodes.

How to Extend Parts Cleaner Solution Life
Coventya’s Greg Terrell says there are simple techniques that can be used every day in any plating shop to better characterize not only the effectiveness of the cleaners, but help determine the cleaner life that fits the process line.

Selecting the Best Anodizing Seal Process
Sealing of anodized aluminum is considered to be the most important of all the various steps in the anodizing process, and Coventya’s Michael McGinty explains how you seal ultimately determines the performance of the anodic oxide in its end-use environment.

Products Finishing News Update Newsletter, Dec. 19
Here is the Products Finishing Latest News for the week December 19, which includes information on how coatings for additive manufacturing is showing promise and Boeing and AkzoNobel have coated their 787th plane in the 787 fleet.

Fastener Coatings and the Coefficient of Friction
Friction is the most important mechanical property of a fastener. It’s not a single parameter, however, but a complex system that needs to be analyzed thoroughly.

Controlling Phosphorus Content in Electroless Nickel Coatings
Coventya’s Ambrose Schaffer explains how a shop can ensure that an electroless nickel coating will meet the specifications for the amount of phosphorus over the entire life of a plating bath.

Passing Customer Specs for High Phosphorus Electroless Nickel Deposits
Coventya’s Brad Durkin explains how to provide greater than 10.5 percent phosphorus in an EN deposit.

How Dissolved Aluminum in Low Caustic Etch Baths Affects Acid-Etched Surfaces
Decreasing the concentration of aluminum in the low caustic step can also lead to problems such as preferential etching.

Coventya Products Aim to Meet Surface Finishing Challenges
Coventya will highlight a variety of its latest products at Sur/Fin 2018, including Finicoat coatings, the Alumal aluminum surface treatment line and WaterCare wastewater treatment line, and 3S anode technology.

More Efficient Zinc-Nickel Plating
The addition of a porous membrane in Coventya’s system results in less breakdown product and more cathode efficiency.

Choosing the Best Electrolytic Nickel Strike
Now that you have decided that an electrolytic nickel strike would benefit your process, how do you choose the best one for your application? Coventya’s Brad Durkin explains.

A Conversation with Joe Starc, Coventya
Joe Starc is the technical service manager for Coventya and was named one of Products Finishing’s 40-Under-40 to watch in 2017.