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. 

Choosing the Best Strike Chemistry
Q. How do we ensure we have the best available strike chemistry for our plating application? Coventya’s Brad Durkin explains how process and the sequences are an important metric to success.

VIDEO: Coventya's Brad Durkin Highlights the NASF Sur/Fin Technical Conference
Watch as Durkin talks about how the conference is put together, and offers tips on how attendees can get the most out of the conference events.

Fixing Electroless Nickel Adhesion Issues
A shop plated a carburized AISI 8620 steel alloy with 15 microns of an 8-percent NiP electroless nickel deposit and acceptance by its customer. Now, the OEM requires that the shop switch to an EN deposit in the range of 5 percent. Coventya's Brad Durkin offers a solution.

Plating Clinic: Non-Dyed Versus Dyed Acid Copper
What is the difference between non-dyed vs. dyed acid copper technologies? Coventya’s Brad Durkin explains.

Coventya’s Selective Separation System Prevents Anodic Oxidation
The company says this system will reduce operating costs by 40 percent and will reduce the formation of carbonate and sulfate.

Coventya Inc. Hires Mike Kelly as Vice President
Kelly will oversee functions of sales, marketing and technical service.

Coventya Awarded Prestigious Supplier of the Year from WD
Coventya continues to capitalize on the investments made to pursue data storage opportunities by advancing EN technology for main stream applications.

Coventya Offers Expanded Materials Science Capabilities
New instrumentation to Material Science division offers more capabilities and improve throughput and accuracy of techniques to provide added value for customers.

Chrome Layering System Delivers High Corrosion Resistance
Coventya Inc.’s Strata is a deposit layering system that designed to deliver high-performance decorative finishes for applications requiring high corrosion and wear resistance.