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Innovation Squared
Single component EN system enables bleed and feed process.
40 Under 40: Class of 2021
Each year, PF editors comb through a long list of nominees with a wide range of skill sets to select the 40 Under 40 class. This year's finalists include engineers, operations managers, chemists, general managers, sales professionals and entrepreneurs working in the finishing industry.
Composite Electroless Nickel Coatings for the Wind Energy Industry
The ability to tailor CEN coatings with an array of synergistic particles makes these coatings uniquely beneficial for applications in the wind energy industry.
Diamond Coating Spurs Electroplater's Growth
Surface Technology’s Composite Diamond Coatings spur growth for supplier, plater.
Electroless Nickel Baths Get Simpler
How Michigan’s Classic Plating switched to a one-step process to get better brightness.
Top Surface Finishing Innovations of 2016
We look back at the industry’s top new products and services for the past year.
One-Plate EN Bath Solution Streamlines Process
Single-solution make up and replenisher saves on plating costs by simplifying the traditionally 3-step EN process.
Electroless Nickel Solution Adds Chemical Marker
The day may have arrived when finishers can now grab a small electronic device and test to see if the rejects coming back to them were actually finished in their shop, and not, say, in the customer’s second-source finisher.
Composite Electroless Nickel Coatings Surpass Hexavalent Chrome
Composite electroless nickel coatings can replace or even surpass chrome in some applications...
The Environmental Benefits of Composite Electroless Nickel Coatings
Because of the negative environmental and health effects related to chromium, finishers are looking for a replacement. Composite electroless nickel coatings may be one solution…
Growth and Diversification through Vertical Integration
Finishers often choose to diversify to retain customers, increase sales and attract new customers. While most shops have traditionally diversified through horizontal integration, some shops are now diversifying through vertical integration...