Top Shop’s Journey to Building a Unique Brand
Since this new Ohio plater took over the space and assets of a former plating business, it is intentional about setting itself apart from prior ownership.
#aerospace #management #Top Shops
Trends in Plating on Plastic
As plastics have become more ubiquitous, the demand for metal plating of plastics has increased.
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Bales Metal Surface Solutions Installs New Nickel Plating Lines
The installation has doubled the finishing supplier’s nickel line capacity.
Product Finishing’s 2024 Top Shops Benchmarking Survey Deadline Approaches
Taking this year’s Products Finishing’s annual Top Shops Benchmarking Survey? Respondents are urged to complete the survey by April 30, 2024 in order to be considered as a qualifying top shop.
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Hexavalent to trivalent chromium — the environmental benefits
Regulatory pressures to switch from hexavalent chromium to trivalent alternatives are a growing concern for many finishing operations. In this Products Finishing Ask the Expert clinic, Brittany McKinney of Pavco discusses the environmental considerations driving these regulations.
#ask the expert #regulation #sustainability
Episode 42: An Interview with Robin Deal, Hubbard-Hall
Hubbard-Hall wastewater treatment specialist Robin Deal discusses the latest trends in wastewater management.
#pollution control #regulation #sustainability
Cheers to Another National Surface Finishing Day
Celebrating the contributions of finishing operations across the nation.
#editorial #nsfd
How to Choose Between Sulfate and Chloride-Based Trivalent Chromium
There are several factors to consider when choosing between sulfate and chloride-based baths for trivalent chromium plating. Mark Schario of Columbia Chemical discusses the differences and what platers should keep in mind when evaluating options.
#ask the expert #basics
NASF/AESFF Announce Electroplating & Surface Finishing Course
This web-based training program is designed for operators and supervisors of job shops and captive shops applying a broad range of surface finishes on a variety of substrates.
#workforce development
Looking Back: The Columnists
Many industrial/technical journals consist of a well-rounded mixture of technical papers, practical articles about technology and how-to-do-it features, including this one, Products Finishing. In its decades of publication, the AESF/NASF journal, Plating & Surface Finishing also endeavored to meet this need. Among the many features were those of the columnists, recognized experts who had expertise in certain segments of the surface finishing industry. This article contains a sampling of columns published in P&SF over the years, which still retain information of importance even today.
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