Rhodium Prices Rally in Response to Clean Air Legislation
Environmental legislation increases the demand for rhodium, a precious metal used in electroplating as well as catalytic converters.
#sustainability
Plating Systems & Technologies Changes Hands
Plating Systems & Technologies has changed presidents, with David Rochester purchasing the business from founder Tom Rochester. Tom will remain as CTO.
Gold's Many Uses
Over many years, AESF/NASF stalwart Jack Dini contributed a series of fascinating columns to Plating & Surface Finishing, under the title Fact or Fiction?. What follows is another welcome addition to his output for the NASF. Here, Jack discusses the many uses for gold, some involving surface finishing, some not.
#nasf
An Introduction to AESF Research Project #R-122: Electrochemical Approaches to Treatment of PFAS in Plating Wastewater
For 2021, NASF-AESF Foundation Research Board has selected a project on addressing the problem of PFAS and related chemicals in plating wastewater streams, studying PFAS destruction via electrooxidation and electrocoagulation. This report introduces the project and outlines the work to be undertaken.
#surfin #pollution control #nasf
Houston Plating & Coatings Eases Difficult EN Application
Houston Plating & Coatings says it has a new, proprietary EN process that, when combined with its new equipment, can plate high-pressure gas cylinders.
Atotech's DynaSmart Plating Line Enhances Efficiency
Atotech’s DynaSmart includes a new automation system that allows the simultaneous movement of several product carriers through different plating tanks.
Managing Gold Plating for Electrical Contacts
With electrical contacts continuing to grow smaller, platers need to know how to manage the three key considerations of gold plating: thickness, purity and underplate chemistry.
#management #ask the expert
Technic Releases Boron-Free TechniBuffer IG pH Buffer
Technic Italgalvano has developed TechniBuffer IG, a boron-free pH buffer for nickel plating that the company says produces higher-quality results than boric-acid solutions.
A Conversation with Jody Richards of Process Technology
Products Finishing talked to Process Technology president Jody Richards about her forward-thinking strategy, the future of the finishing industry and more.