Top Shops Executive Summit: An Exchange of Finishing Industry Ideas and Best Practices
This year’s inaugural Top Shops Executive Summit offers an opportunity for shop owners, executives and managers in the finishing industry to gather for networking and ideation.
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Avoiding Adhesion Failure Due to Paraffin
For plating applicators, paraffin residue can cause poor adhesion, delayed blistering or other poor-quality performance of the plated deposit, including poor corrosion resistance. Coventya director of business development Greg Terrell explains how to remove paraffin-based lubricants prior to plating.
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Asterion Introduces New Zinc-Nickel Process
Asterion’s TECHNILLOY ZN NI 770 process offers corrosion protection, while delivering consistent and repeatable uniform surfaces.
Aluminum Electroplating Process Reaches 100-gallon Milestone
LumiShield recently conducted a demonstration of its Lumidize aluminum electroplating process at the 100-gallon scale, signifying the technology’s readiness for production-scale plating.
Polamer Precision Incorporates Selective Plating Into Production Line
Global aerospace manufacturing company Polamer Precision, has worked with SIFCO ASC to bring a selective plating process in-house for improved output, lead time and quality control.
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The True Cost of SCR Versus Switch-Mode Rectifiers
Replacing old SCR rectifiers may help lower electrical costs, but choosing between modern SCR and SMPS rectifiers requires some careful consideration.
Copper Anode Filming and Sludge Formation
Clarifying the role of film formation and anode-sludge creation in connection with the use of phosphorus-containing copper anodes in electroplating.
NASF Releases PFAS Sampling and Analysis Plan
New Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) includes the best practices for collecting and analyzing PFAS samples from surface finishing operations.
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A Conversation for International Women in Engineering Day
SIFCO ASC engineers Dr. Ani Zhecheva Brain and Danijela Milosevic-Popovich discuss the challenges of being a woman in a STEM related field, reflect on the achievements of women in engineering and talk about opportunities for women and girls interested in STEM.
Forplan AG and STC Dip Spin Join Forces
The two companies have formed a strategic alliance to expand capabilities serving the zinc flake coating industry.