Letter 1088

I need information!!

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When I saw the demand of suface finishes where I live (Irapuato, Guanajuato, MÈxico) born the idea to start a small electroplating plant. When I'm looking for information about it I locate this web site, which attract my atention, for that reason I write to solicit help and orientation because I need more technical information about the processes of zinc, copper, brass and nickel plating; besides, quality control, bath solutions, etc. My process will be applied on small metal pieces using a barrel.

I thank in advance all the infomation that you may provide me.

Alejandro MartÌnez V·zquez, Ch. Eng.
Grupo Industrial MAVISA


Other people have asked a similar question, so we wrote a 'Frequently Asked Question' on this topic, Alejandro. You may also wish to view our on-line article about barrel plating.

Regards,

 
Ted Mooney, P.E. - Finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ


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please send me some info on nickle plating i am doing a project in school on nickle plating and if i dont get some im goning to fail

michael fink
precision automotive


Then you're going to fail, Michael, and don't you blame it on me. I'm willing to help a bit if I can, and I'll bet our other readers are too -- but I'm fresh out of silver platters to serve you from. What dead ends did you run into in your search at your school library and your town library, so we know the next step?


Ted Mooney, P.E. - Finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ


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I need info on electroplating

Im doing a project at school and need info urgently

What is electroplating?

Why is it useful to us?

Where is electroplating used?

Please include these questions with some info

yours sinserly

Richard Glen Wilson
- Shouth Africa


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Richard, if you write a couple of paragraphs here about what you have learned to date, I'll be happy to try to extend your knowledge. But it sounds like you're just asking other people to do your homework for you, especially since the answers to all of your questions are available on this web site if you spend a little time here.


Ted Mooney, P.E. - Finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ


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Sorry about the other letter i sent you

Doing a project at school on eletroplating

I dont have a clue what it is. I just know its something which is got to do with two metal bars in water with wires from them to a bulb.I need more info.My project has to be three pages long and in by the 14 th and i have no info.

Could you PLEASE!! send info not only on what electroplating is ,but also where is elctroplting is used because i have no idea where it is used,is it used in factories or what and why is it used in factories or where ever it is used.I have checked all over the net for info and found nothing.I looked all over your site as well and couldnt find anything.Even if just give me some sites to go to i will be happy!!!!!!

Thank You

Richard Glen Wilson
- South Africa


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Richard,

The covers of a book are not made of the same thin paper as the pages of the book; the cover of a baseball is not made of yarn like the body of the ball; the gripping surface of a pencil is not made of graphite; and the skin of a football is not made of air. Similarly the surface of things may be electroplated for the same general reason, so that the properties of the surface can be different than the bulk of the item: a better conductor or a better insulator, more corrosion resistant, or shinier, or harder or softer, or more wear resistant, or slipperier, or darker or lighter, or easier to clean, or more reflective or less reflective, or whatever.

I think your teacher may be doing you no favor in letting you use the Internet as a reference source because it allows you to hunt for your answers all neatly layed out so you can just just cut & paste them into a report. If you are in grade school, places like www.britannica.com will provide sufficient detail for you to be able to complete your report without having to do any thinking.

If you are in high school, I know of no electroplating sites that have done this disservice to students yet. You would be better off with books than webpages, but if you can't get access to books, you are already at the best site in the world for electroplating information. Now your job is to spend some time here reading and thinking.

Please see our FAQs on our home page, which answer many of your questions. Good luck.


Ted Mooney, P.E. - Finishing.com Inc. - Brick, NJ


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