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Where Do "White
Spots" Come From? by Robert Probert.
An Introduction to
Barrel Plating, by Frank R. Zemo of Polaris Plating Co.
Chrome Control
by Geoffrey P. Whitelaw.
Crib sheet for
plating. A periodic table for plating, electrochemical
equivalents, troubleshooting nuggets, other little used facts.
Formulae of
surface areas and volumes of simple shapes. May we strongly
recommend that you calculate the surface area of everything
you finish. Think about it, this is SURFACE finishing.
Improving your Chloride
Zinc Plating Operation, by Stephen Schneider.
RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONS, BOOK CHAPTERS AND U.S.PATENTS by Dr. N. V.
MANDICH, CEF (Since 1990 ): 2/04/02
Why Apply a
Coating? -- Corrosion, by Mario S. Pennisi
A Practical Guide
to Understanding, Measuring and Controlling Stress in
Electroformed Metals, by Berl Stein, CEF
Paul Stransky has contributed an interesting
paper on Flux Basics, some useful
references on Nickel Diffusion
Barriers and Solder Leveling, and
a rather exhaustive review of the literature about
Copper Plating of High-Aspect-Ratio
Plated-Through-Holes.
Troubles with your PC boards? Rudy Sedlak tells
us a little about Ammoniacal Etching of
Copper, . . . Resist Lifting in Gold
Plating, . . . Stripping
Resists, . . . and the hell involved in
Stripping Tin and Solder from small
holes on thick boards.
Spraybooth
Problems: Air, Filters, Exhaust by Ken Green
Maintaining
Brightness in Spray Booths by Ron JosephKeeping an
HVLP Spray Gun in Compliance with Regulations by Ron
JosephTransfer
Efficiency by Ron Joseph
The Pretreatment
Trouble Shooter -- reprints of Dave Wright's column in CCAI's
Finishing Touch Newsletter, covering such topics as phosphating
and salt spray testing.Powder Coating
-- an introduction by Mario S. Pennisi.
Rudy Sedlak tells us what
Chelates are and why we use them; and
gives us his take on the new technologies of
Liquid Cleaners and
Dry Acid Salts.
Then another look at Liquid Cleaners by Mike
McDonald, CEF, Liquid Cleaners v.s.
Dry...The choice is EASY...
The well-known chart of
pH vs. residual concentration of metals in wastewater.
Plant & Process Engineering/Construction
Plating Shops for the
Nineties and Beyond, a design guide by Ted Mooney.
20 Ways to Cut Water Usage
in Plating Shops, some tips from Ted Mooney.
Hard Chrome Plating -
Materials to consider, by Freeman Newton.
Please Don't Leak on
the Job - A guide to cementing PVC Pipe, by Freeman Newton.
A possible
alternative to Nickel or Chrome plating, the Kolene salt bath
quench/polish/quench process.Closing the Quality Gap
on Textured Molds: High Quality Surface Finishes Make the
Difference, and Equation for
Efficiency: FF + f/P Nearly Eliminates the Need for Polishing
--two articles by Midwest Mold and Texture Corporation.
End of Life
(Vehicles) European Directive (English language) posted
11/29/00.
Titanium - Why Coat
It? by Milt Stevenson, Jr., Anoplate
Plating on
Aluminum [in Swedish]
Chrome Plating
[in Swedish]
Nickel Plating
[in Swedish]
Metallic
Materials [in Swedish]
Pretreatment &
Activation [in Swedish]
Illustrated trouble- shooting guide in rhyme from
1955.
An often overlooked place to search for topics or authors is in conference proceedings. Just open the following pages, use your browser's 'Find' command to search out what you're looking for, then order the conference proceedings from the event's sponsor.
If you're looking for an article you remember seeing here, but
which had to give up it's front page position to make way for newer
items, here it is:
Marketing on the
World Wide Web, and Promotion on
the World Wide Web, articles by Tom Pullizzi.
Interview
with a Vampire--a conversation (out of whole cloth) between an
ISO9000 auditor and a client.
An open letter from University of Baltimore's
Merrick School of Business regarding new technology of
divalent chromates.
CFR438, the proposed Metal Products and Machinery
Effluent Guidelines, are serious business for all finishers. Read an
Open Letter from the Aluminum Anodizers
Council and James N. McClatchey's statement
to the EPA from the public hearing of June 28, 1996. (McClatchey
is V.P. and Production Manager of Southern Aluminum Finishing Co.)
