Summary for mzzn8-tk Discussion
MZZn8-TK is the focus keyphrase here, but the thread shows that no one could confirm it as a real zinc die casting specification. Ars from a zinc electroplating shop in Thailand asked whether the customer’s request meant black passivation. The reply, from an unnamed answerer, said they had never seen the spec and thought it sounded like a Japanese standard or perhaps a Nissan specification. They warned that guessing would be foolish and stressed that the best course is to ask the customer directly what they actually want. The answerer also suggested the term may be a typographical error or several errors, and offered MFZn8-TC as a possible example of what the customer might have intended, but only as a guess. The overall advice is to verify the requirement before processing.
Q. We’re one of zinc electroplating service in Thailand and one of our customer asking us the specification of zinc die casting MZZn8-TK. My point of view is black passivation, but I would like someone tell us and ensure that I’m right.
Please help
ARS SRP
Plating shop – BKK, Thailand
July 28, 2009
A. Hi, Ars. Sorry, I’ve never seen such a spec, but the general ring of it sounds like a Japanese Standard or perhaps a Nissan specification.
Management consultants claim that the costliest yet easiest to rectify problem in nearly every situation is poor communication. Why can’t you find out what the customer wants? Why are you being forced to guess about something so important? :-)
My guess is that this specification is a typographical error or multiple typographical errors, and that your customer wants something like MFZn8-TC. But to proceed based on such assumptions would be foolish. Good luck, but talk to your customer.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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July 29, 2009