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OUR ON-LINE REFERENCE MATERIALS
- Anodizing
Where Do "White Spots" Come From?
by Robert Probert.Why Are My Aluminum Cathodes Red?
by Nosti, Ciejka, & Gilbert.
- Coloring of Metals
Collection of formulas for chemical, electrochemical & heat colouring, cyanide-free immersion plating and electroplating
by Goran Budija.
- Corrosion
Why Apply a Coating? -- Corrosion,
by Mario S. Pennisi
- Electroforming
Understanding, Measuring and Controlling Stress in Electroformed Metals,
by Berl Stein, CEF
- Electroplating for Electronics
Paul
Stransky• Flux Basics
• Nickel Diffusion Barriers
• Copper Plating of High-Aspect-Ratio Plated-Through-HolesRudy
Sedlak• Ammoniacal Etching of Copper
• Resist Lifting in Gold Plating
- Electroplating (Commercial)
Introduction to Barrel Plating,
by Frank R. ZemoChrome Control,
by Geoffrey P. WhitelawCrib sheet for plating,
A periodic table for plating, electrochemical equivalents, troubleshooting nuggets, other little used facts.
by Thomas J. PullizziFormulae of surface areas and volumes of simple shapes,
May we strongly recommend that you calculate the surface area of everything you finish.
by Thomas J. PullizziImproving your Chloride Zinc Plating Operation,
by Stephen Schneider.Troubleshooting Modern Bright Nickel Plating Solutions,
by Thomas J. Pullizzi.
- Environment & Safety
Chart of pH vs. Residual Concentration of Metals Rudy
Sedlak• What Chelates Are and Why We Use Them
• Modern Liquid Cleaners
• Dry Acid SaltsMike
McDonaldLiquid Cleaners vs. Dry ... the choice is easy
- Hot-Dip Galvanizing
Dr. Thomas H. Cook Dynamic Flux Tests for Hot-Dip Galvanizing.
Dr. Thomas H. Cook Lower Zinc in Hot-Dip Galvanizing.
Dr. Thomas H. Cook ACNV Test
- Nostalgia
Illustrated trouble-shooting guide in rhyme from 1955.
Proceedings of the American Electroplater's Society, 1960
Everyone knows Wiss scissors, shears, etc. Don Wiss has collected incredible memories of J. Wiss & Sons Co from 1848-1976 (external website)
- Painting & Powder Coating
Spraybooth Problems: Air, Filters, Exhaust by Ken Green
Maintaining Brightness in Spray Booths by Ron Joseph
Keeping an HVLP Spray Gun in Compliance with Regulations by Ron Joseph
Transfer 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.
- Passivation of Stainless Steel
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Effective Methods for the Testing of Stainless Steel Passivation -- by Wolf Koslow Passi-pipe Explorer -- by Wolf Koslow - Pickling
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Chart of pickling time and baumé as a function of acid concentration and iron content
by Barlow Campano, Hidada Co. Ltd., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
"The Kleingarn Regenerated Spent Acid at Increasing Ferrous (Fe+2) and Ferric (Fe+3) Chloride Content"
by Barlow Campano, Hidada Co. Ltd., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. - 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.
- Replacement Technologies
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.
- Stripping
Geoffrey Whitelaw gives us the full procedure and data for economical stripping of gold
Rudy Sedlak tells us about Stripping Resists … and the hell involved in Stripping Tin and Solder from small holes on thick boards.
- Titanium
Titanium - Why Coat It? by Milt Stevenson, Jr., Anoplate
- Articles in Swedish (by Anders Sundman)
Plating on Aluminum [in Swedish]
Chrome Plating [in Swedish]
Nickel Plating [in Swedish]
Metallic Materials [in Swedish]
Pretreatment & Activation [in Swedish]
OLD PAGES NEVER DIE, THEY JUST FADE AWAY
Looking for an article you remember seeing here, but which gave up it's front page position to make way for newer items, here it is:
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.)