The primary purpose of developing a higher-efficiency catalyst system is to reduce the amount of chrome mist generated. Side benefits include a slightly higher plating rate and a bath with increased impurity tolerance. Read More

The April 13 Zoom presentation will be delivered by Alicia Moreno, who is the owner and co-owner of two metal finishing companies. "So many variables must be noted,” she says. Read More

This article presents a historic review with some of the issues concerning the MIL-PRF-8625F abrasion test that still need to be addressed and how the 2022 publication of ASTM B1023 – Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Hard Anodic Coatings by a Taber-Type Abraser will help. Read More

The paint is so lightweight that only about 3 pounds of plasmonic paint could cover a Boeing 747, which normally requires more than 1,000 pounds of conventional paint. Read More

An interview with Dr. Adriana Ispas, Research Associate, Technische Universitaet Ilmenau (TU Ilmenau), Germany, which offers a master’s program that includes electrochemistry and applied electroplating courses, besides electrocrystallization and electrochemical corrosion. Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has $16 Million available for Pollution Prevention (P2) grants. The grants provide technical assistance to businesses in order to help them develop and adopt source reduction practices, also known as “pollution prevention” or “P2. Read More

See the new job openings at ChromeTech in WI, Roy Metal Finishing, Total Finishing Solutions, and Triplex Plating. Also: job listings for shops and suppliers are published at no fee. See the Jobs

Wastewater treatment at finishing and coating facilities is increasingly becoming a more complex task for many operations Which is why we are putting together a Wastewater Treatment User Group from job shops and coating facilities that will be meeting monthly via teleconference.  Read More