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Controlled Plating Technologies Inc. (CPT) is a family-owned finishing operation with an eye on growth. The company was founded in 1991 and specializes in alkaline zinc and zinc alloys. CPT's [...]

Q. As an applicator, I am hearing a lot about the development of cobalt-free technology in trivalent passivates, but I would like to understand what role cobalt plays in passivation [...]

Minutes mean money when it comes to plating parts. Just ask Emmanuel Carraza, the Lean Six Sigma process leader for the American Standard plant in Cienega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, [...]

Q. We have inconsistent salt spray results from our zinc line. The concentration, pH, temperatures and metals are routinely monitored in the passivate. What could we be overlooking? A. There [...]

Having worked in the metal finishing field for more than 25 years I have experienced a number of efficiency problems with customer's vibratory bowls that typically relate back to a [...]

Madison Chemical's Clean-Gard 83 is an alkaline detergent designed for removing aged, oxidized, burned-on oil and grease, and for other difficult cleaning operations. It is intended for immersion application, including [...]

Q. In your answer to R.Y. in January 2006's EH&S Clinic, you stated that if aluminum parts are processed through a zinc phosphate line, the waste water filter press cake [...]

Q. We are having some issues with application of powder on zinc castings. We use the same five-stage washer that we use for steel parts, which cleans and then applies [...]

Valeriia Reveko, Collini GmbH, and Per Mailer, Technical University of Denmark Metal die casting has become a popular choice for the manufacturing of different consumer goods. Among the various engineering [...]

Asterion's Carbo-Dry unit is designed to remove carbonates, sulfates and other impurities from alkaline zinc alloy plating solutions. The self-contained system is said to maintain sodium carbonate at optimum levels [...]

Q. Our company brass plates zinc parts. Most of the time we obtain a yellow brass finish, which is acceptable for subsequent finishing steps. Occasionally, we get a pinkish-red brass [...]

Q. Dear Mr. Gilbert, please note that our company successfully E-coats (both anodic and cathodic) zinc and zinc alloy plated material every day. Automotive Engineering Specifications for zinc as the [...]

Q. We have a 2-[ft.sup.2] tumble style wheel blaster with a rubber belt conveyor. We are blasting small (1-inch diameter x 3/4-inch) zinc die castings to remove light flash and [...]

Q. We are trying to develop a plating process for Zamac-27 castings. So far, we have had little success. In every process we have tried, the cyanide copper plate blisters [...]

Q. We are starting a manufacturing facility to plate zinc diecast faucet handles. What is the best way to set up a chrome plating line? I require complete information for [...]

Columbia Chemical will exhibit its line of processes for zinc and zinc alloy plating, including brighteners, cleaners, chromates and specialty products. Featured will be COLDIP TRI-V 200 UB, a trivalent [...]

Columbia Chemical, a Brunswick, OH-based manufacturers of zinc and zinc alloy plating additives, has been granted zinc nickel approval by General Motors for Trivecta NI-Z Black 70 with Trivecta Black [...]

Q. I would like to comment on 'Coating Plated Zinc Jewelry' in your November column. We have been producing plated zinc die castings for 50 years and have been successfully [...]

Q. Can Zinc castings be powder coated? We have been coating some small zinc parts, and they Out-gas and do not hold powder very well. We have a multi-stage washer [...]

Metalast International and Dipsol of America have formed a distribution partnership that will add Metalast's chemicals to the line of metal finishing products manufactured and distributed by Dipsol, which include [...]

Congratulations are in order to Columbia Chemical, a leader in the zinc and zinc alloy plating industry. This year marks the Brunswick, OH-based company's 35th [...]

Medina Plating Corp. (Medina, OH) has completed construction of a new 5,000 ft (2) addition. It will be used for the future installation of a high-volume rack zinc and zinc [...]

Electrochemical Products Inc. (EPi) will feature its E-Brite Ultra copper and 50/50 silver alkaline plating processes. The copper plates directly to zinc diecast surfaces and many other metal substrates. The [...]

BFG Manufacturing Service completed its $3.5 million plating and coating facility located at 3949 Jeffery Boulevard in the Ravenswood Industrial Park in Hamburg, New York. BFG installed four new production [...]

Q. We plated a large number of zinc diecasts with zinc. The process used is straightforward but we now know that a few months after the plating the parts changed [...]

Aldoa Co. (Detroit) has developed a new trivalent chromium-based black conversion coating for zinc and zinc alloys that is said to be very economical and easy to maintain. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [...]

After 50 years in business, electroplating company Roy Metal Finishing Co.(Greenville, SC) has rebranded as RMF and updated its corporate Web site and customer portal (www.roymetal.com) to complement the company's [...]

Columbia Chemical will exhibit its line of processes for zinc and zinc alloy plating, including brighteners, cleaners, chromates and specialty products. Featured will be new DuraLife technology, which extends the [...]

Dipsol America will provide information on its selection of trivalent chromate processes and zinc alloy technologies. For more information from Dipsol of America Inc. call 734-261-0633 or go to [...]

Q. We are a custom powder coater and a customer of ours wants to switch from e-coat to powder coat on his zinc parts. We have submitted samples of all [...]

Columbia Chemical will exhibit its complete line of processes for zinc and zinc alloy plating, including brighteners, cleaners, chromates and specialty products. Featured will be SpectraMATE[TM], an all new, single-component, [...]

Tridescent is a hexavalent-free trivalent chromate that provides 125 hours salt spray protection. It is the clear replacement for yellow iridescent chromate films on zinc and zinc alloys. It exceeds [...]

Triumph 3000 is a blue bright corrosion passivate for zinc, zinc alloy plating, zinc-based die castings and cad plate. This trivalent chromium process meets the latest automotive corrosion standards, as [...]