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Analyzing Plating Bath Components with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

January 06, 2025

Analyzing Plating Bath Components with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Choosing the Best Cleaner for Optimal Surface Preparation

January 06, 2025

Choosing the Best Cleaner for Optimal Surface Preparation

Power Supply for Plating: The Critical Role of Rectifiers

January 06, 2025

Power Supply for Plating: The Critical Role of Rectifiers

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  • Finishing technologies
  • June 13, 2022

Hexavalent vs Trivalent Chromium

Chromium readily comes to mind when we think of things that shine. We know of course that not all that shines is chrome. Chrome is applied by an electroplating process and depending on the chemistry of the plating bath, we ca...
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  • Finishing technologies
  • June 10, 2022

Why are your testing results inconsistent? | Analytical and Salt Spray Testing

I will start this by dividing it up into two sections that I am very familiar with in the electroplating industry; analytical testing results and salt spray testing results. Electroplating is one of the most popular processes...
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  • Industry
  • June 07, 2022

Using Ion Exchange in Trivalent Chromium Systems

The topic of ion exchange is often being discussed as more and more applicators make the switch from hexavalent to trivalent chromium. The trivalent chromium systems are much more sensitive to metallic contamination than hexa...
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