Navigating Copper Plating Challenges

Navigating Copper Plating Challenges

Copper is the go-to metal for industrial plating. The manufacturing sector loves copper because it is corrosion-resistant, environmentally-friendly, and economical. You can find copper in industrial pipes, circuit boards and other electronic parts, aircraft bearings and gears, and more. (Pixabay / stux) A faulty copper-plated component can snowball into a raft...

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Anodizing 101

Anodizing 101

Anodizing is defined as an electrolytic process that coats a metal with a protective oxide layer. Here are a few questions and answers to help you better understand anodizing and its role in modern industries. (Pixabay / Hans) Why anodize? Anodizing can enhance the surface of a metal component to make...

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Why Electroplated Coatings Flake Off

Why Electroplated Coatings Flake Off

In a perfect world, a metal coating will adhere to the substrate and stay there for the duration of a component’s life. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen, and the result is flaking. With flaking, the metal covering lifts up from the substrate and begins to peel away. (Pixabay / dbreen) Why...

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Product Feature: Universal Plater Kit

Product Feature: Universal Plater Kit

If you have bench-top plating projects that require multiple steps, the Universal Plating Kit is the perfect choice. This kit can improve your efficiency and the quality of your work. It can be set up quickly and includes all of the supplies that you need to plate these multi-step projects...

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