E-Coating vs. Powder Coating
- September 3, 2015
- Sharretts Plating Company
UPDATE: (8/10/2021) SPC no longer offers Electrocoating (e-coating) services. This blog is for educational purposes only. Please refer to our coatings, base materials, or plating methods pages to learn more about our services. Among the vast array of industrial metal finishing options are two comparable processes known as electrophoretic deposition (colloquially known as electrocoating or […]
- Category : Blog, Types of Coating
The Importance of Corrosion Testing
- Sharretts Plating Company
Where there’s metal, there’s usually the potential for the formation of destructive rust. Corrosion can have a devastating impact on a manufacturer’s bottom line. Every year, rust damage results in losses of billions of dollars to companies throughout the United States. Rust is also relentless — once it forms, it can spread quickly and corrode […]
- Category : Blog, Corrosion Testing
Electroplating Electronic Components – Surface Preparation
- Sharretts Plating Company
If your business involves the manufacturing of electronic products, you probably understand the value of electroplating in the production process. Electroplating can serve many different purposes. For instance, copper plating can increase the ability of semiconductors and circuits to conduct electricity, and gold plating is often used to provide low and stable contact resistance, make […]
- Category : Blog, Plating Process
The Zinc Plating Process
- Sharretts Plating Company
UPDATE (4/16/2021): SPC is no longer taking on new business for zinc plating. Please refer to our coatings page to learn about the other coatings we offer. Rust is the greatest enemy of just about any type of metal, and its corrosive effects can be devastating. According to NASA, the cost of corrosion-related losses to United […]
- Category : Blog, Plating Process
Benefits of Wet Blasting in the Aerospace Industry
- Sharretts Plating Company
You may be familiar with wet blasting: the metal finishing process that involves the use of compressed air to project a combination of abrasive media and liquid onto the surface of a substrate. Wet blasting has been used since the 1950s for applications such as degreasing, die and mold cleaning, paint removal, and surface preparation […]
- Category : Blog, Wet Blasting
7 Tips for Maximizing Electroless Nickel Plating Performance
- September 2, 2015
- Sharretts Plating Company
<p”> The electroless nickel (EN) plating process produces a nickel phosphorous coating that can be used to enhance corrosion and wear resistance, or increase surface hardness. Electroless nickel plating does not require the introduction of an electric current into the plating bath. Instead, the plating occurs via chemical reaction. Key EN plating advantages include the […]
- Category : Benefits of Plating, Blog
What Do You Know About Plating on Plastics?
- February 9, 2015
- Sharretts Plating Company
While plating is most commonly viewed as a finishing process for metals, it can be used with great success on non-conductive materials as well. In particular, plating on plastic resins can be extremely effective in a wide range of industrial applications. Applying a metal coating on plastic is a high-precision process that can be customized […]
- Category : Blog, Plating Process
The Tin Plating Process: A Step-By-Step Guide
- January 23, 2015
- Sharretts Plating Company
Tin has probably been a part of your life since the time you first saw the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz as a child. Of course, the use of tin extends well beyond the creation of a fictional movie character — it has many practical applications in our daily lives. We’re all familiar […]
- Category : Blog, Plating Process
Copper Plating Troubleshooting Tips
- January 14, 2015
- Sharretts Plating Company
Did you know that copper is used in industrial plating processes with greater frequency than any metal other than nickel? Copper is so popular as an electroplating option because it is relatively inexpensive and is always available in abundance. Because of its natural electrical conductivity, copper is usually the metal of choice in the manufacturing […]
- Category : Blog, Plating Process
The Benefits of Electropolishing on Metal Parts
- December 8, 2014
- Sharretts Plating Company
If you’re a Sharretts Plating Company customer or a regular reader of our newsletter, you know that electroplating is a highly effective metal finishing process. But you might not be as familiar with electropolishing, which is often used for surface improvement on many types of metal parts and components, particularly those made of stainless steel. […]
- Category : Blog, Electropolishing
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