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Jr. Mechatronics Technician

Position Type: Full-Time Pay: $20-25/hour Location: Emigsville, PA   Official Job Description: At SPC, A jr. mechatronics technician performs a…

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What Is the Best Precious Metal?

The metal coating you choose for a component or product greatly affects its properties and performance. Electroplating using precious metals…

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What Is Porosity in Electroplating?

In many applications, the electroplated surface of a product needs to be smooth and consistent to ensure proper functionality. In…

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Tungsten vs. Molybdenum

Tungsten vs. Molybdenum as Base Materials for Plating   As refractory metals, both tungsten and molybdenum are prized for the…

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Advantages of Sulfamate Nickel Plating

Nickel is one of the most common materials used in electroplating applications. This lustrous, silvery-white metal is hard and ductile…

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Thickness of Gold Plating Connectors

For decades, manufacturers of electronics products have used gold plating to protect the connectors that are essential for joining electrical…

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Key Benefits of Industrial Gold Plating

Gold is a precious metal that many people equate with high monetary value and aesthetic appeal. In addition, gold has…

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Different Ways to Plate Micro Parts

The term “micro parts” refers to components that are the size of a dime or even smaller. You can typically…

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Hard Gold Plating vs. Soft Gold Plating

  Gold has always held a sparkly reputation in jewelry and decorative accents, but many are unaware of its uses…

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Advantages of Gold Plating Over PVD Coating

Several methods are available for applying a coating of gold onto an industrial product. The electroplating process has been the…

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Specifications of Superalloys

An alloy is a metal created by combining two or more metallic elements. The alloying process enhances the properties of…

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Mixing Gold and Tin Contacts

In electronics, it’s often debated whether to use gold or tin as contact materials when developing a product. The debate…

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