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Industries That Most Often Need Plated Ceramics
When many people think of ceramics, the first thing that likely comes to mind are items such as pottery, vases…
Learn moreAdhesion Problems While Plating Onto Plastics
Working Around Common Adhesion Problems While Plating Onto Plastics There are many practical reasons a manufacturer may want to electroplate…
Learn moreWhich Plastics Can and Cannot Be Plated Onto?
If you depend on metal plating as part of your manufacturing processes, you probably know that plating one metal onto…
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Plating Onto Plastics Troubleshooting
People have been plating onto plastics since the early 1960s when the automotive industry began doing so to decrease the weight of…
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Why Choose Silver Plating for Medical Devices?
Many different kinds of medical devices, from surgical tools to implants to MRI machines, incorporate metal coatings and finishes to…
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Medical-Grade Gold Plating Requirements
Overview: Requirements Ultrasonic Cleaning Plating Rinsing, Drying and Packaging Tooling Inspection Requirements Request Quote Metal plating is crucial for many different kinds…
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EMI Shielding Plastic
Overview: What is EMI Shielding? Selective Electroless Plating on Plastic Thermoplastic Compounds for EMI Shielding Why We Need EMI/RFI Shielding…
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Silver Coating Mirrors vs. Aluminum Mirrors
Metal plating is the most common form of mirror coating. From gold and zinc to copper and platinum, many metals…
Learn moreEnvironmental Electroplating & Plating on Plastics
Environmental Electroplating & How It Applies to Plating on Plastics Being friendlier to the environment is a significant concern in…
Learn moreAvoiding Oxidation and Corrosion on Refractory Metals
Refractory metals are a unique class of metals known for their exceptional resistance to extreme heat and wear. The category…
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Metal Part Masking: The Key to a Successful Finish
Sometimes when surface finishing an object, you don’t want the entire exterior coated. The solution is the precision process of…
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Electroless Nickel Plating on Tungsten
Tungsten, a refractory metal whose name means heavy stone, is hard to work with but has some exceptional qualities. These…
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