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Electroless Nickel Plating Benefits

This article describes electroless nickel plating benefits and the processes. Versatile and reliable, EN is a great plating choice.

Looking for Reliable Gold Plating?

At Aotco, we offer reliable gold plating services for all your aerospace, optical, medical, telecommunication, and electronic industrial needs.

How to Impregnate a Rhino

Water Heater FAQ: What Is an Anode Rod?

There are a lot of different water heaters on the market today. If you use a water heater with a storage tank—whether it’s a gas, heat pump, or electric model—there is an anode rod in that tank working hard to protect its integrity. Okay, maybe it’s not putting in all that much effort, but the job …

It's a Pit! Is it plating or the substrate?

The final step in the process is to perform a cross section. Please note performing a cross section requires an educated guess on how to try and eat the pit/blister in half. Sometimes when you go the wrong way the resulting cross section is not clear.

What you should know about anodizing

Anodizing is an electrochemical process that converts the metal surface into a decorative, durable, corrosion-resistant, anodic oxide finish. Aluminium is well-suited to anodizing, making it one of the most respected and commonly used materials for consumer, commercial and industrial products in comparison to other metals.

Prevent Rust in Water Heaters with Anode Rods

Here in Gilbert, AZ, water heater maintenance should be as much a part of your home’s upkeep as doing the dishes and vacuuming the floors. Our climate is fairly harsh out here, and even if it’s in a protected place, your water heater can feel the presence of hard water and other corrosives.

Acrylic Impregnated: Where Flooring Becomes A Science

Acrylic impregnated application to problematic floors. What is acrylic impregnated? When to use acrylic impregnated - definition and applied science.

Pro Plating Tips for Holiday Hosting

If you’re taking on the challenge of hosting a holiday meal this year, Director of Culinary Research and Development Barry Tonkinson will explain how to manipulate your wonderfully cooked food to plate like a pro. With all of the vibrant colors and array of shapes due to make a star appearance on your plate, there are five factors for picture-perfect presentation.

Women impregnated by IVF at increased risk for reflux disease

Women who had children through in vitro fertilization may be more prone to long-term symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disease.

Antimicrobial building products are like DDT impregnated wallpaper

Antimicrobials don't actually work very well, can lead to antimicrobial resistance and can harm the environment; Perkins + Will has added them to their Precautionary List.

Corrosion Protection Benefits of Electroless Nickel Plating

Electroless nickel plating provides a robust solution for corrosion protection including galvanic corrosion, chemical attack and erosion.

Gold Plating Micro-Components Requires Special Techniques

Gold plating of micro-components such as those used within the medical and interconnect industries presents unique plating challenges. Find out more.

Details Often Overlooked When Specifying a Plating Process

This blog details some of the more common omissions that are discovered by APT during quoting or contract review of specifying a plating process.

Ethical questions from science: Debate rages over impregnating women in their 50s

Egg donation has made it possible for virtually any woman with a functioning uterus, regardless of age, to carry a baby using eggs from a younger woman

Is 50 Micron Gold Plating Important on Ethernet Cables?

An Ethernet cable has RJ45 plugs on either end to connect a device to a modem or other device that...

You’re Not Tossing Used Sputtering Targets from Plating Processes, Are You?

We’ve written about sputtering targets in the past, but a few recent calls<br>made us think that this would be a good time to remind our readers that<br>most used sputtering targets still contain precious metals that are worth<br>extracting.

Will Cheap Plating Liquids Make It Harder to Recognize Gold and Silver Items?

In years past, it was relatively difficult to plate a bright, shiny new layer of gold or silver onto other items. To do it, you had to either immerse the items to be plated in a plating tank or, in some cases, use an electrified plating brush to apply a thin new layer of gold or silver.

Is Liquid Silicon the Key to Better Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes?

3DIcon aims to make a 20-year-old discovery the future of the battery industry.

How Silicon Anode Batteries Could Transform Electric Vehicles

Silicon anode batteries could double the range of existing electric vehicles.