by Louis Shea | Apr 14, 2016 | Metals
Zinc plating has been used for decades as a way to protect metals, most commonly stainless steel, from any type of rust and corrosion through exposure to the atmosphere. As it is more costly than other protective coatings, it is typically reserved for smaller parts or...
by Louis Shea | Apr 11, 2016 | Metals
We live in a world where we can have virtually everything customized. The metal industry is no different. With new technological advances, industry experts can now create custom alloys that can be used to solve particular problems and serve specific needs within the...
by Louis Shea | Feb 12, 2016 | Metal, Metals
Zinc nickel plating is a process used to provide superior corrosion resistance to metal parts, most commonly in the automotive industry for the various metal components used, such as bearings, where regular zinc plating does not offer enough protection. This type of...
by Timothy Harvard | Nov 2, 2015 | Metals
When you need to join two metal components of dissimilar metals, such as stainless steel and copper, you have a few different choices to consider. For most industrial applications soldering is out of the question as it is too time consuming and will not provide the...
by Louis Shea | Oct 12, 2015 | Metals
When most people think about their cars, they probably don’t consider the role a plating company could have had in the functionality of their vehicles. After all, we sometimes takes for granted how well all the individual parts of our car work as we’re driving from...
