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Barrel plating vs vibratory finishing

Barrel Plating vs Vibratory Finishing: Understanding the Difference

Contact Us Request a Quote A production manager reviewing a new part's process routing sees two line items back to back, "barrel plating" and "vibratory finishing," and assumes they're two names for roughly the same operation, since both involve tumbling parts in bulk...

Zinc-plated nuts, bolts, and screws

Zinc Plating for Nuts, Bolts & Screws: The Complete Fastener Guide

Contact Us Request a Quote A procurement engineer is finalizing a bill of materials for a new assembly and hits the same wall thousands of engineers hit every week the drawing calls out "zinc plated," but doesn't specify which zinc plating, what thickness class, what...

What Is Zinc Electroplating Waste and How Is It Safely Disposed?

Contact Us Request a Quote A purchasing manager sourcing zinc plating for a new component asks a straightforward question during a supplier audit where does the rinse water go? The plater's answer to that single question says more about the quality and compliance of...

50 years of zinc plating expertise

50 Years of Zinc Plating: Lessons Learned from a Family Business

Contact Us Request a Quote A father stands at the edge of a rack line in 1974, watching a hoist lower a load of freshly cleaned steel brackets into a zinc bath he mixed himself that morning. There's no PLC humming in the background, no XRF gun waiting on the bench, no...