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Electroless or chemical plating applies a consistent coating layer of nickel, copper, chromium or other metal to finished parts without relying on an external electrical source, by staging several ...

Chrome plating is hardly a matter of dipping a bumper into a tank filled with chemicals. It is a long, involved process that often starts with polishing and buffing, cleaning and acid dipping.

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- The Tank-automotive and Armaments Command’s commanding general, Maj. Gen. Darren Werner, challenged arsenal leaders and key stakeholders to develop a plan to modernize the ...

California is about turn the state's restoration, customization, and other automotive industries on its head. The state is looking to reduce harmful emissions and cancer-causing chemicals. The L.A.

Applications for 3D printing are growing at dizzying speed. One new strategy, however, stands out because it marries plastics, 3D printing and electroplating to easily create a complex research ...

Airbus expands use of unique carbon-based PVD coating to copper alloys; Coating already approved for steel, titanium, and ...

Since 1986, California has classified hexavalent chrome as a toxic air contaminant to which there is no safe level of exposure. Despite that, it remains the ingredient used in chrome plating, but ...

The European Union (EU) has recently proposed a plan to ban the use of chrome plating materials from 2024. According to the EU, this proposal is necessary because of health reasons. The ban is ...