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On-Board Repairs: Why Naval Forces Use Selective Plating
Day in, day out, marine and naval equipment is subject to extreme conditions including, salt water, high temperatures, wear, corrosion and fatigue. The problem which comes with these conditions, is the length of downtime needed to repair key marine components and equipment. Every second a vessel spends in the shipyard is one where it’s not […]
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NASF study highlights industry’s clean water success
NASF has released a study pointing to the finishing industry’s major success in reducing metals discharges to local water treatment utilities in recent decades. The surface finishing industry is subject to two categorical standards for wastewater discharged to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). In the past three years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has […]
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Mis-Machined Internal Diameters: Perfect Selective Plating Application
Small internal diameters can be tricky to repair when they’re mis-machined. The benefit of selective plating is being able to isolate the bore with minimal masking to complete the plating operation. When one of the most advanced engineering facilities in Scotland experienced this situation, they called on SIFCO ASC to build their bores back to […]
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Military and Independent Plating Specifications: Which are Applicable to My Repair?
There are hundreds of plating specifications in today’s industries. Military and independent specifications can be hard to understand and even harder to determine which approved vendor to use. Military specifications are continually revised to help restore military equipment and preserve capital investments of the military systems. Through preventive maintenance and service checks, military equipment is […]
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Metal add-on for repair: What process is right for me?
There are several metal add-on processes that a shop can use to repair a worn or damaged component, but for this article we’ll review only the most common: welding, spray, and electroplating (tank and brush). Welding If asked to name one metal add-on repair process, most would immediately be able to identify welding. Welding is […]
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Meeting Productivity Demand through Automation of Selective Plating
Reducing ergonomic risks. Increasing usable capacity. Whatever your reason, if you’re looking to learn more about how to automate your plating operation, you can’t miss this presentation at SURFIN 2018. The advancements in automated selective plating incorporate options for total customization to the customer’s specific application. To illustrate this, data, video and pictures of a […]
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Manufacturer Seizes onto Selective Copper Plating for Anti-Galling
When two stainless steel parts are in direct contact with one another, the constant friction can result in galling of the metal. Just ask Cutting & Wear Limited (C&W). C&W are an international supplier of downhole tool technology to equipment manufacturers worldwide. C&W contacted SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts because they needed to selectively plate a […]
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Making Titanium Tougher
By Darrin Radatz, Ani Zhecheva and Sid Clouser High strength and low weight, coupled with the ability to readily form a tenacious surface oxide film, make titanium and its alloys useful in many applications in the aerospace, industrial and medical fields. A limitation of titanium alloys is the relatively poor resistance to adhesive wear, which […]
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Lights, Camera, Action: The SIFCO Process®
What is selective plating? How does the SIFCO Process® work? What type of deposits can I plate? What are the benefits of selective plating? Get all of your questions answered and more, by watching our new video. Want to know more? Contact us at info@sifcoasc.com or 800-765-4131.
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Laser Like Precision with the SIFCO Process®
Die tooling specialist, Lasercomb Dies produce steel counter plates, which are lined with grooves that are used to form creases in carton packaging. However, when the alignment for one of the creases was in the wrong position, it resulted in aesthetic damage to the stainless-steel die print piece. Initially, Lasercomb was unsure as to whether […]
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