You can trace these and other powder coating problems back to one issue: parts hanging. Getting it wrong can make powder coating an excessive, unpredictable constraint. Getting it right can relieve ...

As composites practitioners well know, tooling for composite parts is a challenge. Metal tools are the most robust option and support rate production, but they need to be carefully engineered to match ...

The development and practical application of electroplated zinc-nickel alloy coatings began during the 1980s, and its acceptance and use have grown slowly but consistently ever since. So Zn-Ni ...

With each transition to a new technology node, fab requirements for metal and particle contamination become more stringent, posing challenges for existing coating methods such as anodization or plasma ...

As described in chapter 2, the primary purposes of high-temperature structural coatings are to enable high temperature components to operate at even higher temperatures, to improve component ...

Fusing metal braids at their cross-sections on catheters offers a number of potential benefits. Above: Various techniques from ProPlate. ProPlate, a provider of engineered metal coatings for medical ...

Every component plays a crucial role in the fast-paced world of automotive engineering, ensuring vehicles’ performance, longevity, and safety. Image Credit: Evident Corporation (XRF / XRD) Aluminum is ...

This article was originally published Sept. 21, 2016. It was updated Feb. 2, 2023. Engineers designing sheet metal parts and products are often unaware of the difficulties or impossible tasks their ...

In addition to coating and precision machining, Chromalloy’s manufacturing and repair center in Tilburg, The Netherlands, provides engineering services, joining (including brazing, welding, and heat ...