Home About Us Careers Six Sigma Sustainability TDS-SDS Quality Systems Register TechXpert Home » Blog Home » TechXpert A Dye-free Acid Copper that Delivers! Posted 08/13/2015 by Abbas Shariff For decades, plating-on-plastics applicators have been successfully using dye-based acid coppers to meet the challenges of parts with complex designs. Read more... Comments (0) Cracking the Case of Defects: Not just another, “Chemical Guy.” Posted 07/17/2015 by Doug Kielbasa While visiting a plating-on-plastics customer, I was informed they were having a “cracking” issue after thermal shock testing on a new job they had just started running samples. Read more... Comments (5) Acid Zinc Nickel: It’s All in the Details…and The Right Chemistry. Posted 06/23/2015 by Rafael Covarrubias Over the last decade, there have been many acid zinc-nickel processes on the market that have fallen far short of applicator expectations---and automotive OEM requirements. Read more... Comments (0) Are You Calculating Chemical Adds Correctly? Does it Matter? Posted 03/19/2015 by Andy Lesko The chemical business requires a great deal of concentration calculations and, surprisingly, there are multiple paths to achieve any single desired result. Read more... Comments (0) PFOS Exemption Expires 2015 Posted 11/20/2014 by Dirk Wietholter As has been expected, the Europe-wide exemption for the continued use of PFOS-containing electroplating processes will expire on August 26, 2015. Read more... Comments (0) Total Process Monitoring: Driving to Your Desired Destination Posted 11/18/2014 by Andy Lesko The process of driving is very controlled. An operator (aka, “the driver”) interacts with a machine (aka, “the automobile”) and makes it do what he wants. The driver does this with surprising accuracy. Read more... Comments (1) A Wafer Level Packaging Lab is Born Posted 10/22/2014 by Brian Gokey >In December of 2006 I became a member of the Enthone team and almost immediately our group started to discuss the need for full scale wafer plating capability. We realized this would require a significant cost--both financial and human--to the organization. Read more... Comments (0) Icons of the Industry Posted 07/20/2014 by Brian Darcy Every field has them; people like Steve Jobs and Warren Buffet who are undisputed icons of their industry. Perhaps you know someone like that in your field of expertise. It’s what I want to be when I grow up. Read more... Comments (2) Categories Brake Calipers Brake System Components Cast Iron Chassis Decorative Cu-Ni-Cr Decorative Trim enGage PFOS Six Sigma Suspension Systems Archive 2015 March (1) June (1) July (1) August (1) 2014 July (1) October (1) November (2) Tagcloud acid copper overleveling decorative base metals copper plating-on-plastics zinc zinc-nickel brake calipers cast iron brake systems automotive chassis engage process control six sigma techxpert pfos pfos-free hexavalent chrome cr(vi) wafer level packaging semiconductor wlp copper pillar copper post rdl tsv through-silicon via redistribution layer semiconductor packaging technical service Recent comments Doug Kielbasa on Cracking the Case of Defects: Not just another, “Chemical Guy.” at 8/24/2015 8:14 AM Actually, there were two contributing factors causing the failures. First, the sequential gate valve system was not operating properly. When we d... Bekir Gunduz on Cracking the Case of Defects: Not just another, “Chemical Guy.” at 8/19/2015 10:54 PM Good job, was it a small injection gate ? Been there with our supplier, with many more issues :) They all need a good chemical guy Roy Jimmerskog on Cracking the Case of Defects: Not just another, “Chemical Guy.” at 7/30/2015 4:59 AM Hello Doug Good job. I would be interested to know what the root cause ended up being, if possible. ... Gary Sutcliffe on Cracking the Case of Defects: Not just another, “Chemical Guy.” at 7/25/2015 11:58 AM More proof that a DOE can be run in a production environment. Good job! Aaron Spearin on Cracking the Case of Defects: Not just another, “Chemical Guy.” at 7/18/2015 11:55 AM Nice job, Doug! This highlights the challenges in diving deeper into root causes, not just from a technical side, but also from the political side... Enthone About Us Careers Literature & Knowledge Newsroom Order Online Industries Aerospace & Defense Automotive Solutions Building Hardware Electronics Solutions Heavy Equipment, Energy & Chemicals Industrial Finishes Jewelry, Fashion & Decorative Finishes Quick Links Applications Case Studies Contact Us Markets Process Control Product Finder Register Sustainability TDS-SDS Platform Specialty Products MacDermid Performance Solutions ALPHA ALPHA Advanced Materials © 2016 Platform Specialty Products Corporation and its subsidiaries | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Safe Harbor Compliance | Aviso de Privacidad