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Get It Plated Right
This fact sheet series was produced by the
Minnesota Association of Metal Finishers & Minnesota Technical
Assistance Program for metal fabricators and their platers.
Fact Sheet Series
In an effort to control production
costs and keep parts quality high, the Minnesota Association
of Metal Finishers (MNAMF) and the Minnesota Technical Assistance
Program (MnTAP) have created a series of fact sheets focusing
on causes and solutions for the most difficult cleaning problems.
These fact sheets are written for metal product manufacturers
and designers.
By using the information in the fact sheets,
you may improve your manufacturing processes—reducing
plating costs and increasing both efficiency and profits.
Each fact sheet will provide guidance on:
how to identify problem parts; what can be done to reduce
or eliminate the adverse effects of problems; and what information
your plating vendor needs to know about your parts jobs to
handle them efficiently.
Remember: When changes like those discussed
in this fact sheet series are not cost effective, discuss
difficult parts cleaning circumstances with your plating vendor
to minimize extra processing costs.
These fact sheets are a joint project of
the MNAMF and MnTAP with the support of the following industrial
organizations: American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
Society, Upper Midwest Branch; and Minnesota Precision Manufacturers
Association. Funding support was provided by the Minnesota
Office of Environmental Assistance.
The MNAMF is comprised of electroplating
shops in Minnesota that provide a wide range of plating and
metal finishing services on a contract basis. MNAMF members
have common interests in improving product quality, reducing
manufacturing cost and minimizing environmental pollution.
MnTAP is a grant program of the Minnesota
Office of Environmental Assistance, located at the University
of Minnesota, which assists Minnesota businesses in identifying
and implementing options to prevent waste generation and manage
waste properly. MnTAP's goal is to prevent pollution by encouraging
reduced reliance on toxic and hazardous chemicals, such as
chlorinated solvents in metal cleaning, stripping and parts
rework operations.
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