Different Ways to Plate Micro Parts
- October 6, 2019
- Sharretts Plating Company
The term “micro parts” refers to components that are the size of a dime or even smaller. You can typically find them in products such as medical, telecommunications and electronic devices. Examples of these tiny parts include electrical capacitors, chip connectors, pins, eyelet funnels, interconnect sockets and resistors, to name just a few. As technology […]
- Category : Blog, Plating Process
Hard Gold Plating vs. Soft Gold Plating
- Sharretts Plating Company
Gold has always held a sparkly reputation in jewelry and decorative accents, but many are unaware of its uses in the world of electroplating. Along with its excellent electrical conductivity, gold offers many benefits, from corrosion resistance to biocompatibility. However, not all gold plating is the same, which is mainly due to the solution or […]
- Category : Blog
Advantages of Gold Plating Over PVD Coating
- Sharretts Plating Company
Several methods are available for applying a coating of gold onto an industrial product. The electroplating process has been the preferred choice of metal finishing companies and manufacturers for years, although a newer technique known as PVD coating is rapidly gaining traction in many manufacturing circles. We’ll explore the differences between the two to help […]
- Category : Blog
Specifications of Superalloys
- Sharretts Plating Company
An alloy is a metal created by combining two or more metallic elements. The alloying process enhances the properties of each of the metals, resulting in a more useful end product. People typically produce alloys to increase corrosion resistance, hardness or tensile strength or lower melting point. Superalloys are high-performance alloys that exhibit many of […]
- Category : Blog, Superalloys
Mixing Gold and Tin Contacts
- August 27, 2019
- Sharretts Plating Company
In electronics, it’s often debated whether to use gold or tin as contact materials when developing a product. The debate between the use of gold and the use of tin continues because both materials provide their own unique advantages and disadvantages. That is, each can be helpful in different situations. To help you make the […]
- Category : Blog
Hard Gold Plating vs. ENIG
- Sharretts Plating Company
When working on an application that requires gold plating services, there are two design options available: hard gold plating and ENIG plating. The hard plating process features a refined grain surface and harder deposits that emerge from the gold itself being alloyed with a different element — like iron, nickel or cobalt. ENIG plating, or […]
- Category : Blog
Gold Plating Thickness Standards for Connectors
- Sharretts Plating Company
It may seem difficult to determine the right thickness for gold plating connectors and contacts. Connectors must perform reliably even under harsh conditions, and they can only do so when the plating is properly designed with the right amount of thickness. As an added factor, gold can be an expensive material to procure, meaning it’s […]
- Category : Blog
Developments That Have Impacted Plating on Plastics and Ceramics
- August 22, 2019
- Sharretts Plating Company
Electroplating technology continues to evolve. A process that originally entailed the application of a metal coating onto another metal substrate now also encompasses non-metallic materials such as various plastics and ceramics. Metal finishing companies are finding new ways to improve the techniques for plating these surfaces and making them more accessible and affordable to manufacturers. […]
- Category : Blog
History of Electroplating
- August 2, 2019
- Sharretts Plating Company
Electroplating is used in a wide variety of modern industrial and commercial applications, using the power of electricity to deposit metal on the surface of various types of objects. The object acts as the cathode, while the material to be coated serves as an anode, which is oxidized by the charge and reduced and deposited […]
- Category : Blog, Electroplating
An Overview of Micromanufacturing
- July 25, 2019
- Sharretts Plating Company
Micro is the way of the modern world — from consumer products to the medical and aerospace industries, getting the most output with as little input as possible is the goal for many manufacturing operations. Enterprises are using smaller, more precise components, and manufacturing methods must adapt to produce these components accurately and cost-effectively. While […]
- Category : Electroplating
SPC Contact Information:
P.O. Box 157 3315 Connelly Rd. Emigsville, PA 17318
Phone: 717.767.6702
