http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/topic133$2.html The most recent posts in Chroming Help. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:35:21 +0000 PunBB http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post458.html#p458 I second the recommendation that you check out Kushner's electroplating school. He offers a correspondence course. I met him, some years ago. Very nice fellow, and knowledgable as can be. Chromium plating is the hardest kind of electroplating there is. The environmental restrictions are also tough I'd suggest specializing in some difficult to plate part, and investing a lot of resources in conforming anodes. Poor throw is the curse of hexavalent Cr plating. info@finishingtalk.com (Dedalus) Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:35:21 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post458.html#p458 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post434.html#p434 What area are you in? info@finishingtalk.com (metfinoh) Thu, 21 Dec 2006 23:19:39 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post434.html#p434 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post250.html#p250 I highly reccomend that you check into taking a class on plating before you go "all in". The AESF offers an introductory course online at [url]http://aesf.org/trainingcourses/homestudy.html[/url] and a long time AESF Member - Dr. Art Kushner has the Kushner Electroplating School which you can find at [url]www.platingschool.com[/url] Both provide very good courses in the basisics of electroplating. Good Luck! info@finishingtalk.com (Southern Metal Finishing) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:10:53 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post250.html#p250 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post249.html#p249 Welcome to the world of plating. Good luck with your venture. What area are you starting up in? What type of materials do you plan on plating? What size? How many employees? How many customers? There are a lot of used equipment dealers out there and a lot of potential for turning a junk pile into a gold mine but I would definitely give some thought to what your customer base will be and what your goals are for your shop. If you are doing this to do your own plating and cut out the middle man, the cost may be a lot more than you anticipate. If you are looking to go competitive and get in deep into plating you are going to have to put together a serious plan. I have worked in a few plating shops and have seen a lot of processes including plating, phosphating, anodizing and even vibratory finish. I have seen finishing lines that were set up very well with a lot of forethought as to the maintenance and versatility of the set up. I have also seen plating lines that were squeezed into a corner so cramped that simple filter maintenance went undone because the "filter is too hard to get to." Sounds rediculous but it is true. The type of work you are going to do and the volume you think you might have will determine tank size, number of tanks, filter needs, waste treatment needs, permit requirements, lay out etc. I know of one small plating operation in Ohio that does nothing but copper plate small titanium parts and the guy evaporates all of his rinses and has no waste discharge. He keeps his family busy plating small parts with copper and uses some of the most beat up equipment I have ever seen. This works for him and he has no plans to expand. At the same time his permit needs are almost nil. No air permit no waste stream discharge permit. The best place to start is by developing the classic 5 year business plan like you were going to propose this shop to a team of investors. Research all the necessary permits and environmental requirements of your area. The cost alone of becoming permitted may go a long way toward determining what you need for equipment. If you are working on becoming a big player in the industry, I suggest stealing some talent from other plating shops and using their experience to guide you (as sinister as it sounds having no experience will kind of necessitate drawing in people who already know what they are doing.) After all, once everything is all is set up and ready to run, you still have to put out good parts. Good luck man! I hope to hear more about what you have planned. I wanted to do the same but settled for working for others. Maybe some of us can live vicariously through your ambitions. info@finishingtalk.com (CaptainTripz) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:12:13 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post249.html#p249 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post248.html#p248 I am very interested in starting a small chroming shop. I have absolutely no experience with chroming other than having someone else do it for me. Currently ther are no chrome shops in my area. I need help with where to get started and where to get equipment. thanks info@finishingtalk.com (P-Nice) Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:51:09 +0000 http://www.finishingtalk.com/community/post248.html#p248