PROCOAT PRODUCTS TRAINS WITH COLUMBIA CHEMICAL

A key benefit of the Columbia Chemical Finisher’s Advantage is giving our customers access to hands on training in our full-service lab. Ethan Smith of ProCoat Products, Inc. recently visited Columbia Chemical for a training …

One of the many benefits provided to our customers under the Columbia Chemical Finisher’s Advantage™ program is access to high quality, hands-on training and education in our full-service lab. Members of the Franke Plating Works …

Columbia Chemical recently released COLDIP NI-Z CLEAR 250, a new clear trivalent passivate for zinc-nickel plating. The passivate operates under mild conditions which allows minimal alloy loss during passivation and helps maintain nickel in the deposit. …

  Technical Presentation Generates Interest & Questions Decorative platers attending SUR/FIN showed great interest in Mark Schario’s technical presentation on Decorative Trivalent Chromium Deposits Applied by Barrel Electroplating. There is high demand for effective decorative barrel plating technology …

Midwest Plating Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been around since 1946 and, like many businesses in the world of surface finishing, it is proudly family owned and operated. The Wortman family purchased the business …

In celebration of this year’s National Surface Finishing Day on March 6, a group of Columbia Chemical employees were recently given the opportunity to visit Lustrous Metal Coating, Inc. in Canton to see firsthand how …

Expert Corner: ESTIMATION OF TRIVALENT PASSIVATE THICKNESS USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE by Research Chemist Christian Kissig            Columbia Chemical is widely recognized as one of the industry leaders in the development of effective trivalent …

RECOGNIZING OUR GLOBAL PARTNERS: TRICOL™ Décor Expansion Continues in the Asian Markets           As the adoption of Trivalent Chromium Plating usage continues to grow in the Asian markets as a response to REACH …

Brunswick, Ohio – Columbia Chemical recently released COLDIP Midnight 1500 its newest black trivalent passivate for zinc plating. The passivate works well over acid chloride zinc (both ammoniated and non-ammoniated systems), cyanide zinc, alkaline cyanide-free zinc and …

Wolverine Plating Corporation is a well-known and well-respected plating shop in Roseville, Michigan specializing in Zinc and Zinc Nickel alloy barrel plating services. Since 1956, they have been matching exact plating specifications and creating solutions …