Ask the Expert: Coping with Staffing Shortages

Tom Mastalerz, business development manager at Columbia Chemical, discusses strategies for optimizing operational efficiencies to help combat staffing shortages. #asktheexpert Products Finishing Expert Clinic/Plating Tom Mastalerz, Business Development Manager ~ Columbia Chemical Q. We are struggling …

TriCOL Reclaim®: Innovation in Decorative Plating Technology The cost difference between decorative hexavalent and trivalent chrome plating has always been a stumbling block for plating shops wanting to make the switch. For Columbia Chemical, this …

Decorative Plating Success in Italy Galvanica Riva is a custom plating shop in Solaro, Italy, and a customer of Columbia Chemical’s global plating partner Tecnochimica. The company has been in business since 1962 and specializes …

Congratulations to Jacob Weingart, our Research Chemist, who was nominated and selected to be part of the Products Finishing 40 Under 40 Class of 2022. Jacob Weingart joined Columbia Chemical (Brunswick, Ohio) two years ago …

Congratulations to our ‘Top Shop’ Customers! Congratulations to all those recognized as this year’s PF “Top Shops” honorees! Each year, Products Finishing Magazine conducts its in-depth Top Shops Benchmarking Survey, a program designed to aid …

Curt Sotera of Columbia Chemical offers insights for achieving the desired results when plating parts in zinc-nickel with a black passivate. #asktheexpert Products Finishing Expert Clinic/Plating Curt Sotera, Technical Account Manager ~ Columbia Chemical Q: …

Congratulations to our Lab Manager Mike Evans who was nominated and selected to be part of the Products Finishing 40 Under 40 Class of 2021 & is the lead featured nominee in the March 2021 …

Stephen Roberts, Technical Support Representative, was a featured plating expert in a recent issue of Products Finishing magazine. Addressing a question about controlling the concentration of trivalent passivates to eliminate corrosion protection issues, Roberts covers …

This webinar will report on the extensive field studies outlining the performance, color stability, and corrosion results of chloride and sulfate-based decorative trivalent plating systems. Operational factors such as plating speed and anode cost/efficiency will …

There are several factors to consider when choosing between sulfate and chloride-based baths for trivalent chromium plating. Mark Schario of Columbia Chemical discusses the differences and what platers should keep in mind when evaluating options. …