Session Details

Session 8: Innovations for Improving Productivity

Abstract Number:

43

A timely presentation on Electroless Nickel - PTFE which is a ‎growing sector of the plating industry ‎but one that is also facing a ‎number of challenges due to evolving regulations as well as ‎general ‎contemporary challenges inherent in the plating industry.‎

Topics:

Advances in Surface Finishing Technology
Technology Responses ‎to REACh/Regulations

This paper will present the state of the art in the EN-PTFE industry. ‎The presentation will include ‎environmental, health, safety, ‎regulatory, and performance factors of such nickel Teflon coating. ‎
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Topics will include:‎
‎• Avoidance of PFOA, PFOS, and fluorinated surfactants
‎• Meeting relevant regulations
‎• Operating at low metal concentrations in the plating bath for ‎less drag out and waste
‎• Optimizing plating bath life for savings and waste reduction