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A Guide to Aluminium Anodising

Aluminium, known for its lightweight yet robust nature, can be a highly useful metal. But did you know it’s possible to enhance those natural qualities even further? Our experts are exploring the processes and ...

4 Industries That You Didn’t Know Use Gold Plating

Gold plating processes are most often associated with jewellery and watches. However, they can also be used in other industries that may surprise you. Our experts are exploring four uses of gold electroplating that ...

Why Should You Use A Professional Electroplating Company?

With electroplating offering a range of benefits, it’s important to ensure it’s applied correctly. In this blog, our team of experts will run through the full benefits of using a professional electroplating company when ...

Everything You Need to Know About Chrome Electroplating

Chrome electroplating is a metal finishing process in which a thin layer of chromium is electroplated onto a metal object. This process is often referred to as other names, such as triple chrome plating. ...

3 Day-To-Day Parts That Use Nickel Plating

What is nickel plating? Nickel electroplating is the process of laying a thin layer of nickel onto another metal object. Also called nickel finishing, it creates a protective, attractive coating that provides many benefits. ...

What Is Hydrogen De-embrittlement?

Hydrogen embrittlement is the result of metals being unintentionally exposed to hydrogen. Exposure to hydrogen causes metals to become weaker and more prone to fracture. The level of brittleness is dependent on the amount ...

How Is Manganese Phosphate Coating Used In Engineering?

What is Manganese Phosphate? Manganese phosphate is a chemical compound with many uses. It’s made through a combination of the chemical elements Manganese (Mn), Phosphorus (P), and Oxygen (O). One of its most common ...

Why Is Stainless Steel Passivation Important?

The passivation of stainless steel is undertaken to prevent corrosion of stainless steel. It is widely used amongst industrial machinery to ensure a long-life span of the equipment. Stainless steel passivation is essential for ...

4 Benefits Of Vacuum Blasting

It is important to prepare and clean surfaces before metal electroplating and anodising. Techniques such as metal polishing and vacuum blasting can achieve this. Both methods clean and shine metals prior to their plating but this ...

What Is The Difference Between Anodising And Electroplating?

As a leading metal finishing company based in Poole, Dorsetware offers metal electroplating and anodising services. The hard anodising and electroplating services that we offer are some of the most popular metal finishing options. ...

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