Face Seals and Annular Coatings
Above:Greystone executives, Everett Fernald (at left); David Lippy (center), and Steve Durkin, Sales Engineer (right) discuss Greystone's extensive offerings and expertise.
Above:Greystone executives, Everett Fernald (at left); David Lippy (center), and Steve Durkin, Sales Engineer (right) discuss Greystone's extensive offerings and expertise.
Greystone Solenoid Plating
Above:Greystone executives, Everett Fernald (at left); John Maconi (center), and David Lippy (right) discuss Greystone's experience and understanding of solenoid plating. Further, learn about specific processes that Greystone uses to plate solenoids with few or no nodules.
Above:Greystone executives, Everett Fernald (at left); John Maconi (center), and David Lippy (right) discuss Greystone's experience and understanding of solenoid plating. Further, learn about specific processes that Greystone uses to plate solenoids with few or no nodules.
Medical Chrome Plating: Autoclaving
Above: Greystone executive, David Lippy (right) discusses Greystone's experience and innovation in Medical Chrome Autoclaving, with Rawl Rutter (left), Business Manager for Greystone's plating subsidiary Induplate.
Above: Greystone executive, David Lippy (right) discusses Greystone's experience and innovation in Medical Chrome Autoclaving, with Rawl Rutter (left), Business Manager for Greystone's plating subsidiary Induplate.
Selective Zinc Plating
Above: Greystone executive, David Lippy (right) discusses Greystone's abilities in Selective Zinc Plating, with Rawl Rutter (left), Business Manager for Greystone's plating subsidiary Induplate.
Above: Greystone executive, David Lippy (right) discusses Greystone's abilities in Selective Zinc Plating, with Rawl Rutter (left), Business Manager for Greystone's plating subsidiary Induplate.
Case Studies
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Above: Greystone, Inc executives interviewed about the company and asked how, for over 80 years and on an international basis, has Greystone has continued to meet client plating and machining challenges in innovative ways in such industries as aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial equipment. Interviewed: John Maconi, CEO David Lippy, Owner/President Everett Fernald, Owner/President
About Greystone
Above: Greystone, Inc executives interviewed about the company and asked how, for over 80 years and on an international basis, has Greystone has continued to meet client plating and machining challenges in innovative ways in such industries as aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial equipment. Interviewed: John Maconi, CEO David Lippy, Owner/President Everett Fernald, Owner/President
Selective Electroless Nickel Plating
Overview:A gear manufacturer and supplier to one of the largest aircraft engine manufacturers requested a partnership with Greystone to develop a reliable and repeatable method to selectively electroless nickel plate a gear shaft while masking to protect black oxide coating in certain areas of the part.
Challenge:
Masking parts for the electroless nickel process is challenging due to the high operating temperature of the EN solution, which typically runs at 200F. These high temperatures preclude the use of waxes and degrade the adhesive properties of most plating tapes, rendering them useless. The nature of black oxide, and several other coating, is that it is easily attacked and stripped by the chemicals in the plating line. This increases the degree of difficulty because the masking not only must prevent the electroless nickel from depositing beyond the plate areas, but also prevent the pre-plate activation acids and plating solutions from seeping behind the masks and attacking the black-ox.
Approach:
Until this point in time, Greystone had over ten years experience with EN plating - both rack and barrel - high volume steel parts for the automotive industry and additional experience with complex parts of various material alloys for a variety of applications, but protecting a coating such as black oxide throughout the process was a new challenge. With a seventy-five year history of masking and selective plating both chromium and electrolytic nickel, the Greystone Team of engineers and senior platers worked to develop materials and perfect new techniques.
Result:
Greystone developed masking techniques with the ability to stand up to the high operating temperatures of the electroless nickel solution and protect black oxide coated surfaces from being attacked by the cleaning and activation chemicals in the plating line. With this completed, the team perfected application methods to reduce set-up time and reduce costs. The end result is a robust process which yields a part completely protected by electroless nickel and black oxide, with no exposed base material.
