There's often a gap between what automotive engineers imagine designs will look like once they're made and the actual products. Design teams routinely come up with innovative, "out-of-the-box" ...

The hunt is on for an industrial process to replace chrome plating and a Stratford company says it's found it. U.S. Chrome Corp. said it has three new, patent pending, metal coatings and has already ...

Making a new coating consists of 3 major steps: formulating the coating chemistry, setting up the process, and developing the application. Making a new coating is the combined effort of R&D, ...

WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. -- The Tank-automotive and Armaments Command’s commanding general, Maj. Gen. Darren Werner, challenged arsenal leaders and key stakeholders to develop a plan to modernize the ...

Faraday Technology received the Small Business Award for its process to electrodeposit chrome coatings on metals and other materials. The Clayton, Ohio-based firm’s approach uses a low-toxicity ...

Materials of tungsten carbide with 17% cobalt and tungsten carbide with 10% cobalt and 4% chrome applied with the HVOF thermal spray process are increasingly replacing chrome plate. The carbide ...