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OCTOBER 2017 — PFonline.com
While the mil-per-square-foot cost of One-Plate is
essentially the same as traditional EN systems, the
owners say there are additional labor savings.
It also includes the 450-gallon 1001-Q tank, which is RoHs-
compliant, and a 450-gallon EN PTFE tank.
"We get a lot out of that particular line," Morgan says.
"We also have a smaller EN line, which works well when we
are either super busy and need the capacity, or when we are
slower and we can just fire up the smaller line."
Big Labor Savings
The complexity of running EN lines, in which the parameters
are fairly tight and danger lurks when baths get out of spec, is
one reason Classic Plating welcomed the simpler method of
using the One-Plate products.
"A shop that doesn't have a lot of analytic experience
with baths would probably really help themselves with the
One-Plate process," Morgan says. "I think because it is easier
to use, a lot of plating shops that haven't done EN before could
now probably use this application."
While the mil-per-square-foot cost of One-Plate is essen-
tially the same as traditional EN systems, Morgan says there
is additional labor savings. He says it takes three times as long
to make additions to the bath using the old way, and there is
an improved quality of the deposits as the bath ages, which is
paramount for what he wants to provide his customers.
In addition, Feldstein says using One-Plate saves the plating
shop on the cost of shipping, because the one-step system has
less volume than traditional three-component, A-B-C systems.
It also is easier and more economical to inventory only one
solution, with no spare amounts left in drums.
"One-Plate really is a plug-and-play product, and we are
very happy doing it that way," Morgan says.
For information on Classic Plating, visit classicplating.com.
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visit surfacetechnology.com.
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