Finishing - July-August 2022
This issue has the winners of the galvanizing industry awards, plus an update on the new Carlisle innovation centre. There is also a report from the BCF conference and a review of the Qualicoat conference with took place in London a few weeks ago. It’s great to see that in person events are taking place and that people are excited to go. Long may this continue! This issue has the winners of the galvanizing industry awards, plus an update on the new Carlisle innovation centre. There is also a report from the BCF conference and a review of the Qualicoat conference with took place in London a few weeks ago. It’s great to see that in person events are taking place and that people are excited to go. Long may this continue!
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SERFILCO INTERNATIONAL<br />
Global Products, Local Service & Advice You Can Rely On<br />
Manual Ion Exchange Treatment &<br />
Regeneration Systems for Trivalent<br />
Chrome Plating<br />
For successful trivalent chromium plating bath<br />
operation, SERFILCO provides simple, cost-effective<br />
equipment to remove copper, nickel and zinc from<br />
the bath without interrupting bath operation. The<br />
benefits gained include the following:<br />
• Copper, zinc and nickel ions are all removed<br />
from the bath smultaneously.<br />
• Treatment can be done during bath operation<br />
(no shutdown time required).<br />
• Treatment can be done continuously or<br />
intermittently depending on need.<br />
• The treatment units are small and usually can<br />
be located right at the plating tank.<br />
• Treatment is simple, consisting of pumping<br />
solution from the tank, through the treatment<br />
unit and back to the tank.<br />
• Regeneration of the ion exchange resin takes<br />
about two hours and occurs about every week<br />
to two weeks for a properly sized treatment<br />
unit.<br />
• Options exist for acid, alkaline and de-min water<br />
feeds for regeneration.<br />
For more information on our complete range of equipment & our competitive service rates,<br />
or to talk to an engineer about your application contact Serfilco International:<br />
+44 (0) 161 775 1910 global@serfilco.com www.serfilco.co.uk
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