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Our Process Control laboratory is staffed with highly skilled technicians twenty-four hours/day, seven days/week. It provides analysis and technical support prior to production lines starting up and whenever production is in process. Staff consists of five Process Control Technician's (PCT) capable of undertaking all relevant laboratory analysis and additions of plating chemicals based on analysis results; one Process Development Technologist responsible for process improvement projects and one laboratory supervisor responsible for all laboratory activities.
This team of individuals strives towards continuous improvement not only through analysis techniques but also in the manner records are calculated and maintained.
Within the laboratory services department analysis of bath parameters are accomplished mainly through wet titration and H.P.L.C. (High Pressure Liquid Chromatography). This is supplemented by laboratory electroplating cells (Hull cells) used to analyze bath plating quality.
Other equipment used routinely includes UV/Vis spectrophotometer, pH meter, atomic absorption and T.O.C. (Total Organic Carbon) analyzer. These analytical tools are a critical part of the day-to-day activities of the laboratory.
Our Solution Preventative Maintenance program ensures that all nickel, cleaning and proprietary plating solutions are regularly maintained based on solution preventative maintenance schedules. Preventative measures would include carbon packs, anode bag changes and treatments for nickel solutions, new make ups and decants for cleaning and proprietary plating solutions, as directed by the lab supervisor and the plating line supervisor. These measures are to optimize the cleaning and plating ability of each plating bath.
After much testing and investigation, Kuntz Electoplating Inc. has demonstrated our commitment to continuous improvement through research and development by recently being granted a patent for our Oximate treatment process. Among many other advantages, the Oximate treatment has resulted in a reduction of human exposure to potentially toxic materials, lower overall treatment costs and results in no solid waste handling required. Please click here to view the details of this patented Oximate treatment process.
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