Technic, Inc. Electroplating Know-How II Correspondence Course

Electroplating Know-How II is a unique, comprehensive home study training program in modern electroplating designed to improve and upgrade your skills. It is designed to improve results and increase efficiency in your plating shop You can take the full course or create a custom training program specifically tailored to your own needs. You can design your own program and take only the special training you need! THE BASIC PROGRAM: First you start with our Basic Program (these books are offered as a package only): The Basic Principles of Plating, (lessons 1 & 2) Cleaning & Pickling (lesson 4) Chemical & Physical Plating Bath Control (lesson 5) Engineering Aspects of Metal Finishing (lesson 19) The tuition for this basic course is $749.00 ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS: Then you can add any of the following subjects to this basic program for $105.00 each or for four or more books $90.00 each: (Please note that the following books are only available when purchasing the Basic Program.) Polishing & Buffing (lesson 3) Cadmium, Chromium, and Copper Plating (lesson 6) Gold, Indium, and Iron Plating (lesson 7) Lead, Nickel and Platinum Plating (lesson 8) Silver, Tin and Zinc Plating (lesson 9) Brass & Bronze Plating (lesson 10) Tin Alloy Plating (lesson 11) Chromating, Phosphating and Chemical Finishes (lesson 12) Plating of Non-Conductors (lesson 13) Testing of Plated Deposits (lesson 14) Anodizing, Electropolishing and Electrochemical Metallizing (lesson 15) Brush Plating and other Specialized Plating (lesson 16) Electroforming and Plating of Difficult Metals (lesson 17) Magnetic Films and PC Boards (lesson 18) Business Aspects of Metal Finishing (lesson 20) THE COMPLETE PROGRAM: The cost for the complete complete program is $1449.00. That is a savings of $1775.00 for all materials if purchased separately! ELECTROPLATING KNOW-HOW II WILL TEACH YOU: How to prepare and mix plating and testing solutions How to operate the plating bath How to care for and control the plating bath How to analyze the plating bath How to troubleshoot the plating bath using unique troubleshooting tables How to learn from others by reviewing case histories and practical examples FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS: Question: Will Mr. Sepp grade my examination papers? YES. He will grade your exam papers and is available to help you with any problems you may encounter as you learn the training material. Question: Will I get a certificate when I complete this program? YES. Your certificate will state you have completed a specialized training program. Question: Do you offer discounts for group programs? YES. If three students enroll at one time a 15% discount is offered. Larger discounts are offered for larger group enrollments. Question: Are on-site training programs available? YES. Not only on-site training, but programs customized to fit your company's specific needs. Please call us at (714) 630-0965 for more information. COURSE OUTLINE: The Basic Principles of Plating How to study Electroplating Know-How II Energy in all its manifestations Electrical energy and electroplating Simple electrical and chemical principles Faraday's Law The arithmetic of plating Some simple experiments in plating What happens in a plating bath Atoms, ions and electricity The glue that holds matter together Electrolytic conduction This lesson and the one that follows are the keystones of the course. It gives you a new view of the subject, actually teaching you to THINK plating. Presented in a stimulating, thought provoking way, it enables an individual to grasp basic scientific principles quickly and easily without benefit of advanced technical training. The Basic Principles of Plating Resistance & conductivity of plating baths Acidity and pH Immersion plating Current density Current efficiency Overvoltage Throwing power and metal distribution Covering power Microthrowing power How the plate is built. Controlling deposit grain size General techniques of electroplating Formulation of plating bath Automatic plating machines Special plating techniques General procedures of plating Polishing & Buffing Principals of polishing Mechanical and automatic polishing methods Copyrighted charts to simplify polishing This is not a cookbook. This is a compilation of methods for plating various metals, though it does contain a series of copyrighted charts that greatly simplify the work of the polishing department. Rather, it teaches the principles behind polishing so that the student can actually work out his own polishing techniques and short cuts. It leads to a better understanding between those proverbial enemies, the polisher and the plater! Also covered are mechanical and automatic methods for polishing and buffing and surface roughness measurements. Cleaning & Pickling Degreasing, cleaning and pickling of all common metal before and after plating Bright dipping of all common metals before and after plating Preparation of cleaning, pickling and bright dipping solutions Modern cleaning methods including ultrasonic cleaning Complete instructions in the degreasing, cleaning and pickling and bright dipping of all the common metals before and after plating. Step-by- step directions in the preparation of cleaning, pickling and bright dipping solutions. Again the principles are artfully mixed with the practice so that an individual learns the WHY as well as the HOW of cleaning and pickling. Every modern development is covered including ultrasonic cleaning. Plating Bath Control Elements of plating bath control chemistry Fundamental principles of old and new control methods Analytical measurement of chemical components of plating baths (Chemical & Physical) There are over 75 pages on this one subject alone. You learn the elements of control chemistry in an easy way. You learn the fundamentals underlying all control methods old and new so that you can really understand and operate them. You learn what makes a plating bath tick. A truly remarkable lesson worth the tuition fee by itself! The Plating Baths, Part 1: Cadmium, Chromium, Copper Preparation and mixing of plating solutions Operation of plating baths Care and control of plating baths Chemical and physical analysis of plating baths Troubleshooting of plating baths Case histories and practical examples Specially prepared troubleshooting tables This lesson deals practically and comprehensively with Copper, Cadmium and Chromium plating. Trivalent Chromium plating is included. How to prepare, mix and operate the various solutions on a small or large scale. How to care for the baths and control them. How to troubleshoot and analyze them. Presented with this highly practical material are more advanced principles which the student gathers as he/she studies the lesson material. Case histories along with practical examples help the student. The Plating Baths, Part 2: Gold, Indium, Iron Preparation and mixing of plating solutions Operation of plating baths Care and control of plating baths Chemical and physical analysis of plating baths Troubleshooting of plating baths Case histories and practical examples Specially prepared troubleshooting tables The same practical and comprehensive detail on Gold, Indium and Iron plating. Preparation, mixing and operation. Control and troubleshooting. Case histories. The Plating Baths, Part 3: Lead, Nickel, Platinum Metals Preparation and mixing of plating solutions Operation of plating baths Care and control of plating baths Chemical and physical analysis of plating baths Troubleshooting of plating baths Case histories and practical examples Specially prepared troubleshooting tables The Plating Baths, Part 4: Silver, Tin, Zinc Preparation and mixing of plating solutions Operation of plating baths Care and control of plating baths Chemical and physical analysis of plating baths Troubleshooting of plating baths Case histories and practical examples Specially prepared troubleshooting tables The Alloy Plating Baths, Part 1: Brass, Bronze, Gold Preparation and mixing of plating solutions Operation of plating baths Care and control of plating baths Chemical and physical analysis of plating baths Troubleshooting of plating baths Case histories and practical examples Specially prepared troubleshooting tables A lesson dealing with the practical aspects of Brass, Bronze and Gold Alloy plating. Mixing, operation and control. Troubleshooting. Anticipating and preventing trouble. Case histories. Theoretical considerations are also included. The Alloy Plating Baths, Part2; Lead/Tin, Nickel/Tin, Zinc/Tin, Other Alloys Preparation and mixing of plating solutions Operation of plating baths Care and control of plating baths Chemical and physical analysis of plating baths Troubleshooting of plating baths Case histories and practical examples Specially prepared troubleshooting tables Lead-Tin, Nickel-Tin, Zinc-Tin and other alloy plating baths. A continuation of the same practical material. Case histories, new ideas. Chemical Finishes: Chromating, Phosphating, Metal Coloring, Lacquering Fundamentals of various finishes Formulations Stopping-off techniques Troubleshooting Electroless Plating, Vacuum and Vapor Plating, Plating on non-conductors Fundamentals of electroless plating Practical operating formulations Vacuum and vapor plating technique Principles of plating on non-conductors such as plastics and baby shoes Practical production methods Testing of Plated Deposites, Specifications, Quality Control of Plated Deposites Testing methods, new and old Principles and methods used for testing thickness, ductility, hardness, residual stress Specification plating Government and industrial specifications Quality control methods in plating operations Anodic Processes, Corrosion, Anodizing, Electropolishing, Electrochemical Grinding & Machining, Chemical Milling, Chemical Polishing Elements of corrosion processes Practical aspects of aluminum anodizing Formulation and operation of anodizing baths Troubleshooting of anodizing baths Dying and sealing treatments Electropolishing formulations> Formulations for electrochemical grinding and machining Special Plating Techniques, Part 1 Techniques of brush plating Tribo, foam and gel plating methods Magnetic field, composite and peen plating techniques Non-aqueous plating methods Molten salt, pattern and pulse plating methods Special Plating Techniques, Part 2 Practical methods and techniques for plating difficult metals Formulations for electroforming Practical methods and techniques for electroforming Special Plating Techniques, Part 3 Plating of printed circuit boards Magnetic alloy plating methods Electric flow plating Engineering Aspects of Metal Finishing Plating room energy supplies Selection and design of plating tanks Heating and cooling of plating tanks Basics of filtration, piping and ventilation Equipment layout and space planning Safety in the plating plant Water and waste treatment Systems engineering Business Aspects of Metal Finishing Human relations and management in the plating shop Estimating and bidding Value engineering Governmental requirements and regulations OSHA and EPA requirements