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3748 E. 91st Street Cleveland, OH 44105 U.S.A. Phone: (216) 641-9366 Fax: (216) 641-6416 ldc@bblink.net |
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W.R. Associates, Inc. 2210
Encinitas Blvd., #W Encinitas, CA 92024 U.S.A. Phone: (800) 348-3287 Fax: (760) 436-9321 coatings@wrainc.com |
Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. (800) 321-9194
Vol. 1, No. 2 2nd Quarter Review, 1997
Specializing in Selective Plating Development &
Technology
New Products to Note
| Hydraulic Repair Kit W.R. Associates has developed a hydraulic repair package for the repair of hydraulic cylinders and bearing journals from 1" - 8" in diameter. The tooling designed for pinpoint grinding and profile grinding and polishing gives this repair technology a clear advantage over other repair processes. |
| Opti-Grinder The Opti-Grinder pictured above, provides a stable platform to enable optimum control of the grinding tool for consistent results in surface preparation. The Profiler photo top of next column, provides exact finishing of the repaired area to the surrounding circumference. |
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| Profiler In combination with LDC selective plating technology which is recommended by Caterpillar Corporation as a source for hydraulic repair systems - this system enables cost saving repairs as never before. Performed Process downtime disassembly required by processes. You can add this capability to an existing brush plating operation; it is compatible with most all brush plating installations. For more information call W.R. Associates. In-place, this eliminates costly associated with of equipment other repair Oscillating Arm This tool has been specifically designed to replace the arm of the operator. It should be considered whenever thick deposits are to be applied |
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| Oscillating Arm The Oscillating Arm can be used to provide a repetitive, circular or lateral motion on flat surfaces; or, it can be used instead of a tool holder in conjunction with the LDC Turning Head to provide a lateral motion creating more uniform deposits on outside diameters (OD). |
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| Technical Tips If you are plating steel or iron components in place or taken out of older machinery and equipment, you are familiar with the grease and oil that can be absorbed into these parts. If the part is not completely free of these impurities, the plating will generally not adhere. Often, before being plated, these parts are baked in an oven to "sweat out" the grease and oils. However, if you are plating in place, or you just can't bake these parts, there is a viable alternative. LDC-01 Electroclean, run in reverse current for 2 - 30 minutes will usually take all the grease and oil out of parts. It is important to have several anodes prepared and wrapped with absorbent material, such as sleeve material or dacron felt, before you start the process. As you run electroclean in reverse over the part, the wrap material will absorb the impurities. After the wrap has become saturated with grease and oil (grey to black in color), you must quickly replace it with a new wrapped anode. During this time the grease and oils are physically being pulled out of the part onto the wrap material. Continue until the wrap no longer shows evidence of the impurities (this will take anywhere from a 2 to 30 or more minutes, depending upon the part). CAUTION: Do not try this on Aluminum, LDC-01 in reverse will etch the part. |
| LDC, Here for You
LDC is dedicated to enhancing your business and making you more successful with the brush plating process. We make it our policy not to compete with our customers for brush plating jobs. Instead we are looking for ways to help you expand your business. Have you passed up jobs because they were too big or too complicated? Have you turned down work because you were unfamiliar with the solution required for the repair, or your personnel were not certified to a particular specification? Are you considering bringing new repair capabilities into your operation? LDC can help. LDC has a network of qualified personnel to assist you when and if necessary. These individuals are consultants, trainers, and brush plating technicians with years of experience. They are at your service to provide you with the needed technical support to expand your capabilities or train your personnel. Experts in the field of brush plating, they can advise you on the best way to execute a job; they can do on the job training they can perform the job themselves; or they can re-certify your plating technicians. This group, located all over the globe, is available to travel wherever needed. Other services LDC offers,include: design and manufacture of special tooling (graphite, stainless steel or platinum), and a full line of equipment for rent. Please contact us for prices and availability or if you have any questions. |
| Your Input & Suggestions
We would like this newsletter to be useful to you. Please feel free to contact us with your ideas or with topics that you would like to see addressed here. We welcome your submissions for articles, technical tips, or vignettes about brush plating. If you have had an interesting job or tackled a particularly difficult task, please give us a call. Mile, we will always protect your proprietary processes and your customer base, we may be able to share your experience with others in order to expand brush plating technology. As more people/companies become aware of the versatility of the process, it will only help us all in the end. We are also looking for photos of brush plating repairs. We may publish these in our newsletter, on our web site, in a presentation, or in brochures.
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