Hexavalent chromium is a toxic and carcinogenic chemical that is commonly used in the plating on plastics (PoP) process, during the surface etching step, as well as the electroplating step to achieve a decorative or protective finish on plastic parts. […]
The European Commission adopted a new recommendation on ‘Safe and sustainable by design’ chemicals and materials. What does the ‘Safe and sustainable by design’ approach mean in simple terms? Safe and sustainable by design is an approach to product development […]
The International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th, 2023. Under this frame, the FreeMe project aims to highlight the importance of gender dimension within research activities. In a previous blog post, we discussed the hazards associated with the electroplating […]
Workers in the electroplating industry are dealing daily with the hazards associated with their profession. How do they understand and control these hazards and risks? Is their approach different from the experts’? According to an article by Sadhra et al. […]
The main electroplating hazards and the hierarchy of controls.Following two blog articles on the basics of electroplating process, its benefits, and its many applications, we would like to bring into light the hazards related to this plating process.Electroplating can be […]
The deposition of a metallic coating on a substrate has important benefits, such as the enhancement of their wear and corrosion resistance and the improvement of the aesthetic appearance of the object. The aesthetic aspect involves making an object shiner […]
Electroplating is a process that allows the deposition of metal layer on an object made of a different material. Why using electroplating?Electroplating allows the combination of the benefits of both the substrate material and the metal coating material. In other […]
