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March30, 2018
#337 Mechanical Applications of Thermal Spraying-2

March23, 2018
#336 Mechanical Applications of Thermal Spraying-1

March16, 2018
#335 Applications of Thermal Spraying to Fine Arts and Crafts

March 9, 2018
#334 Applications of Thermal Spraying

March 2, 2018
#333 Ceramic Spraying - Powder Flame Spraying

February23, 2018
#332 Ceramic Spraying - Plasma Spraying

February16, 2018
#331 Structure of Thermal Spraying Films-2

February 9, 2018
#330 Structure of Thermal Spraying Films-1

February 2, 2018
#329 Characteristics of Thermal Spraying Method

January26, 2018
#328 Types and Characteristics of Electric Spraying

January19, 2018
#327 Types and Characteristics of Oxygen Fuel Spraying

January12, 2018
#326 Thermal Spraying

January 5, 2018
#325 Surface-Coated Steel Sheets

December28, 2017
#324 Electroplated Steel Sheets

December22, 2017
#323 Hot-dipped Steel Sheets

December15, 2017
#322 Decorative Electroplating on Plastics-3

December 8, 2017
#321 Decorative Electroplating on Plastics-2

December 1, 2017
#320 Decorative Electroplating on Plastics-1

November24, 2017
#319 Measurement of Stress in Electrodeposits of Nickel for Engineering Purposes and Electroformed Nickel

November17, 2017
#318 Chromate Films on Zinc Plating

November10, 2017
#317 Tin-Lead Alloy Plating

November 2, 2017
#316 Electroplated Coatings of Silver for Decorative Purposes

October27, 2017
#315 Electroplated Coatings of Gold and Gold Alloy for Decorative Purposes

October20, 2017
#314 Corrosion Resistance of Nickel/Chrome Plating

October13, 2017
#313 Grades and Symbols of Nickel and Chrome Plating on Aluminum Alloy Substrates

October 6, 2017
#312 Grades and Symbols of Nickel and Chrome Plating on Zinc Alloy Substrates

September29, 2017
#311 Grades of Nickel and Chrome Plating on Copper and Copper Alloy Substrates

September22, 2017
#310 Grades of Copper, Nickel, and Chrome Plating Applied on Steel Substrates

September15, 2017
#309 Graphical Symbol for Electroplated Coating

September 8, 2017
#308 Coloring and Plating

September 1, 2017
#307 Print and Electroplating

August25, 2017
#306 Ceramic Plating

August18, 2017
#305 Plating on Ultrafine Powders

August10, 2017
#304 Plating on Fibers

August 4, 2017
#303 Advanced and Complex Plating: Plating on Functional Glass

July28, 2017
#302 Electroforming of Precision Parts

July21, 2017
#301 Dispersal (Composite) Plating of Precision Parts

July14, 2017
#300 Plating of Precision Parts; Nickel Plating of Precision Parts (Electroplating)

July 7, 2017
#299 Tin-Lead Alloy/Lead Plating for Electronics

June30, 2017
#298 Tin Plating for Electronics

June23, 2017
#297 Other Noble Metal Plating for Electronics

June16, 2017
#296 Silver Plating for Electronics

June 9, 2017
#295 Gold Plating for Electronics

June 2, 2017
#294 Application of Electroplating to Various Fields 2: Through-hole Copper Plating

May26, 2017
#293 Electroplating application in various fields 1: Types of copper plating bath and applications

May19, 2017
#292 Plating on Ceramics

May12, 2017
#291 Plating on Plastics

May 8, 2017
#290 Electroplating on Other Types of Metals

April28, 2017
#289 Precautions when plating aluminum alloy base materials

April21, 2017
#288 The degree of difficulty of plating of aluminum alloys

April14, 2017
#287 The degree of difficulty of plating of copper and copper alloys

April 7, 2017
#286 Electroplating of steel materials

March31, 2017
#285 Application of Photo Electroforming

March24, 2017
#284 Photo Electroforming -5

March24, 2017
#283 Photo Electroforming -4

March10, 2017
#282 Photo Electroforming -3

March 3, 2017
#281 Photo Electroforming -2

February24, 2017
#280 Photo Electroforming -1

February23, 2017
#279 Application of Electroforming

February10, 2017
#278 Characteristics of Electroforming

February 3, 2017
#277 Electroforming

January27, 2017
#276 Heat-Saving Measures - High Quality Steam

January20, 2017
#275 Heat-Saving Measures - Steam Conservation

January13, 2017
#274 Heat-Saving Measures - Steam Properties -2

January 6, 2017
#273 Heat-Saving Measures - Steam Properties -1

December27, 2016
#272 Heat-Saving Measures - Boiler Combustion Management

December22, 2016
#271 Anti-fogging Coating

December16, 2016
#270 Other Electroless Plating on Precision Components

December 9, 2016
#269 Ultraviolet-Resistant Paints

December 2, 2016
#268 Molten Aluminum Plating -2

November25, 2016
#267 Molten Aluminum Plating -1

November18, 2016
#266 Hexavalent Chromium Detoxification

November11, 2016
#265 Cyanide Detoxification

November 4, 2016
#264 Electroplated Coatings of Silver for Engineering Purposes

October28, 2016
#263 Testing Methods for Industrial Gold and Gold Alloy Plating

October21, 2016
#262 Gold and Gold Alloy Plating for Engineering Purposes

October14, 2016
#261 Bond Test Methods for Plating

October 7, 2016
#260 Grades and Symbols for Electroplated Coatings of Tin

September30, 2016
#259 Electroless Nickel Plating on Precision Components

September23, 2016
#258 Decorative Plating for Plastics

September16, 2016
#257 Oxidized Finish for Decoration

September 9, 2016
#256 Noble Metal Plating for Decorative Purposes

September 2, 2016
#255 Decorative Chrome Plating

August26, 2016
#254 Combination of Multi-layered Decorative Plating by Application

August19, 2016
#253 Surface Conditioning of Plating Substrate

August12, 2016
#252 Metal Cleaning - Cleaning Process

August 5, 2016
#251 Metal Cleaning - Sequestering Agent

July29, 2016
#250 Metal Cleaning - Surfactant - 3

July22, 2016
#249 Metal Cleaning - Surfactant - 2

July15, 2016
#248 Metal Cleaning - Surfactant - 1

July 8, 2016
#247 Metal Cleaning - Water for Washing and Cleaning

July 1, 2016
#246 Eliminating Use of Hexavalent Chromium

June24, 2016
#245 What is Hexavalent Chromium

June17, 2016
#244 Absorption Photometry

June10, 2016
#243 ICP Emission Spectrometric Analysis

June 3, 2016
#242 Atomic Absorption Analysis

May27, 2016
#241 Fluorescent X-Ray Analysis

May20, 2016
#240 RoHS Directive

May13, 2016
#239 Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act

May 6, 2016
#238 Effluent Standards

April28, 2016
#237 Surface Treatment and Environmental Conservation

April22, 2016
#236 Saving Water for Washing and Cleaning (by Ion Exchange) -2

April15, 2016
#235 Saving Water for Washing and Cleaning (by Ion Exchange) -1

April 8, 2016
#234 Saving Water for Washing and Cleaning (Collecting Plating Solution)

April 1, 2016
#233 Saving Water for Washing and Cleaning (Countercurrent Multistage Washing)

March25, 2016
#232 Resources and Energy-Saving Measures for Surface Treatment Processes

March18, 2016
#231 Conserving Resources and Energy for Surface Treatment

March11, 2016
#230 Measures for Organic Solvents

March 4, 2016
#229 JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) on Electroless Nickel Plating

February26, 2016
#228 Grades for Nickel Plating and Nickel-Chrome Plating

February19, 2016
#227 Application of Industrial Chrome Plating

February12, 2016
#226 JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards) for Plating

February 5, 2016
#225 Plating Thickness Test by X-Ray Spectrometric Method

January22, 2016
#224 Plating Thickness Measurement by Magnetic Method

January 8, 2016
#223 Plating Thickness Measurement by Eddy Current

December25, 2015
#222 Plating Thickness Test by Electrolysis

December11, 2015
#221 Plating Thickness Test by Microscopic Exam of Cross Section

November27, 2015
#220 Methods of Thickness Test for Plate Coating

November13, 2015
#219 Metal Cleaning Method - 2

October30, 2015
#218 Metal Cleaning Method - 1

October16, 2015
#217 Metal Cleaning - Grime on Metal Surfaces - 2

October 2, 2015
#216 Metal Cleaning - Grime on Metal Surfaces -1

September11, 2015
#215 Heat-Saving Measures - Boiler Management -4

August28, 2015
#214 Heat-Saving Measures - Boiler Management -3

August14, 2015
#213 Heat-Saving Measures - Boiler Management -2

July31, 2015
#212 Heat-Saving Measures - Boiler Management -1

July17, 2015
#211 Heat-Saving Measures - Boilers

June19, 2015
#210 Hot Dip Galvanizing -3

June 5, 2015
#209 Hot Dip Galvanizing -2

May22, 2015
#208 Hot Dip Galvanizing -1

May 8, 2015
#207 Hot Dipping

April24, 2015
#206 Rating Number

April10, 2015
#205 Anti-Slip Paints

March20, 2015
#204 Non-viscous Paints

March 6, 2015
#203 Lubricating Paints

February20, 2015
#202 Antistatic Paints

February 5, 2015
#201 Electromagnetic Pulse Shield Paints

January23, 2015
#200 Radio-Wave Absorbent Paints

January 9, 2015
#199 Electrically-Conductive Coating

December19, 2014
#198 Electric Insulating Paint

December 5, 2014
#197 Magnetic Paint

November21, 2014
#196 Luminous Paint

November14, 2014
#195 Fluorescent Paint

October24, 2014
#194 Solar Collector Absorber Paints

September19, 2014
#193 Condensation Prevention Paint

September 5, 2014
#192 Thermoindicator Paint

August15, 2014
#191 Fireproof Paint

August 1, 2014
#190 Functional Paints

July18, 2014
#189 Paint Curing / Baking and Drying Equipment

July 4, 2014
#188 Powder Painting (Electrostatic Powder Spray Method)

June20, 2014
#187 Powder Painting (Air Electrostatic Fluidized-bed Coating Method)

June 6, 2014
#186 Powder Painting (Fluidized Bed Coating Method)

May23, 2014
#185 Powder Painting (Thermal Spraying Method)

May 9, 2014
#184 Electrostatic Painting

April25, 2014
#183 Electrodeposition Coating

April10, 2014
#182 Paint Coating Application Methods

April 4, 2014
#181 Paint Types - 9

March 7, 2014
#180 Paint Types - 8

February21, 2014
#179 Paint Types - 7

February 7, 2014
#178 Paint Types - 6

January24, 2014
#177 Paint Types - 5 Silicone resin paint

January10, 2014
#176 Paint Types - 4 Epoxy Resin Paint

December20, 2013
#175 Paint Types - 3

December 6, 2013
#174 Paint Types - 2

November22, 2013
#173 Paint Types - 1

November 8, 2013
#172 Paint Overview

October25, 2013
#171 Process of Painting

October11, 2013
#170 Painting

September27, 2013
#169 Plating Thickness Variation Factors - 2

September13, 2013
#168 Plating Thickness Variation Factors - 1

August30, 2013
#167 Obtaining Plating Conditions

August16, 2013
#166 Theoretical Precipitation Amount Of Plating

August 2, 2013
#165 Faraday's Law

July19, 2013
#164 Plate Coating Thickness Management - Principle of Plating

July 5, 2013
#163 Nitriding - Nitrocaburizing Process

June21, 2013
#162 Gas Carburizing

June 7, 2013
#161 Carburizing - Carbonitriding Process

May24, 2013
#160 Surface Hardening

May10, 2013
#159 Summary of Surface Heat Treatment

April26, 2013
#158 Abrasion Resistance Testing Methods of Platings - 3

April12, 2013
#157 Abrasion Resistance Testing Methods of Platings - 2

March29, 2013
#156 Abrasion Resistance Testing Methods of Platings - 1

March22, 2013
#155 Corrosion Resistance Testing Methods of Platings

March15, 2013
#154 Salt Water Spray Test

March 8, 2013
#153 Corrosion Resistance Standards of Platings in Application Environments

March 1, 2013
#152 Work Steps of Electroplating

February22, 2013
#151 Configuration of the Electroplating Coating

February15, 2013
#150 Coating Characteristics of Functional Plating (Industrial plating)

February 8, 2013
#149 Characteristics of Corrosion Resistant Plate Coatings

February 1, 2013
#148 Characteristics of Decorative Plate Coating

January25, 2013
#147 Principle of Electroplating

January18, 2013
#146 JIS Standards on Electoless Copper Plating

January11, 2013
#145 Electroless Plating, Electroless Nickel Plating - 2

December28, 2012
#144 Electroless Plating, Electroless Nickel Plating - 1

December21, 2012
#143 Industrial Nickel Plating・Nickel Electroforming

December14, 2012
#142 Other Properties of Functional Plating

December 7, 2012
#141 Chemical Properties of Functional Plating

November30, 2012
#140 Physical Properties of Functional Plating

November16, 2012
#139 Thermal Properties of Functional Plating

November 9, 2012
#138 Optical Properties of Functional Plating

November 2, 2012
#137 Electrical Properties of Functional Plating

October26, 2012
#136 Mechanical Properties of Functional Plating

October19, 2012
#135 Industrial Chrome Plating

October12, 2012
#134 Functional Plating

October 5, 2012
#133 Tin-Zinc Alloy Plating/Cadmium Plating

September28, 2012
#132 Zinc Alloy Plating

September21, 2012
#131 Chromate Treatment

September14, 2012
#130 Zinc Plating

September 7, 2012
#129 Anti-corrosion Plating

August31, 2012
#128 Materials and Electroplating

August17, 2012
#127 Types of Surface Treatments and the Methods

August10, 2012
#126 Surface Adjustments - Chemical Polishing

August 3, 2012
#125 Surface Adjustments - Electrolytic Polishing

May25, 2012
#124 Surface Adjustments - Planetary Rotation Barrel Polishing

May11, 2012
#123 Surface Adjustments - Vibrating Barrel Polishing

April20, 2012
#122 Surface Adjustments - Rotary Barrel Polishing

April13, 2012
#121 Surface Adjustments - Buff Polishing - 2

April 6, 2012
#120 Surface Adjustments - Buff Polishing - 1

March30, 2012
#119 Surface Adjustments - Brushed Finish

March23, 2012
#118 Surface Adjustments - Paper Finish

March16, 2012
#117 Surface Adjustments - Blasting

March 9, 2012
#116 Surface Adjustment Methods

March 2, 2012
#115 Cleanliness Testing Methods - 5

February24, 2012
#114 Cleanliness Testing Methods - 4

February17, 2012
#113 Cleanliness Testing Methods - 3

February10, 2012
#112 Cleanliness Testing Methods - 2

February 3, 2012
#111 Cleanliness Testing Methods - 1

January27, 2012
#110 Quality of Water Used for Cleaning - 3

January20, 2012
#109 Quality of Water Used for Cleaning - 2

January13, 2012
#108 Quality of Water Used for Cleaning - 1

December16, 2011
#107 Cleaning by Chemical Reactions

December 9, 2011
#106 Cleaning with Solvents

December 2, 2011
#105 Mechanical Cleaning

November25, 2011
#104 Cleaning with Detergents

November18, 2011
#103 Hard Anodizing of AL and Al Alloy for Industrial Use

November11, 2011
#102 Combined Coating of Anodic Oxide and Organic Coatings for AL and Al Alloy - 2

November 4, 2011
#101 Combined Filming of Anodic Oxide and Organic Films of AL and Al Alloy - 1

October28, 2011
#100 Alkaline Corrosion Resistance of Anodic Oxide Film - 2

October21, 2011
#099 Alkaline Corrosion Resistance of Anodic Oxide Film - 1

October14, 2011
#098 Alumite Classification according to JIS Standards: Anodic Oxide Films on AL and AL Alloys - 2

October 7, 2011
#097 Alumite Classification according to JIS Standards: Anodic Oxide Films on AL and AL Alloys - 1

September30, 2011
#096 Other Types of Functional Alumite(Anodic oxide coatings)

September16, 2011
#095 Magnetic Anodizing

September 9, 2011
#094 Self-lubricating Alumite

September 2, 2011
#093 Hard Almite(Hard anodic oxid coatings) - 2

August19, 2011
#092 Functional Alumite (Functional anodic oxide coatings), Hard Almite(Hard anodic oxid coatings) - 1

August12, 2011
#091 Electrolytic Color Treatment

August 5, 2011
#090 Anodic Oxidation Dying Process

July29, 2011
#089 Anodic Oxidation Process

July22, 2011
#088 Natural Colorization of Anodizing

July15, 2011
#087 Structure of Anodizing Layer

July 8, 2011
#086 What is Anodizing (Anodic Oxidization Process)?

July 1, 2011
#085 Aluminum Alloy Types and Characteristics

June24, 2011
#084 Anodizing Layer Types and Characteristics

June17, 2011
#083 Anodizing

June10, 2011
#082 Corrosion Protection Measures - Corrosion Resistant Linings

June 3, 2011
#081 Corrosion Protection Measures - Corrosion Resistant Paints

May27, 2011
#080 Corrosion Protection Measures - Corrosion Resistant Metals - 3

May20, 2011
#079 Corrosion Protection Measures - Corrosion Resistant Metals - 2

May13, 2011
#078 Corrosion Protection Measures - Corrosion Resistant Metals - 1

April22, 2011
#077 Corrosion Protection Measures - Anti-corrosives

April15, 2011
#076 Corrosion Protection Measures - Other

April 8, 2011
#075 Corrosion Protection Measures - Metal Coating - 3

March18, 2011
#074 Corrosion Protection Measures - Metal Coating - 2

March11, 2011
#073 Corrosion Protection Measures - Metal Coating - 1

March 4, 2011
#072 Corrosion Protection Measures - Painting - 2

February25, 2011
#071 Corrosion Protection Measures - Painting - 1

February18, 2011
#070 Electrolytic Corrosion Protect Measures - 3

February 4, 2011
#069 Electrolytic Corrosion Protect Measures - 2

January28, 2011
#068 Electrolytic Corrosion Protect Measures - 1

January21, 2011
#067 Microbiological Corrosion

December17, 2010
#066 Ground Corrosion

December10, 2010
#065 Sea Water Corrosion

December 3, 2010
#064 Water Corrosion

November19, 2010
#063 Atmospheric Corrosion

November12, 2010
#062 Erosion & Corrosion

November 5, 2010
#061 Corrosion Fatigue

October29, 2010
#060 Hydrogen Embrittlement Fracture

October15, 2010
#059 Stress Corrosion Fracture

October 1, 2010
#058 Intergranular Corrosion

September24, 2010
#057 Crevice Corrosion

September17, 2010
#056 Pitting Corrosion

September10, 2010
#055 Differential Aeration Corrosion

September 3, 2010
#054 Contact Corrosion of Dissimilar Metals

August27, 2010
#053 Corrosion Resistance of Metals

August 6, 2010
#052 Passivation of Metals

July23, 2010
#051 Localized Corrosion

July16, 2010
#050 Corrosive Environments and Corrosion Types

July 9, 2010
#049 Metal Corrosion and Protection

July 2, 2010
#048 Industrial Applications of Etching - 2

June25, 2010
#047 Industrial Applications of Etching - 1

June18, 2010
#046 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Lapping

June11, 2010
#045 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Honing

June 4, 2010
#044 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Grinding Applications - 2

May28, 2010
#043 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Grinding Applications - 1

May21, 2010
#042 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Grinding - 4

May14, 2010
#041 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Grinding - 3

May 7, 2010
#040 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Grinding - 2

April23, 2010
#039 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Grinding - 1

April16, 2010
#038 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytes for Electrolytic Machining - 2

April 9, 2010
#037 Electrolytic etching - Electrolytes for electrolytic machining - 1

April 2, 2010
#036 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Etching Applications - 5

March26, 2010
#035 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Etching Applications - 4

March19, 2010
#034 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Etching Applications - 3

March12, 2010
#033 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Etching Applications - 2

March 5, 2010
#032 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Etching Applications - 1

February26, 2010
#031 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Machining - 2

February19, 2010
#030 Electrolytic Etching - Electrolytic Machining - 1

February12, 2010
#029 Electrolytic Etching

February 5, 2010
#028 Chemical Milling - 4

January29, 2010
#027 Chemical Milling - 3

January22, 2010
#026 Chemical Milling - 2

December25, 2009
#025 Chemical Milling - 1

December18, 2009
#024 Chemical Etching - Photo Forming - 2

December11, 2009
#023 Chemical Etching - Photo Forming - 1

December 4, 2009
#022 Chemical Etching - Photo Etching

November27, 2009
#021 Chemical Etching - Post Processes

November20, 2009
#020 Chemical Etching - Etchants

November13, 2009
#019 Chemical Etching - Chemical Blanking

November 6, 2009
#018 Chemical Etching - Chemical Blanking

October23, 2009
#017 Metal Etching

October16, 2009
#016 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Test and Measurement Methods - 4

October 9, 2009
#015 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Test and Measurement Methods - 3

October 2, 2009
#014 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Test and Measurement Methods - 2

September25, 2009
#013 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Test and Measurement Methods - 1

September18, 2009
#012 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Baking Process - 4

September11, 2009
#011 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Baking Process - 3

September 4, 2009
#010 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Baking Process - 2

August28, 2009
#009 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Baking Process - 1

August21, 2009
#008 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Plating Embrittlement

August14, 2009
#007 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Dehydrogenation prior to Plating

August 7, 2009
#006 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Inhibitor

July31, 2009
#005 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Pickling

July24, 2009
#004 Hydrogen Embrittlement - The Source

July15, 2009
#003 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Absorbed Hydrogen

July14, 2009
#002 Hydrogen Embrittlement - Hydrogen Overvoltage

July13, 2009
#001 Hydrogen Embrittlement