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Zamak: Characteristics, Workability, and Compatibility with Electroplating and PVD Coatings
Zamak: a widespread, often underestimated material Buckles, buttons, zippers, handles, eyewear, and plumbing components: a large portion of the metal accessories we use daily are made of zamak.…
Cathodic Arc Deposition: Definition, Process, and Main Industrial Applications
What is Cathodic Arc Deposition? Cathodic arc deposition is a PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) coating technique that uses a high-current electrical arc to instantaneously vaporize the target…
PVD vs. Electroplating: Differences, Advantages, and Limits
Surface Coating Technologies Compared The most widespread surface coating technologies in industry and high-end design are traditional electroplating (galvanic process) and PVD (Physical Vapor…
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Inauguration of the new LEM Manual Electroplating Plant “Fenice”
The "Fenice" manual electroplating plant has been inaugurated by LEM in Bucine, Arezzo.
50 years of LEM: a tribute to the past and a look into the future.
LEM celebrates the milestone of its 50th anniversary