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Existing or Potential Customer FAQ

Are you a NADCAP qualified facility?
Does Precision Offer Visual Inspection?

Customer Service and Expedites

How can I cut my lead times?
Can you plate in 24 hours or less?

Precious Metal Questions

What is the difference between Hard and Soft Gold?
How do I calculate the precious metal factor?
What is the difference between regular metals and "fabricated" Gold, Silver and Palladium?
Is Precious Metal Included in the lot charge?

Material Handling

Can I request plated samples to be sent with each order?
Can Precision handle specific splicing requirements such as max number of splices per reel or a minimum coil weight?
Do you stock various interleaf sizes?
Should I send empty reels to you with my order?

Common Finishing Questions

How do you measure plating thickness of plating on my parts?
Can you plate on Aluminium?
Specifing Nickel Underplate
Are there any alternatives to gold?
Electroplated Tin vs. Nickel
What is the difference between Pure Tin and Tin?
Can you plate door knobs, hinges, faucets and antiques?
Can you restore Antique Silver Tea Sets and or Silverware?
Electro-less copper plating on flexible plastic substrates.
Is there a "Whisker Free" Tin?
How can I plate baby shoes and other non-platable substrates?
How does nickel plating work with other plating technologies?

RoHS Compliance Questions

Does Precision Offer Reflow Tin Plating?
Does Precision Offer Sulfur Free Interleaf after plating?

Ask The Expert

If you have copper, plated with nickel, then a flash of “hard “ gold topped with “soft” gold, should the gold ever lift off when using a gold ball bonder?

Finding Chemical Suppliers

How can I buy plating chemicals and solutions?

Financial Related


Do you take Credit Cards?

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