The potential for electroless nickel coatings in oil field and petrochemical application is quite high. The largest obstacle to their use, however, has been the reputation for poor quality, due to a lack of quality control by many platers.

To overcome this, it is mandatory that electroless nickel shops not only have quality control and assurance in their operation, but also document its use and success. In today's competitive market only those facilities which provide quality products will survive.

This paper describes how a plating shop can develop the necessary procedures, manuals. and paperwork trail to confirm quality assurance, and to satisfy their customers. The different parts of this quality system and why they are needed is also discussed.

Subject
Plating, Quality assurance, Inspection, Customers, Shipping, Rectifiers, Personnel, Equipment, Operations management, Quality control, Visual assessment, Electroless nickel, Coupons
Keywords:
electroless nickel, quality assurance manual, equipment, plating specifications, paperwork flow
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1993
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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