Whyco plating

Whyco is not dependent upon outside commercial sources for its engineering design and chemistries; therefore is not limited in scope or approach to developing finishing solutions and solving finishing problems. Whyco serves as an industry resource for meeting surface treatment challenges with a rich history of advancing surface finishing technologies to new levels of performance.

Whyco is renowned for innovative solutions designed to address very specific industry, regulatory, and end product performance issues. As a result, Whyco has formed long term collaborative relationships with many of its customers. You've accessed the Save tool. This feature allows you to create a save list of companies and products who you'd like to access later in your account. This tool is for registered members only.

Whyco is recognized worldwide as a specialized finishing company that provides engineered surface treatment solutions and hardened processes for the completion of manufactured goods. Working in facilities unequaled in the industry, Whyco is known for its ability to solve finishing problems through research and development. Whyco is not dependent upon outside commercial sources for its engineering design and chemistries; therefore is not limited in scope or approach to developing finishing solutions and solving finishing problems.

Whyco serves as an industry resource for meeting surface treatment challenges with a rich history of advancing surface finishing technologies to new levels of performance.

What improvements had not yet been made? There had been no significant changes in the barrel itself. Whyco designed and developed a barrel strictly for internal use. From a distance the barrel resembles a traditional barrel. It is a polypropylene, hexagonal cylinder and this is where the resemblance ends. So what is so special about this barrel? The deep cutouts or pockets on the outside of the barrel make it different. Also, these pockets are staggered to provide strength. The cutouts trap solution and as the barrel turns it creates a pumping action that forces fresh solution into the barrel.

Also, the holes that penetrate the barrel are located in the thin-walled portion of the cutouts, thus dragout is greatly reduced. The barrel project was partially funded with a grant from the Department of Energy. Seventeen companies in 14 states received grants, including Whyco. The grants are awarded on a cost-shared basis, in which government funds boost the company's ability to develop promising technologies with high startup costs.

Procuring the grant, barrel development and production were the easy part, according to Mr. Marketing was a challenge. How do we distribute the barrels?

How do I handle California? Another concern was supply and demand. It recently received an order from a plating job shop for 45 barrels. Hyner is not only enthusiastic, he wants to make sure he does things right Before any major production began on the barrels, Whyco constructed a new building to house the project. The company built several prototypes and tested them on its plating lines. All of the prototype barrels are still in service. Some have been used for more than two years and are still in excellent shape.

Whyco plans to custom manufacture the barrels. Once each customer's barrel has been programmed into the main computer, the customer need only to place a phone call for future orders.

Hole pattern drilling is CNC computer numerical control , meaning that the operator feeds the pattern into the computer which in turn "tells" the drill where to make the holes. The barrels are made from machined plastic, which allows Whyco to create any depth or hole pattern.

Every plater wants to maximize the number of penetrations facing the anode in order to increase plating speed and solution transfer. Standard barrels are limited in this regard because too many holes compromise structural integrity.

The Whyco barrel's staggered pockets create the structural strength to allow plating of large heavy parts, but still allow for more holes to be added to the barrel. An added benefit in addition to plating speed and solution transfer is reduced dragout because the holes are two to four times shorter.

Mark Hyner said, "It is as close to rack plating in a barrel as you can get. Pollution prevention and the environment are a big deal at Whyco. Walking into Mark Hyner's office provides another example of why the company is dedicated to pollution prevention.

You are greeted by Roedy, an adorable, happy Portuguese Water Dog. Next you notice that all of the art on the walls and the sculptures on the tables are of animals. Hyner also wants it clean for the four goslings living on an island in the river adjacent to his plant. This position is why Whyco is part of the StarTrack program. Under this program, a small number of qualified companies with operations in New England that undergo a third-party audit of their environmental performance are eligible for expedited permitting, simplified reporting, penalty amnesty and an end to routine inspection.