Choose from 4 Study Platforms: I • Web-Based Courses: Home ;tudy Courses: • Foundation courses in a series of web-based sessions •eBegin a Home Study anytime and at your own pace • Live, online interaction with NASF/AESF Foundation • Hard copy materials include lessons and homework instructors and other industry experts • Technical Education Director responds to questions • Sessions take place on pre-determined Tuesdays & about material, grades, homework and offers Wednesdays between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM EST suggestions to improve work • Session recordings are available to students for 30-days • Proctored exams at your location are also available after the original posting date Custom Courses: • Live interaction with instructor in a classroom setting • Design your own course to meet your company needs • Instruction takes place over 2-4 days • Mix and match iiO available course modules (add i day for optional exam) • No travel required; we come to you • Taught in select locations throughout the U.S. • Host a course at a time of your choosing Registration is easy - and all online! Help with registration or want more info? Go to nasf.org/education/course-calendar Contact NASF/AESF Foundation: 202.527.0252 I [email protected] Prerequisites Students should have at minimum a high school diploma. Some experience in processing parts for surface finishing is helpful but not required. The training materials and instruction are in English. In many cases, metric and/or US/English units of measurement are used. Students are taught how to convert between the two systems of measurement. Course Materials Students who participate in NASF/AESF Foundation courses will receive a binder containing full-color printed course materials. These materials will be used in conjunction with the instructor’s presentation. Students can keep the course materials for independent study and future reference. Following each lesson, a brief review quiz is presented. This helps students identify their level of understanding of key concepts, and prepare for the optional associated examination. HOME Course 1 STUDY Airline & Aerospace Finishing Course Description Part 2 12. LHE Zinc-Nickel Alloy Plating 18. Electroless Nickel Deposition Industrial & Precious This lesson provides chemistry, operation and This lesson provides the chemistry, operational troubleshooting guidance for the zinc-nickel plating conditions purification and troubleshooting of Metals Plating electroless nickel plating processes used in At the conclusion of this course, attendees can process designated by Boeing as an alternative to the The course consists of 10 lessons. Each low embrittlement cadmium plating process. aerospace finishing. expect to: one contains a wealth of valuable, practical • Have a basic understanding of methods of preparing 13. Cadmium Ti-Cad and Nickel-Cad 19. Brush Plating information. And if you score 70 or above on the a wide range of substrates for plating. Diffused Coatings This lesson will provide operational guidance for optional exam, you’ll receive 1 credit toward • Have knowledge of reel-to-reel plating technologies This lesson will provide the chemistry, operational obtaining sound plated deposits on selected areas of a certification as a Master Surface Finisher. MSF that can be employed for precious metals plating. conditions, purification and troubleshooting of cyanide part by using brush plating methods. is the world’s most respected – and most • Know the basics of the sulfamate nickel plating cadmium plating processes used in aerospace 20. Stripping widely recognized - designation for finishing process which is commonly applied as an finishing. under-plate for precious metal deposits. This lesson covers the chemistry and operational industry professionals. Those passing 6 course conditions used in stripping typical aerospace • Know the various types of gold plating solutions and 14. Copper & Silver Plating exams earn the coveted MSF designation. be able to distinguish the features of each. This lesson will provide the chemistry, operational coatings. Who Benefits? • Know the various type of other precious metals conditions, purification and troubleshooting of cyanide 21. Thermal Spray & PVD plating processes such as palladium, palladium- This training program is beneficial for copper and cyanide silver plating processes as used This lesson will provide basic information on the most nickel, silver, platinum and rhodium, their chemical in aerospace finishing. Also included is guidance on operators and supervisors of job shops and make-up and operational conditions. common alternatives to electroplating: operating strike solutions. captive shops performing precious metals • Know the types of tin plating processes commonly • HVOF Spray plating operations on a variety of substrates. employed in the electronics industry, their chemical 15. Sulfamate & Nickel Strike Plating • Vacuum Deposition make-up and operational conditions. The course is also beneficial for industry This lesson provides the chemistry, operational • Be prepared to take the examination which is part sales personnel. conditions purification and troubleshooting of of the Foundation MSF certification program. sulfamate nickel plating processes as used in Goal: aerospace finishing. Also included is guidance on The goal of this course is to provide students Course Description operating nickel strike solutions. with a broad range of information related to 1. Preparing Metals for Plating Part 1 16. Hard Chromium Plating methods of preparing parts for precious metal This lesson will provide guidance on cleaning, acid This lesson will provide the chemistry, operational plating and to understand each precious pickling and other methods of preparing substrates conditions purification and troubleshooting of metals plating process, what can go wrong made of copper, zinc, “white metal” and aluminum commonly used hard chromium plating processes. and how to solve plating problems. alloys for precious metals plating. 17. Anodizing Aluminum This lesson covers the major anodizing processes 2. Preparing Metals for Plating Part 2 used in aerospace, including Type I Chromic, Type This lesson will provide guidance on cleaning, acid II-Sulfuric, Type III Hardcoat and alternates to chromic pickling and other methods of preparing substrates such as thin film Sulfuric Type IIB, and Sulfuric-boric made of ferrous, nickel, and other alloys for precious Type IC. Solution chemistries, best operational metals plating. practices and control practices are covered. 30 11 Course 7 HOME STUDY Electroplating & Surface Finishing Course Description Part 1 5. Part Fabrication This lesson covers the various methods employed 1. Chemistry to produce parts and their impact upon the plating The lessons in this course will prepare students This lesson covers basic chemistry principles that process. Included in the discussions are the types of Electroforming must be understood in order to fully comprehend the for a certification examination and the opportu- soils produced by part manufacturing methods such The course consists of 8 lessons. Each one plating process. The lesson begins with the structure nity to demonstrate their knowledge of electro- as stamping, casting, forging, spin casting, drawing, contains a wealth of valuable, practical information. of an atom and then builds to yield an understanding extruding and powder metallurgy. forming methods, techniques and processes. And if you score 70 or above on the optional exam, of chemical reactions as they may be employed to A special focus of this lesson is the subject of you’ll receive 1 credit toward certification as a At the conclusion of this course, attendees can process parts for plating and for plating and post- hydrogen embrittlement causes and cures. A brief expect to learn: plating processes. Master Surface Finisher. MSF is the world’s most discussion of soldering and brazing and their impact • Objectives and limitations of the electroforming respected – and most widely recognized - 2. Electricity upon cleaning is also provided. process. designation for finishing industry professionals. This lesson discusses basic principles in electricity, • The relationship between electrochemical principles 6. Barrel, Rack and Other Plating Methods Those passing 6 course exams earn the coveted beginning with Ohm’s Law. Basic rectification and electroforming. This lesson provides an overview of the basic MSF designation. principles how ammeters and voltmeters work, and • Operational conditions for nickel electroforming technologies used for electroplating. The lesson how current is distributed over a part are important solutions. begins with barrel design/features and shows how Who Benefits? concepts delivered by this lesson. A special focus is • Operational conditions for copper electroforming solution chemistry and operational characteristics This training program is beneficial for given to the role of anodes and how to calculate solutions. must be changed when barrel plating vs. rack plating. employees and supervisors working in both • Conditions affecting the mechanical properties of current density. captive and job shops performing nickel electroforms. The second half of the lesson focuses on racks and 3. Electrochemistry rack plating issues. The last part of the lesson focuses electroforming using nickel or copper. Trainees • The types of mandrels employed for electroforming. This lesson begins with Faraday’s Law and shows how on use of shields, robbers and other methods to should have at minimum a high school