Electroplating Webinar
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Virtual, VE
10/22/2025 - 10/22/2025
Online - Virtual Event - US EST
About the Course
Electroplating involves the deposition of thin layers of metal on to the surface of metal components and metal stock. Controlling the steps of an electroplating process is critical to obtain defect-free coatings that have the correct composition and properties.
Join Michael Pfeifer, Ph.D., P.E. from 10:00 am to 11:30 am Eastern time to learn about electroplating. He will teach about the electroplating process, plated layer properties and their evaluations, and plated layer defects and their causes.
What You'll Learn
- Electroplating process steps and critical process parameters
- Coating properties and features and their evaluation methods
- Effects of electroplating process on coating properties and features
- Coating defects and causes
- Considerations for selecting coatings and writing coating specifications
- Evaluating electroplating companies
Target Audience
Design engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, sourcing specialists.
Registering for the Webinar
The fee is $89 per person. After registering you will receive an email within a few hours with information about how to access the webinar. In addition to the webinar, you'll get 7-day access to a recording of the webinar.
About the Instructor
Michael Pfeifer is Principal Engineer and Trainer at Industrial Metallurgists LLC.
For over 25 years Michael has worked with many companies on failure analysis and root cause analysis investigations, as well providing engineering consulting for product design and manufacturing. He is also the author of Materials Enabled Designs, which teaches how to select materials that optimize product performance, reliability, and cost.
Michael has a B.S. and M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University.