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April 8, 2026

Zincate Zero® – The Future of Plating on Aluminum

Zincate Zero® has been developed by STI as the first aluminum pretreatment solution to overcome the problems caused by standard zincates. Zincate…

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March 23, 2024

Diamond Coated Golf Clubs

Surface Technology, Inc. has made the golf industry’s long awaited dream a reality…golf clubs coated with diamond, the hardest material known to…

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YouTube Channel for Electroless Nickel Best Practices

Surface Technology, Inc. (STI) is excited to announce the launch of our new YouTube channel dedicated to providing useful video content to…

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December 23, 2025

STI Achieves the Highest “Top Shop” Honor

STI has been selected as the #1 plating shop in the US plating industry for 2021.  The achievement was determined by Products…

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April 23, 2021

Advanced Uses of One-Plate® EN

As the use of STI’s One-Plate® single component electroless nickel systems grows at an exceptional pace, platers are finding new advanced uses…

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December 23, 2018

STI Recognized for 45 Years of Excellence

Products Finishing Magazine, the leading journal of the metal finishing industry, has published a feature article on STI’s history and present achievements…

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June 23, 2018

STI Goes Solar

STI flips the switch on our new solar electric generation system.  Our state of the art plating and manufacturing facility is now…

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October 23, 2017

The Future of Electroless Nickel is Here – One-Plate®

The most innovative process in electroless nickel has received a new level of recognition in our industry. Click here to read the…

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February 23, 2016

The United States Copyright Office has recognized STI with a certificate of registration for our data sheet format

STI is pleased to start the new year with good news for our electroless nickel solutions customers. The United States Copyright Office…

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January 23, 2016

FORGET YOUR A, B, C’s – Now All You Need is Q

Introducing the new One-Plate® electroless nickel system. A single “Q” component for both the make-up and replenishment of EN baths that overcomes…

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