MCP furnishes a wide range of services intended to aid the process of selecting, designing, installing, and operating an electropolishing system. Most of the services outlined here are included with the purchase of a new process system or are available free of charge to existing customers of record. Under special circumstances, services may also be provided to others at a fee based on the general consulting services fee described on the following page. Among the many services available from MCP are: |
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Access
to new developments in the general field
of electropolishing. |
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Assistance
with development and manufacture
of racks and fixtures. |
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Assistance
with marketing programs designed to
furnish job shop electropolishing services. |
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Assistance
with quality utilizing statistical process
control. |
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Audits
of equipment and process for vendor or
ISO qualification programs. |
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Chemical
analyses of electropolishing solutions
to assist with, or in lieu of, analytical testing by the client. |
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Continuing
supply of consumable chemicals,
equipment and components for operation of production systems. |
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Design
and construction of custom equipment
for electropolishing, fume removal, and waste treatment. |
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Detailed
studies to determine capital investment,
labor costs, and consumable costs. |
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Development
of special quality control or
troubleshooting techniques. |
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Evaluation
of sample parts, drawings, and
specifications for work to be electropolished. |
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General
troubleshooting of production and
quality control problems. |
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Installation
of equipment for electropolishing,
waste treatment, or fume control. |
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Latest
technical developments in ASTM and
ASME specifications regarding electropolishing electropolishing and passivation. |
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Literature
surveys and bibliographies of published
information. |
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Long
term tracking and analysis of bath records.
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Manual
or automatic process equipment for
electropolishing. |
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On-site
assistance for chemical mixing, equipment
startup, and supervision of initial production. |
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Operator
training programs for ISO 9001
qualification. |
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Preparation
of instructional manuals for operation
of an electropolishing system, basic chemistry and physics of the electropolishing phenomenon, app- lications know-how, and a variety of useful source information. |
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Presentation
of drawings for suggested layouts,
plumbing design, and electrical wiring diagrams. |
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Presentation
seminars designed specifically
for staff, management, purchasing, sales and marketing, and other company personnel not directly involved in production. |
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Process
techniques for electropolishing of large
vessels, pipes, tubing, and other specialty applications. |
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Recommendations
for choice of raw material or
mill finish to be electropolished. |
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Recommendations
for mechanical finishing
methods prior to electropolishing. |
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Site
surveys and planning recommendations.
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Special
seminar sessions for job shop operators
of electropolishing services. |
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Training
of operators, supervisors, quality
assurance, and maintenance personnel in the principles of electropolishing, troubleshooting, process control, and care of the equipment. |
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