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Barrel plating of M3 fasteners: tangling and contact marks

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aseanzip_boss · 3d ago

Our M3 fasteners tangle in the barrel and leave dark contact marks after zinc plating.

We have tried lower loading and slower rotation, but output drops. What else has worked?

  • Barrel speed and reversal cycle
  • Use of a hexagonal or octagonal barrel
  • Cathode contact design
  • Pre-treatment that reduces friction

We would like to solve this without changing the customer’s thread specification.

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