Chrome Plating Controls Enhancement to the 120-mm Plating Facility at Watervliet Arsenal, NY, Fiscal Year 2000

Abstract

Watervliet Arsenal's (WVA's) chrome plating controls in its l2O-mm plating facility required enhancements and upgrades to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs. A site visit and preliminary investigation determined that system hardware needed modification. New designs were developed for the existing plating tank temperature loops and analog indicators were replaced with digital equipment. Scrubber instrumentation was calibrated, rectifier current loops were simplified, additional hardware was provided, and software was modified. Operating and maintenance manuals were updated and maintenance personnel were provided training. The chrome plating controls enhancement to the 120-mm plating facility reduced the annual operating costs and improved the efficiency of the l20-mm major plating facility at WVA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA407972

Entities

People

  • Dave Franklin
  • Joyce C. Baird
  • Phil Darcy

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Gun Barrels
  • Information Systems
  • Instrumentation
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Scrubbers
  • Training

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