MIL-HDBK-1015/1, MILITARY HANDBOOK: ELECTROPLATING FACILITIES (20 JUL 1977)., This handbook provides guidance for the design of electroplating facilities constructed for the Navy. It includes descriptions of industrial plants by metal finishing systems for the production of inorganic finishes on metallic substrates, in contrast to metallic substrates finished with organic coatings or organic substrates finished with metallic coatings. Emphasis has been placed on processes, systems, and equipment which have wide application within industry and the Navy.