Precision plating in Cambridgeshire
Metal Finishing, Plating & Anodising Services Near Cambridge
Fully Equipped Plating Facility in the Cambridge Area
We provide professional metal finishing, plating, anodising, surface treatment and coating services near Cambridge, supporting precision engineering, manufacturing, motorsport, aerospace, automotive, restoration and industrial customers.
Our fully equipped plating facility offers a wide range of high-quality metal surface treatments with a working capacity of up to 600mm x 600mm.
Our Plating & Metal Finishing Services
We offer:
Electroless Nickel Plating
Clear Anodising
Black Anodising
Red Anodising
Blue Anodising
Chemi Black / Black Oxide Coating
Alocrom 1200
Surtec 650
Powder Coating
E-Coat / Electrophoretic Coating
Full Degreasing Facilities
Vapour Honing / Vapor Blasting
Shot Peening
Stright Graining and Linishing
Anodising Near Cambridge
Looking for anodising near Cambridge? We provide clear and black anodising for aluminium components, as well as red and blue anodising for smaller parts using our dedicated smaller capacity tanks.
Anodising is ideal for improving corrosion resistance, appearance and surface durability on aluminium components.
Electroless Nickel Plating Cambridge
Our electroless nickel plating service provides a consistent, corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant coating suitable for precision components, engineering parts, tooling, machinery parts and specialist metalwork.
Electroless nickel plating is suitable for components requiring an even coating, including complex shapes and detailed machined parts.
Black Oxide / Chemi Black Finishing
We offer Chemi Black, also known as black oxide coating, for suitable metal components. This finish is commonly used where a dark, uniform appearance is required, often alongside light corrosion protection and reduced glare.
Alocrom 1200 & Surtec 650
Our surface treatment facility includes Alocrom 1200 and Surtec 650 conversion coatings, commonly used for aluminium components requiring corrosion protection, electrical conductivity or preparation before painting or powder coating.
Degreasing, Vapour Honing & Shot Peening
We also provide full preparation and finishing support, including:
Full degreasing facilities for cleaning components before finishing.
Vacublast vapour honing / vapor blasting, with a capacity of 300mm x 300mm, ideal for producing a clean, satin surface finish.
Shot peening for improving fatigue resistance and surface strength on suitable metal components.
Powder Coating & E-Coat Available
In addition to plating and anodising, we can also provide powder coating and E-Coat services, giving customers a complete metal finishing solution from one supplier.
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Contact Us
For anodising, plating, vapour honing, shot peening, degreasing, powder coating or specialist metal finishing near Cambridge, please get in touch with our team to discuss your requirements.
Nickel plating
Electroless nickel is a nickel phosphorus that can be applied to metallic surfaces and semi conducting materials to provide uniform coatings of even thickness. Mainly used among engineering products to make sure that the coating is uniform. Another major advantage is that it can be plated onto steel, brass, copper, and aluminium which is extremely helpful as it will ensure that different materials can be made to look alike in appearance.
Typical applications of electroless nickel are high precision components where close tolerance finishes must not be interfered with, such as scanning electron microscope columns etc., moulds for plastic and zinc base alloy die castings, gauges and hand tools.
On moulds, resistance to corrosion is provided. On moulds for zinc base alloys the lower thermal conductivity of the electroless nickel layer can inhibit premature freezing of the metal to die casting surfaces.
On moulds for glass, a coating of electroless nickel will prevent sticking and ease release of the glassware from the mould.
On moulds for plastic and rubber, electroless nickel can have advantages over hard chromium, in those problems due to hydrochloric acid attack in the coating are avoided.
Electroless nickel plating provides a technique for the application of a coating which is hard 450-500HV as plated and up to 1100HV after heat treatment and has a high resistance to wear and abrasion.
Typical applications include gears, bearings, crankshafts, pumps, hydraulic cylinders, automotive components including ball studs, transmission thrust washers and different cross shafts on which improved resistance to galling type wear is obtained. The deposit has good wet ability and therefore tends to hold a lubricant film better than chromium.
Well-equipped plating facility
Electroless nickel plating
Clear and black anodise
Alocrom 1200
Surtec 650
Capacity of 600mm X 600mm
Full degreasing facilities
Vacublast vapor honing capacity 300mm X 300mm