STILL PLATING

Among the many plating services provided by Hilite the still plating service is one of the most gone for by the Hilite customers. Still plating is a manufacturing process that includes a thin layer of a metal been coated. Products manufactured out of metals and other materials are most at an advantage from still plating and the process is mostly achieved with electro plating which is facilitated with an electric current. Apart from the core advantage, the following lists other benefits which are great know-hows:

Still plating brings improvements on corrosion resistance.
Undertaking still plating results in greater decorative appeal.
Increase in solderability.
Still plating results in greater hardness.
Reduction in friction.
Bring in altered conductivity.
Still plating results in enhanced paint adhesion.

Moreover, out of the many metals that can be used for the still plating process, the following are a wider detail spectrum of metals used at Hilite. This is apart from common metals such as gold, silk, tin, zinc, zinc iron and copper.

Chrome Plating

Chrome plating also denoted as chromium plating is utilised greatly to enhance decorative surfaces. Chrome plating also enhances on the hardness and corrosion resistance on the metal.

Nickel Plating

Nickel plating is a common plating process with the demand the metal nickel itself have, which is mainly used in electroless plating processes.

Copper Plating

Copper plating is used for items that require a high level of conductivity and cost efficiency and copper is one of the most used metals for plating.

Black Oxide

The process of black oxide coating involves coating of materials such as steel, copper, stainless, copper based alloys and zinc to note a few that goes through a chemical coating procedure.

THE STILL PLATING PROCESS

Just as much as it is important to understand the materials that are commonly used for still plating on a detailed note, the following highlights on the process that is commonly used for still plating:

Preparation of the metal surface by a procedure taken to clean the metal. The following are achieved with this cleaning process:
Removal of oxide
Electro polishing
Alkaline cleaning procedure.
Still plating

Still plating procedure can be undertaken through electroless plating, electroplating and immersion plating process which can be facilitated depending on the metal and applications used for the plating.

Completion of the still plating process and application of protection treatments

With the completion of the still plating procedure, phosphating, chromate conversion and anodizing is undertaken as required.

WHY CHOOSE US?

Hilite, brings the most professional still plating service which can be customised according to the applications or items that are required to go through this still plating procedure. Hilite aims to bring about its expertise closer to the customers with the operations accessible from Melbourne, Dandenong, Bayswater, Thomastown, and Narre Warren.