Plating
our chrome facility
In 2024, we commissioned a state-of-the-art plating plant, featuring the latest technology and setting a new benchmark as the newest facility in the UK and Europe.
We are now the sole UK supplier of Trivalent (Cr3) and Dark Chrome finishes to the automotive industry’s premier OEMs.
Often chosen for its decorative appearance and wear resistance plating on plastic can be used for a wide variety of applications due to the fact it is available in various aesthetic finishes. It offers good is corrosion and wear resistant and is lightweight when compared with its metal alternatives.
The procedure for “Plating on Plastic” consists of a highly complex chemical & electro-chemical process, during which the components go though total immersion in numerous tanks of solution. This includes etching the surface of the mouldings, at a molecular level, to chemically deposit a conductive coating, prior to building up a layer of Copper and Nickel before the final decorative finish.
Used in a variety of applications, you will find plated plastic parts everywhere
Automotive Interior and exterior fittings Domestic appliances, Sanitary fittings, Electronics, Cosmetics, Lighting, Furniture
This is achieved by applying the plating to ABS and ABS/PC blend mouldings without the need for polishing.
your Products, our knowledge
We have the ability and skills to electroplate or paint both high or low volume parts & limited edition runs, making us one of the most flexible and adaptable electroplaters & painters to partner with.
Finishes
Bright Chrome
Satin Chrome (various shades of satin finishes)
Bright & Satin available both in both Hexavalent CR6 & Trivalent CR3
Dark Trivalent Chromium (Eclipse)
Electroplating onto plastics offers great advantages over other finishes.
The plastic surface is treated to provide a microscopically porous surface, a uniquely applied coating exploits this to provide an effective ‘anchor’ which promotes adhesion and makes the surface conductive. This allows us to Plate on Plastic
