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Plating Services

Van Nuys Plating, Inc. Plating provides electroplating, electro-less plating, immersion plating, and chemical film plating services.

Plating Services We can plate almost all parts from prototypes to high-volume production runs. Parts are chrome plated with hexavalent chromates that conform to federal safety standards. We offer zinc chromates that are ROHS compliant.

Prior to plating, we offer pre-bake stress relief treatments to remove stress induced during machining operations. Thread masking of nuts, bolts, and other fasteners is offered to protect threads from chemicals used in plating process. Plated parts are baked to remove possible surface discontinuities that are caused by hydrogen embrittlement.

Reel-to-reel or overall application process is used for plating. Both barrel and rack plating are offered. We provide all types of finishes on brass, steel, aluminum, beryllium copper, and copper.

We test adhesion, corrosion resistance, and thickness of our plated parts. Salt spray testing is also offered. We can also repair weld parts prior to plating if required.

Packaging, egg crate wrapping for fragile items, and shipping are offered as secondary services based on client requests.

Capabilities:

Plating Finish	Bright electrolytic nickel Cadmium Clear Cadmium Yellow Cadmium Black Cadmium Olive Drab Cadmium Phosphate Cadmium Chromium Chromium on Aluminum Chrome Chorme, Polished Copper (acid) (cyanide) Copper, heavy deposit Electroless Nickel, Lead free Electroless Nickel, Medium Phosphorous Electroless Nickel, High Phosphorous Electrolytic Nickel Hexavalent Chromium Zinc Clear Chromate Zinc Blue Chromate Zinc Yellow Chromate Zinc Black Chromate Satin Nickel Silver Solder Tin(Bright and Matte) Tin/Lead Black Oxide Phosphate Coat Chemical Film (Aluminium)
Substrate Metals	Alloys Aluminum (Billet and Sheet Metal) Beryllium Brass Cast Iron Copper Inconel Invar Iron Kovar Monel Nickel Phosphor Bronze Stainless Steel (400 series, 300 series, 18-8, 17-4) Steel Tin/Nickel Tin/Zinc Alloy Tungsten Tungsten/Copper White Bronze Zinc Zinc Alloy Zinc Iron Zinc-Cobalt Alloy Zinc-Nickel Alloy
Plating Characteristics	Appearance improvement Chemical resistance Close tolerance Corrosion resistance Cosmetic Decorative Electrically conductive EMI/RFI shielding Impact resistant Lubrication Non reflective Part resizing Precision Protective Reflective Wear resistant Weather proofing
Production Volume	Prototypes Low volume Short runs High volumes – 2500 lbs of parts
Plating Processes	Electroplating Electroless plating Immersion
Capabilities	Barrel tanks Rack tanks Small, Big barrels
Application Process	Overall
Pre-plating operations	Acid rinse Solvent degreasing Stripping Scrub tank Spray washing Thermal cleaning Pre-bake stress relief Mask threads Plugging Holes Racking Passivation Polishing
Post-plating operations	Abrasive blasting Chromate dip Hydrogen Embrittlement Supplmentary Rust Inhibitor (oil)
Testing ability	Adhesion Coating thickness Corrosion resistance Visual Monthly Salt Spray Testing – Outsource Hydrogen Embrittlement Test
Part specifications	Capable to plate all sizes
Secondary Services	Drop Shipping Welding (repairs before) Special wrapping and packaging
Industries Served	Aerospace Architectural Biomedical Electronics Marine Medical Military Optical Semiconductor Chemical Defense Communication Studio Equipment Movie Industry Car Restoration Interior Decorators General Contractors Pharmaceutical Telecommunications Machine Shops Auto/Truck/Transportation Missing
Applications	Bearings Die casting Molding Signage Busbar Fasteners Musical instruments Pharmaceutical

Coating Standards:

Process	Specifications
Black Oxide	MIL-C-13924C, MIL-F-495E, MIL-STD-171E Class 1 for Steel Class 3 and 4 for Stainless Steel
Cadmium	AMS-QQ-P-416 B, QQ-P-416F, AMS2400U, MIL-STD-171 Supplementary chromates offered: Clear, yellow (iridescent), olive drab, phosphate Plating thicknesses offered: Class 1: 0.0005 - 0.0008 Class 2: 0.0003 - 0.0006 Class 3:0.0002 – 0.0005
Chem-Film	MIL-C-5541E (also ROHS) Chromates offered: clear, heavy yellow, light yellow
Chrome	QQ-C-320B Options offered: Type 1 and Type 2, Class 1
Copper	MIL-C-14550B, AMS 2418G Plating thicknesses offered: Class 4: 0.0001 min. Class 3: 0.0002 min. Class 2: 0.0005 min. Class 1: 0.001 min.
Electroless Nickel	MIL-C-26074E, AMS2404, AMS2405, ASTM B 733-90 Classes offered: Class 1 – Class 4 Plating thicknesses offered: Grade A: 0.001 Grade B: 0.0005 Grade C: 0.0008 – 0.001
Nickel-Bright	AMS-QQ-N-290A, MIL-STD-171E Bright, Satin, and Polish finishes available Thicknesses available: Grade A-G, 0.0001 – 0.0016
Passivate	AMS-2700 TYPE 1-VIII, QQ-P-35C, MIL-S-5002D, ASTM-A-967-96, MIL-STD-171E, MIL-F-14072D, ASTM380-96, all S/S
Phosphate	DOD-P-16232F, TT-C-490D, DTL-16232, MIL-P-16232, Type ZClass 1,3
Silver	QQ-S-365D, AMS 2410, AMS2411D, EPB728, ASTM B 700-97, MIL-F-14072 M211, M311 Type 1 Matte Type II Semi-Bright Type III Bright Grade A with tarnish resistor Grade B without tarnish resistor Plating thicknesses offered 0.0001 – 0.001
Solder(Tin Lead 60/40)	AMS-P-81728A, AMS-P-14072D
Tin Matte	MIL-T-10727C superceded by, ASTM B 545-97 type I, MIL-STD-171E
Tin Bright	MIL-T-10727C superceded by, ASTM B 545-97 type I
Zinc	ASTM-B-633-98, QQ-Z-325B, Also ROHS Supplementary chromates offered: Clear, yellow(iridescent), olive drab, phosphate Plating thicknesses offered under ASTM-B-633: SC1:0.0002 SC2:0.0003 SC3:0.0005 SC4:0.0015 Plating thicknesses offered under QQ-Z-325 and MIL-STD-171: Class1: 0.001 Class2: 0.0005 Class3: 0.0002