Industrial Electroless Nickel Plating
For years, electrolytic plating was the most common process used for nickel plating metals. Due to the nature of the process, irregularities in the thickness and coverage made it hard to be consistent — especially in complicated parts with varying thicknesses and through-holes. Thanks to the creation of electroless nickel plating process, these issues have been addressed.
Here at Hard Chrome Specialists, we’re at the forefront of the plating industry and offer some of the most advanced technologies on the market. We’re proud to be a PA leader in industrial electroless nickel plating. Our customers are in York, Harrisburg and across the country and come from many different industry sectors.
What they all have in common is a need for consistent and reliable nickel plating. Our electroless process is suitable for base metals such as titanium and copper — materials that can be difficult to nickel plate with traditional electrolytic plating processes. We have developed our electroless plating to be flexible, which allows us to plate a wide range of materials and sizes.
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What are the Advantages of Electroless Nickel Plating?
Electroless nickel plating offers many benefits to our customers. At Hard Chrome Specialists, we tailor our plating bath and chemistry to match the nature of your substrate — your products and materials — and deliver the precise nickel plating thickness and characteristics you require. Electroless nickel plating is applicable to both conductive and non-conductive materials, meaning it can be used for a wider range of products than standard electrolytic nickel plating.
An electroless nickel finish also provides the benefit of a more consistent thickness that isn't dependent on part geometry or current flow problems. In many cases, there is no need for additional surface finishing steps thanks to the even nickel layer present on all exposed surfaces of your parts. Electroless nickel plating can also reach hidden surfaces including bearing journals to offer complete nickel coverage even on the most complex parts.
How Does the Electroless Nickel Plating Work?
Unlike electrolytic nickel plating, which relies on an electrical current to remove metallic nickel from the bath solution to deposit it on the surface of the substrate, our electroless nickel process uses a mix of catalysts to perform the same task. The advantage is a lower temperature plating process that reduces wear and corrosion and can work with a broader range of materials, including many non-conductive materials.
The key to reliable and consistent electroless nickel plating is in the choice of the reducing agent that drives the nickel deposition on the surface of the substrate. At Hard Chrome, we maintain precise bath chemistry to guarantee the best quality of nickel plating possible. Our electroless nickel plating eliminates the need for costly and complex electrical current control, allowing us to deliver an even more stable nickel plating process.
What are the Benefits of Electroless Nickel Plating?
The advantages of choosing an electroless plating process for your nickel plating applications are clear. Customers from PA and MD all the way to CA and AZ are turning to us and our proven electroless plating for all of their nickel plating applications. You get the following advantages when you choose Hard Chrome Specialists as your plating partner:
- Improved corrosion resistance due to a more consistent thickness
- The ability to plate complicated and irregular shapes
- Lower operating costs due to improved coating quality
- Improved mold and die release properties for stamping and drawing
- Uniform nickel coating composition for less waste
- Reduced downtime due to plating-related issues
These benefits are why our electroless nickel plating business is growing quickly. We have customers from all over PA that are interested in our leading plating processes. Your satisfaction is crucial to us, which is why we will take the time to study your nickel plating application and propose the perfect method. No two products are alike, which is why we treat your project as a unique opportunity to show our expertise and leadership in electroless nickel plating for industrial customers.
Contact Us Today
You’re invited to fill in our online contact form or give us a call for more information. Tell us about the metals you want to plate and give us information on your thickness, forming and corrosion requirements. One of our reps will get back to you with the answers you need and a proposal for the right nickel plating process.
You may already be familiar with electroless nickel plating or looking for an alternative to traditional electrolytic nickel plating to improve coating thickness consistency or avoid wear and corrosion that can occur with traditional electrolytic plating. In all cases, our team can deliver the right nickel finish for your wear, corrosion, durability and surface finish needs.
We look forward to hearing from you and getting started on your electroless plating process, so contact us today.
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