As its name would suggest, this process does not utilize an electrical current like many other metal plating processes. Instead, this process requires a reducing agent. This chemical reacts with the metal ions and causes the metal to be deposited on the surface of a substrate or workpiece. The electroless plating process is most commonly used to deposit nickel alloys. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Perfection Plating, Inc.
Elk Grove Village, IL | 847-593-6506We are an ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 certified company specializing in electroless nickel plating. We offer a wide array of finishes for our plating, including but not limited to hard gold, soft gold, matte silver, pure palladium, tin, nickel, copper, and more. We offer continuous reel-to-reel plating, and our process includes selective plating, spot plating, and overall plating. We also offer loose piece barrel & rack plating as well as coil stock plating.
Saporito Finishing Co.
Cicero, IL | 708-222-5300Saporito Finishing Company is a leader in environmentally responsible finishing striving to maintain high standards in areas of environmental regulation. Since 1946 we have provided high-quality metal finishing services. We are your single source of aluminum and magnesium anodizing, tumbling, deburring and electroless nickel plating. We are an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.
Eastern Plating, LLC
Newport, TN | 423-623-0062With nearly 40 years in the field, and ISO 9001:2015 certified, Eastern Plating, LLC takes pride in being the best and biggest electroplating facility in the Eastern United States. We serve numerous industries, including military, aerospace, automotive, heating refrigeration, plumbing and more. Our three main focuses are on service, reliability, and speed. Our finishes include zinc-nickel, zinc, nickel, nickel chrome, electroless nickel, silver, copper, and tin.
Val-Kro, Inc.
North Tonawanda, NY | 716-694-5001Our highly diverse Val-Nik family of Electroless Nickel (EN) coatings is appropriate for any number of applications. We have rack, barrel, and wire plating capabilities and offer both low- and high-volume production runs.
Electroless Plating - TWR Service Corp.In order to utilize electroless plating, the substrate must be thoroughly cleaned in a pre-treatment process. The pre-treatment is a series of chemical cleanings which remove soils, debris, and other unwanted material from the surface of the substrate. Typically, the substrate must be rinsed multiple times between each chemical cleaning.
If this cleaning process fails to remove the debris and unwanted materials, the substrate cannot be plated properly. Once the plating process is completed, an anti-oxidation treatment is applied to the surface of the plated material followed by more water rinsing. Then the substrate is dried or baked to achieve the full hardness of the plating.
Though this process may seem very sensitive and involved, it offers many distinct advantages when compared with other plating processes. As stated before, electroless plating provides the benefit of not needing electrical power. This plating process also creates much more evenly coated surfaces than other processes and can evenly plate blind holes and recesses.
Many different finishes can also be achieved with electroless plating, including matte, semi bright, and bright finishes. Due to the wear resistance, corrosion resistance and hardness of the coatings, this process is utilized in many different industries and applications. Rotors, drive shafts, rails, valves, and mechanical tools are just a few examples of electross plated products.
