Barrel Zinc

Smaller parts, including fasteners, hardware, and metal stampings can be efficiently and economically handled in Professional Plating's Barrel Zinc Plating line.

Our Barrel Plating line is fully automated and digitally controlled with special programs to manage cleaning, plating, and chromating operations. Strict compliance with our Statistical Process Control ensures the quality of every barrel plating project we do.

Our 12-barrel, 22-station line enables us to process thousands of pounds of material every day. With this exceptional capacity we can provide rapid turnaround time. For urgent projects, we can turn the work around even faster with no loss of quality.

Barrel Line Standards:

Coatings per ASTM B633-85 specifications
Zinc Chloride bath system
Clear (Hex-free)
Yellow, black, and olive drab chromates available
Pro-Dura, a proprietary high corrosion black zinc
Digitally controlled hoist system
Statistical Process Control ensures consistent quality

ASTM B 633 Types, Classifications, and Service Conditions:

Type I -- As plated without supplementary treatment

Type II -- With colored conversion coatings

Type III -- With colorless chromate conversion coatings

Classification Number	Minimum Thickness	Service Condition
Fe/Zn 25	25 um .001"	SC 4 (very severe) – Exposure to harsh conditions such as moisture, cleaners, saline solutions, and extreme wear.
Fe/Zn 12	12 um .00048"	SC 3 (severe) - Exposure to condensation, perspiration, infrequent rain, and cleaners
Fe/Zn 8	8 um .00032"	SC 2 (moderate) – Exposure to dry indoor atmospheres but subject to occasional condensation, wear, or abrasion
Fe/Zn 5	5 um .0002"	SC 1 (mild) - Exposure to indoor atmospheres with rare condensation and minimum wear or abrasion

At Professional Plating we are fully committed to meeting your needs for fine quality plating and prompt service.

We take pride in being both innovative and flexible.