At Professional Plating, quality is our main goal. We take pride in providing high quality finishes to our customers. We are an ISO Registered Company that focuses on continuous improvement of our processes and customer satisfaction.
To do that we have set up extensive process controls and equipment to make sure the finishes we apply are up to industry and our customer standards.
Controls we have in place to maintain our production lines include: Temperature controllers, pH controllers, automatic chemical feed controllers, data recorders, SPC charting, and chemical testing of process baths.
Additionally, we do extensive testing on the finished product which includes: Thickness, adhesion, hardness, flexibility, salt spray, gloss, etc. We also have a digital microscope with camera for analysis of finished surfaces.
TESTING PERFORMED AT PROFESSIONAL PLATING
Test
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Equipment Used
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Standard
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Thickness | CMI thickness Tester | ASTM B-499 |
Gloss | Gloss Meter | ASTM D-523 |
Adhesion | Adhesion Tester | ASTM D-3359 |
Hardness | Hardness Tester | ASTM D-3363 |
Mandrel Bend | 1/8” Conical Mandrel | ASTM D-522 |
Solvent Rub | None | ASTM D-5402 |
Impact | Impact Tester | ASTM D-2794 |
Salt Spray Tests | Salt Spray Cabinet Certified 5% Salt Spray Solution | ASTM B-117 ASTM D-609 ASTM D-1654 ASTM D-714 ASTM B-201 ASTM B-633 |