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Need free engineering for your project? Call your metal plater

If you are a purchasing agent, project manager, or engineer on a project that is working with any type of metal, it’s important to find the right metal plating partner. A good metal plating company can make your job easier, saving you time, money, and giving you a better performing product. On the other hand, an underperforming or inadequate plating company can ruin your budget, cause delays that ripple throughout your operation, and even open you up to lawsuits for a poorly-built product.

Today, we want to focus on how a solid metal plating partner can help you by providing free engineering and R&D services.

Free Engineering Services on Your Next Project

Metal plating vendors are experts in their field, knowing nearly everything there is to know about the different types of metals, treatments, and plating processes. Plus, they work on a wide variety of projects and applications, and they bring their vast experience to your project.

While you might be just looking for a free quote, your first call to a metal plating company can be very informative and thought-provoking. In asking for the purpose and specifics about your project, the metal platers may be able to suggest an alternate treatment or process that can save you money or provide a better quality finish.

Here are some of the areas a metal plating company can offer constructive suggestions to your project:

  • Are you going for a specific appearance to your product? Brushed metal, colored aluminum, or a substrate that will be painted, a metal plater can suggest a process that will give you the finish you desire.
  • Corrosion-resistance. Will this product be used in a location that’s prone to corrosion? Your metal plating partner can select a process that is better suited for corrosive environments and the timeframes you are looking for. That way, you can ensure your product will last the lifespan you guarantee your customers.
  • Hardness & Wear-Resistance. Your engineers will likely have specifications for the hardness and wear-resistance of the metal components. A metal plater will inform you of the right process and treatments to make that a reality.
  • Electrical Resistance. Does your metal need to conduct or resist electricity? Or does only part of your substrate need conductive attributes? You metal plating vendor can offer a custom process, which may include masking part of the product, to meet your specific needs.
  • Performance in heat or cold. By telling your plating company where your product will be used, as well as intended temperature, you can get a metal plating finish that is designed to withstand those environmental conditions.
  • Purpose. If your product is overbuilt, or the specifications don’t match the purpose of the product, your metal plater should say so. Good metal plating companies want you to be satisfied with the finished product, even if that means suggesting a cheaper process.

 

Free R&D for your Company

Another service metal plating companies do for their customers is free research and development. You send your plater your parts and they will test the plating techniques on the parts. Their internal QA department will measure the effects, making sure they meet your tolerances, industry standards, and any specific requests you have. This means that when it comes time for the full run to be plated, you can be confident in the results.

Metal Platers as Trusted Component of Design Stage

Next time you are looking for a metal plating company for your project, view them as a vital part of the design and engineering process. That’s because they are providing free engineering and testing services that will lead to a better, safer, stronger product.

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