Plating Services

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A fast, cost-effective method for resizing, rebuilding and resurfacing metal components The LDC Process of Selective Brush Plating can be used to plate, anodise, and electropolish without using an immersion tank. For almost 30 years, our versatile process has been successfully used in thousands of repair and OEM applications over a wide range of industries. The most common applications for the LDC Process are:

Resizing Components that are out of dimensional tolerance due to wear or corrosion can be restored to factory original dimensions. Internal bearing diameter was 0.002" out of tolerance. A deposit of nickel was applied restoring the part to original dimensions.

Rebuiding Components that are damaged (dents, gouges, grooves, etc.) or have been mismachined, can be repaired and resized. The flange on this cast iron housing was mismachined by 0.005". Nickle was used to rebuild the surface.

Resurfacing Our process can restore or improve surface properties such as electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance, hardness and wear resistance. Non-cyanide silver was applied to this bus bar to improve conductivity.

The LDC Process is portable, so we can perform the service at your facility or at one of our many service shops worldwide. The over 100 different deposits of pure metals, alloys, and anodized coatings offered can be applied to virtually all common metals and alloys. Our experienced technicians have the mechanical, metallurgical, and chemical skills to answer your questions and help with special problems. Before you scrap or replace your metal component or finalise the design of your OEM product, call us to discuss your application.

About the LDC Process The LDC Process is a portable method of electroplating and anodizing, using state of the art light weight power packs. The atomic bond created between the applied coating and the component's base material is equivalent to the cohesive strength of the base material itself. Specifically formulated solutions, hand-held tooling, and portable power packs are used to apply electro-deposits to specific areas of the component surface. Very often a LDC Process applictaion will produce a deposit that has better perfomance characteristics and is more durable than the original component surface.