The finishing touch

Twickenham plating preview edit_tmbSpecialist technical plating services typically for electronics, telecommunication, aerospace, automotive and military applications will be highlighted by the Twickenham Plating Group at Southern 2018. The Poole-based plating production facility delivers a range of services for customers worldwide, including selective gold plating, reel to reel plating, and barrel/vat/rack plating.

The company has expanded its black zinc nickel installation to increase capacity. Other finishes available are gold (pure and hard), silver, palladium, palladium/nickel, electroless nickel, nickel, tin, zinc cobalt (olive drab and black). Plating can be on various different substrates from copper, copper alloys, such as brass and phosphor bronze, and ferrous metals, including stainless and carbon steel, to aluminium alloys and tellurium copper.

The company will plate to a design specification or can develop a specification or process solution to cost-effectively deliver the desired finish. The technical team carry out materials investigations, and material specialists can advise about the different characteristics of finishes.

See the Twickenham Plating Group on stand N105 or visit www.twickenham.co.uk.