CEL provides all types of nickel based coatings. We provide mid and high phosphorous electroless nickel plating.

We also provide dull and bright nickel and nickel composite plating like EN-PTFE.

We are able to work with a variety of substrates like aluminum, steels, magnesium, zinc and aluminum die casts and plastics.

Plastic plating is used across many industries and serves both functional and cosmetic purposes. Whether it’s the cosmetic chroming of car accessories or the gold plating of various plastic components for the medical industry for conductive and corrosion prevention purposes, CEL is able to cater for the process.

There are many reasons to coat plastic parts with metallic coatings. Weight and cost reduction would be one very obvious benefit, as a metal component can be replaced with a lightweight plastic component without losing conductivity, as metallic coatings offer a solution for non-conductive substrates.

There are many different types of copper plating available. Whether it’s acid or alkaline based, electrolytic or electroless, the process parameters determine the type of deposit that can be achieved.

It can be used as an intermediate layer to improve adhesion or alone as a final decorative finish. It can also be used as a functional coating for electrical and thermal conductivity, or where levelling or ductility is required.

The choice of which copper plating bath to use is dependent upon many factors, deposition rate, operating current density range over which superior deposits can be obtained, throwing power and resultant grain size being some properties that affect the choice.

PTFE Coatings are used to increase the lubricity and non-stick function of the components they are coated on.

Gold plating is used in the Electronics and Semiconductor industries for soldering and wire bonding.

Soft gold produces a slightly less shiny appearance as compared to hard gold, which contains some nickel and cobalt and is not ideal for parts that require wire bonding. Hard gold is suitable for applications calling for mechanical wear and reflective surfaces.

At CEL, we plate both soft and hard gold and are able to work with substrates like copper, steels, aluminium and plastics.

We also provide silver plating.