Sifco Applied Surface Concepts (UK) Ltd

SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts helps companies identify and implement surface enhancement technologies and services, adding value and quality to their products and operations.

Our product offerings will:

• Provide corrosion protection
• Improve wear resistance
• Improve lubricity
• Increase hardness
• Decrease electrical contact resistance
• Provide EMI/RFI shielding
• Improve solderability and brazeability
  

The SIFCO Process® of selective brush plating has been continually advanced enabling us to offer flexible service options, engineering and design capabilities, as well as complete process automation to meet our customers’ changing needs.

Some of these capabilities include:

• An in-line, lean manufacturing approach
• Surface enhancement of select areas of parts
• Speed & flexibility
• Superior technical expertise
• Quality results
  

Selective brush plating is the foundation upon which our company was built. It is an electrochemical process used to electroplate, anodise or electropolish localised areas. Several application benefits have made brush plating a viable and economical solution to surface engineering challenges.

These advantages include:

• Ideal for lean, single-piece flow production operations
• Selective application - coatings only where you need them
• Controlled deposit thickness that minimises/eliminates post machining
• Does not require a tank or extensive masking
• Eliminates the need for disassembly and shipment of components

Advantages of Working with SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts

• Custom, engineered solutions to meet your requirements
• Flexible and practical alternatives for surface enhancement
• Increased service life and reliability of critical equipment and components
• Automated or semi-automated processes for high-volume production
• Extended capabilities beyond traditional plating services
• Customised fixturing & tooling
• On-site service
• Advancing Selective Plating
  

We develop and provide contracted surface enhancement services including customised automated or semi-automated equipment, all the materials and supplies, as well as major maintenance parts and labor. These services can be provided either in one of our production facilities, or in the customer's facility, using our labor or the customer's labor.

We have evolved beyond the simple, manual method traditionally used in this service and now offer semi-automatic and fully automatic options to supplement our selective plating business. Additionally we are extending our services to include other surface treatment options to meet all your special surface enhancement needs.

Whether you have an occasional need or your operation involves large volumes of parts, SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts provides flexible alternatives for your finishing needs around the world.

Complete Customised Automated Equipment Package

• Automated or semi-automated plating and anodizing systems
• Pricing on a per part basis
• No capital start-up expenditure, ongoing supplies, or major maintenance needed from you
• Turnkey Surface Enhancement Services

SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts provides practical, cost-effective solutions for surface enhancement to improve part performance and reduce manufacturing costs through corrosion protection, increased wear resistance, increased hardness, improved conductivity, anti-galling or slip. Our surface enhancement technologies and services are utilised on both OEM components and on parts requiring refurbishment.

We will work hand-in-hand with you in the creation of a proposal that includes a detailed economic analysis and a plan for implementation of the service and/or equipment customised to fit your application and production requirements.