Macro Developments (Portsmouth) Ltd

Black electroless nickel is excellent for when a black finish is required but the thickness and corrosion protection is also important. The thickeness can be tightly controlled where tolerance is an issue, it is extensively used in the weighing and counting machine industry, including jaw faces and clamping plates.

Black nickel is a very thin jet black finish that can be plated on to most materials, it can be put directly on to the material or as a topcoat, it has excellent absorbtion properties, which is perfect for cameras and filming equipment, i.e lens holders camera mounts etc.The process is normally sealed in De-watering oil but can be left unsealed.

Bright Tin plate is used to produce a very bright decorative finish on costume jewellery (such as brooches, chains, tie pins, rings, etc). pots, leg shields, chest plates and other memorabilia

Bright Tin plate has a very pleasing appearance, possesses remarkable corrosion resistant properties. It is easily solderable, it's uses include: contacts, pipes, plates, screws, washers, busbars and circuits, and has a exceptional shelf life. Bright Tin is used extensively in the electrical and electronic industries.

Ideal finish for enthusiasts refurbishing cars and bikes. Nuts, bolts, springs, shafts, levers, circlips, brackets, stands, panels and other misc. items

Excellent corrosion properties, thicknesses from 5 to 25 microns, suitable for anything from nuts and washers, excellent undercoat for black nickel. Perfect for parts that are subjected to severe weather conditions such as brackets, gate hinges, locks and bolts.

Copper is suitable for plating steel, and zinc die-castings, as an undercoat or as a final finish. It can also be used as a high speed process achieving thickness of 50-75 microns per hour. Very good for industrial purposes, such as pipes, brackets, plates and cases.

Copper plating has such good thermal conductive and malleability properties it is widely used in the heating and the electrical industry. Uses include circuit boards, fasteners and contacts.

Copper plating is sometimes used for steel parts that are to be heatreated. The parts are plated, then the areas that require heat treatment are machined to remove the copper plating. The uses include castings and shafts, and is used extensively in the engineering industry.

Electroless Nickel is widely used in the gas and oil industry because it unifiromly plates on valves and pipes inside and out, with thickness's of up to 50 microns, because it is a free flowing solution it is ideal for getting into recessed areas where normal electroplating wouldn't be unable to, such as pipes, cylinders and tools.