Finishes, Painting and Treatments
We utilise a wide range of audited Finishers and Painters and regularly perform vendor appraisals.
Examples of the more regular treatments include:
- Stress relieving
- Heat Treatments
- Painting - Regular and specialist Defence Colours and properties (ITAR controlled)
- Alochrom 1000 - clear chromate conversion - being replaced by SurTec 650.
- Alochrom 1200 - yellow chromate conversion - being replaced by SurTec 650
- Zinc Plating - clear and colour
- Electroless Nickel
- Bright Nickel
- Hard Anodising
- Anodising (sulphuric)
- Anodising (chromic acid)
All treated parts received back into the Laboratory are re-inspected to ensure they comply with the required specification.