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Electroplating
Electroplating
Black Zinc and Aluminium Plating Now Available!
Melbourne Electroplating Professionals
The team at the plating place
have over 30 years of experience both with electroplating and metal finishing consulting. As electroplating professionals, we offer a variety of plating finishes that look good and add to your part’s durability. For instance, a quality chrome finish can protect your metal from corrosion and acid rain effects. We provide a wide range of different electroplating finishes for small jobs to big projects.
At the plating place
in Boronia, we specialise in chrome, nickel, zinc, copper and brass metal plating for commercial, industrial, architectural, engineering, plumbing and bike and car restoration.
Call us today on 03 8741 3490
Learn More About Our Electroplating
It doesn't matter if you're in the retail, engineering, or architectural industry; we're a team of highly trained professionals in the art of
electroplating. We give your product the right amount of coating for visual appeal, corrosion protection, increasing wear resistance, and increased thickness. There are multiple ways in which our electroplating business can enhance your metal products, and we provide electroplating finishes of chrome, nickel, zinc, brass and copper.
The History of Plating
This technology has been around since the 18th century but was only made famous in the 19th century due to the Industrial Revolution. This age-old practice is one for the history books, going through two world wars. The process has been changing throughout the years, and The Plating Place only uses the newest technological advances for all our plating services. Let's take a walk back in time to see how this all changed over the years.
- Before Luigi Brunatelli invented electroplating, a British scientist, William Cruickshank, first discovered the art of experimenting with depositing metals of lead and copper onto a surface in 1801. He didn't receive the title of founder because the technique wasn't fully explored yet, and there were still some loose ends to tie up.
- Then we come to 1805 when Brunatelli successfully invented electroplating. Instead of using lead and copper like Cruickshank, he used gold deposited through Volta piles onto metallic surfaces. Unfortunately, Brunatelli's work was never inducted into the French Academy of Sciences, preventing it from reaching other scientific communities.
- Electroplating was neglected for decades until the 1830s when a British inventor, John Wright, rediscovered it. The Elkington cousins, George and Henry, bought the patent from Wright. They reached commercial success with their plating business, manufacturing various products, including the flatware which was on the RMS Titanic when it sank.
The Importance of Electroplating
As an experienced electroplating company, we understand the importance of the service. With our technology in electroplating, we can deliver high quality plated products to you. Our services include brass, copper, chrome, nickel, and zinc plating; including plating on raw aluminium.
- With our electroplating services, we'll improve the appearance and texture of any metal surface to provide you with a higher quality finish.
- If you're looking for something to reduce the friction between metal parts, electroplating is the solution for you as it smooths the surface of metal parts rubbing together.
- Our top-quality chrome finishing will protect any metal from corrosion and the effects of acid rain. No matter the size of your project, we can assist.
Why You Should Use the Plating Place
With over 30 years of experience in both plating and metal finishing, we are the team for you. We strive for ultimate customer satisfaction, and we strive to deliver the highest quality.
Contact us
today if you want to speak to one of our team members regarding any enquiries.
2b, 1001 mountain hwy. boronia 3155
03 8741 3490