Dissolving zinc into a potassium chloride solution is a common means of zinc plating. Over the years, this process has evolved into an efficient process that can be used in a wide variety of applications. RMF has six plating lines processing chloride zinc plating: three for barrel processing of smaller parts and three for rack plating.
Dissolving zinc into a potassium chloride solution is a common means of zinc plating. Over the years, this process has evolved into an efficient process that can be used in a wide variety of applications. RMF has six plating lines processing chloride zinc plating: three for barrel processing of smaller parts and three for rack plating.
Applications
- Many automotive uses
- Consumer & decorative goods
- Industrial goods
Advantages
- Superior brilliance and leveling, can rival that of
nickel-chrome plating - Excellent covering power on cast iron
- Ability to plate heat-treated or hardened parts
- Generally efficient and cost effective
Part Size Capabilities
To handle the wide variation of parts required by our customers, our barrel zinc lines are equipped with 60″ X 21″, 48″ X 21″, and 42″ X 21″ barrel sizes with varying barrel perforations. This allows us to barrel process everything from small metric and US fasteners to larger parts such as stampings or cold headed parts. We routinely plate fasteners made of low carbon, high carbon, or leaded steel. We also process delicate stampings, springs, and heavy stampings that require special handling to prevent part damage.