Most metal and some plastic products are plated, painted, anodized or have some other coating applied to them. These coatings serve a variety of functions including solderability, RFI Shielding, lubricity, abrasion resistance, corrosion protection and aesthetic appeal. Some coatings are multi-functional, possessing several different properties.

Industrial Metal Finishing

Our metal finishing processes include the application of a wide variety of function coatings for industrial applications. These coatings serve a multitude of performance characteristics such as:

• Corrosion Protection – plating, painting, anodizing and powder coating
• Solderability – copper plating MIL-C-14550
• Surface sealing – teflon coatings, dichromate and acetate sealing
• Abrasion resistance – hardcoat anodizing, electroless nickel
• Chemical resistance
• Conductivity – tin plating MIL-T-10727, silver plating QQ-S-365, gold plating MIL-G-45204
• High and low reflectivity, high and low gloss enamels
• Lubricity—solid film lubrication MIF-PRF-46010, electroless nickel with Teflon
• Dielectric electrical resistance
• Graphics

Paramount Metal Finishing specializes in hard to coat components and has the unique capabilities to apply a combination of finishes such as plating, painting, powder coating, anodizing and graphics in one location with single-source responsibility.

Telecom & Computer Electronics

Paramount Metal Finishing applies a variety of coatings to various substrates for the Telecom and Computer Electronics industries. Our single-source finishing approach, comprised of anodizing, plating, painting, electroless nickel coating and graphics application, reduces turn-around time and decreases cost of transportation, quality assurance, and overall production for our customers.

From the engineering stage to full production, Paramount Metal Finishing has the staff and facility to help our customers succeed. Production capabilities range from R&D and prototype work to low production and automated high production quantities. In-house laboratory capabilities assure our customers that our processes are under control and our coatings meet their requirements.

Paramount Metal Finishing is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company since 2002, finishing components for major Telecom, Communications, Computer and Electronics companies.

Our capabilities have a wide range of functions and needs from a variety of clients. Visit us online at http://www.pmf1.com/ or contact us today at (908) 862-0772 for all of your metal finishing needs.

CARC coatings are intended to withstand the harsh chemicals that are used to wash down military vehicles and equipment that has been exposed to a chemical warfare agent, such as nerve gas. The coatings need to withstand the corrosive nature of the decontaminating chemicals (mostly solvents).

CARC Coating

A CARC coating usually consists of an epoxy or polyurethane that is so resistant to decontaminating chemicals that if military equipment were to come into contact with a chemical warfare agent, that military personnel could take the equipment out from the field and wash it down with the strong solvents to remove the chemical agent. Coatings that are not resistant to the decontaminating solvents tend to soften and can put personnel at risk of touching the chemical agent. Even a very small amount of a chemical agent that comes into contact with personnel’s skin can cause death.

Paramount Metal Finishing applies CARC coatings on a regular basis in primarily 3 colors; green, black and desert tan.  Other colors may be available depending on government approval.

For more information, please call 908-862-0772.

Military Metal Finishing

Paramount Metal Finishing offers military metal finishing with approved programs including:

• 120mm tank ammo projectile components
• 105mm projectile and shell casings
• 30mm & 25mm medium caliber projectiles
• mortar components
• grenade components
• .50 caliber components

Military metal finishing typically used for munitions include:

• Painting MIL-L-11195 and MIL-DTL-11195
• Anodizing MIL-A-8625 Type II
• Hardcoat MIL-A-8625 Type III
• Zinc ASTM-B633
• Zinc phosphate TT-C-490
• Manganese phosphate MIL-DTL-16232 Type M

Paramount Metal Finishing is a Certified ISO 9001:2008 Company

Many customers inquiring about military metal finishing are curious to know if Paramount Metal Finishing is a Certified ISO 9001:2008 company. They are and Paramount would like to share what that means for their clients.

In order to be a certified ISO 9001:2008 company, there are a few regulations required. The quality policy is a formal statement from management, which is understood and followed at all levels by each employee. Paramount makes decisions about the quality system based on recorded data and is regularly audited and evaluated for conformance and effectiveness.

Records show how and where raw materials and products were processed. This allows products and problems to be traced to the source.

Being a certified ISO 9001:2008 company means no bad products will ever be used and all processes are heavily documented and tracked. Paramount Metal Finishing wants their clients to be assured that they are getting the highest quality military metal finishing offered.

For more information on military metal finishing, please contact Paramount Metal Finishing at their website, www.pmf1.com or call them at 908.862.0772.

Contact Paramount Metal Finishing to find out more about plating for large heavy parts. Our reasonable pricing and accommodating facilities will get your job done right!

Please call Paramount Metal Finishing at 908-862-0772 to get price quotes on plating for large heavy parts.

Paramount Metal Finishing has the unique capability to give very large parts with complex shapes a zinc nickel plating finish. Large parts require the use of internal anodes in order to accomplish 100% coating coverage. Paramount Metal Finishing has worked on the development of dedicated fixtures and internal anodes which result in the highest quality zinc nickel plating of large parts and complex configurations.

Bulk Zinc Nickel Plating

Paramount Metal Finishing also has the capability to process zinc nickel plating alloys in bulk barrel and rack plating lines. Using linear zinc nickel plating lines optimizes the quality and economics, while large production runs and large/heavy parts are handled readily.

There are several zinc nickel plating specifications available in production. Each specification has Types and Classes that further define the specification. The following are the most frequently referenced specifications for zinc nickel alloy plating. Specification – % Nickel:

• ASTM B841-99 – 5-12%
• AMS 2417G – 6-20%
• Automotive – 10-15% (most common)

It is widely accepted that the higher the nickel content the better corrosion protection, up to 15%.

Zinc Nickel Plating Quality Assurance

Paramount Metal Finishing’s highest priority are customer requirements and quality finishes. All processes are audited and monitored by a trained and qualified staff member. Before shipment approval can be made, coating characteristics and coating performance are thoroughly tested. Paramount believes quality should be built into the process from the beginning of the manufacturing process til the end. Because Paramount Metal Finishing is quality driven, customers can expect:

• ISO 9001-2008 SGS registered
• Statistical Process Control (SPC ) employed
• Statistical Quality Control (SQC ) employed
• Six Sigma trained staff with active projects
• Laboratory – In house laboratory for process control and coating testing

For more information about zinc nickel plating, please contact Paramount Metal Finishing at www.pmf1.com, or simply call 908-862-0772.