Part Surface Finishing Services
High-quality surface finishing services improve your part’s aesthetics and functions regardless of the manufacturing process used. Deliver quality metal, composites, and plastic finishing services so you can bring the prototype or part you dream of to life.
Professional Finishing Services
We don’t just make parts. We make them better by applying a variety of treatments to improve their appearance, performance and durability.
- Anodizing
- Painting
- Color Matching
- Pad and Silk Screen Printing
- Sanding and Polishing
- Vapor Polishing
- Blasting
Why Is There A Need For Surface Finish?
- Protection against corrosion is improved
- Assisting in the bonding of various coatings
- Damage to the surface is repaired.
- Elevated Immunity to Chemicals
- Enhanced conductivity and enhanced electrical conduction at the surface
- Superior durability and wear resistance with less frictional impacts
- The improvement of aesthetics
When Choosing Surface Finishing Need to Consider
Ø Production Speed Of Surface Machining Methods
Consider the needed speed of delivery. Examine the time necessary to perform the various procedures involved in the mixed metal finishing alternatives.
Ø Degree Of The Hardness Of A Metal
This is especially important when applying techniques from the second category. You will need a more intense or vigorous abrasive when you access a harder metal. On the other hand, pressing too hard with softer materials may create damage to the parts that are difficult or impossible to fix.
Ø Costs And Financial Projections
There are undoubtedly several processes that, when applied to your specific scenario, seem to be the best option. However, some more challenging jobs may require specialized tools and equipment, causing you to exceed your budget. Check to see whether your decision will save you money in the long term.
Surface Finishing In GL
Anodizing
GL is an expert on anodizing aluminum, magnesium or titanium. Anodizing helps to resist corrosion, increase surface hardness, improve resistance to wear and dissipate heat. It’s also an ideal surface treatment for painting and priming, and it looks great too.We normally use Type II anodizing, which allows us to add tints or dyes to your parts to enhance their looks. Type III is also available for surfaces that need to be extra hard.
Powder Coating
Powder coating adds a thin layer of protective polymer on the surface of the part. It uses corona discharge phenomenon to make powder coating adsorbed on the workpiece, which is a strong, wear-resistant finish. The typical thickness varies from approximately 50 μm up to 150 μm.
Bead blasting
Bead blasting adds a uniform matte surface finish on a machined part, removing the marks of tool and sandpaper. It is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, or remove surface contaminants. The size of the air pressure and the size of the glass beads are the main process parameters. Glass beads come in different sizes from #80 to #220.
Metal Plating
Plating is a metal finish that involves coating a metal part with a very thin layer of another metal or metal alloy, in order to protect from corrosion and oxidation of the base part, or to change its cosmetic appearance. Tin, Nickel, Zinc (galvanizing), and Chrome are all common plating metals.
Sanding And Polishing
Sanding is not just used for painting preparation but also to create the final surface effect. We can provide brushed and satin surfaces on metal, and we make optically clear polishes on transparent plastic. Hand sanding is also a very important part of the vacuum casting process, because master patterns must be carefully prepared before copies can be made.
Hand Finishing
From de-flashing to gluing, filling, modifying, adding inserts, pre-fitting, measuring, and assembling, our handcraft specialists focus on every engineering detail and design specification.All post-processing is created in-house, but our team can also work with client-supplied components to finish and assemble as needed, include mating and fitting parts. Normally, this reveals engineering hurdles that are not apparent in CAD design. We will help overcome these challenges, offer solutions and achieve a finished project.
Finishing Services
High-quality surface finishing services improve your part’s aesthetics and functions regardless of the manufacturing process used. Deliver quality metal, composites, and plastic finishing services so you can bring the prototype or part you dream of to life.
- Get rapid quotes within 12 hours
- ISO 9001:2015 certified
- 24/7 engineering support
