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  • ss_eurofighter
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  • ss_radardome
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Processes and Services

Having invested in a wide range of equipment Ascot Metal Finishers are able to offer the following processes and services.

Quality Standards

  • Certificates of Conformance to NADCAP (chemical processing)
  • Bespoke Quality Plans
  • Bespoke Work Instructions
  • Bespoke Job Cards

Blasting Treatments

  • Vapour Blasting
  • Glass Bead Peening
  • Dry Abrasive Blasting
  • Plastic Media Blasting (Paint Removal Method)
  • Semi-Controlled Blasting to Almen Strip Requirements

Chemical Processing

  • Sulphuric Anodising of Titanium
  • Chromic Anodising of Aluminium
  • Hard Anodising of Aluminium (Natural or Dyed)
  • Sulphuric Anodising of Aluminium (Natural or Dyed)
  • Chromate Coating of Magnesium Alloys
  • Chromate Coating of Aluminium Alloys (Alocrom 1000, 1200)
  • Zinc and Manganese Phosphate Coatings
  • Passivation of Stainless Steels

Electro-plating

  • Dull Nickel
  • Zinc-Nickel
  • Zinc (Clear and Yellow and Black Passivate)
  • Cadmium (Clear and Yellow Passivate)

Painting / Coatings

  • PTFE Coatings
  • CARC Coatings
  • Many DEF STAN & MIL Specs
  • Attrition Coatings
  • Sacrificial Coatings
  • Dry Film Lubricants
  • Heat Resisting Enamels
  • Epoxy and Polyurethane Finishes
  • Low Temperature and High Temperature Stove Enamels

Plasma Spraying

  • Abradable Coatings
  • Wear Resistant Coatings

Oven Treatment

  • Stress Relief and De-Embrittlement
  • Various Stoving/Curing temperatures

Laboratory Services

  • Salt Spray Testing
  • Humidity Testing
  • Ultrasonic Cleaning
NADCAP Accredited

Chemical Processing