Industries we serve
From aerospace components to semiconductor wafers, Sharretts Plating Company supports some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our processes enhance performance, reliability, and corrosion resistance, enabling innovation across electronics, medical, defense, and energy markets.
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Aerospace Plating
Titanium is frequently used in the aerospace industry due to its high strength-to-weight ratio. If you manufacture titanium aircraft parts, we can provide an effective nickel plating process that can protect them against corrosion and wear. Our aerospace plating services also include copper electroplating that can be used in heat treatment applications.
Automotive Plating
If you’re concerned about the forces of corrosion that can ruin the automotive parts your company produces, SPC offers a zinc-nickel automotive plating solution that can effectively combat rust formation. We also provide automotive plating for catalytic converters and plastic parts, as well as boron electroless nickel plating that serves as a reliable substitute for chrome plating.
Defense Plating
SPC is widely regarded as a leading innovator of medical and defense medical finishing services. A shining example is our revolutionary black electroless nickel plating process that is now used by defense manufacturers due to its remarkable light and energy absorption capabilities.
Electronics Electroplating
We provide many forms of plating for electronics industry companies. Our gold plating services offer the high electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance that is required for electronic components, such as semiconductors and connectors. We also offer copper plating as an affordable alternative to gold plating on circuit boards and other electronic parts. Alloys consisting of palladium-nickel and palladium-cobalt can also be used to provide a protective coating on cell phones, personal computer batteries and more.
Medical Plating
Plating for medical instruments can be used to enhance biocompatibility, improve corrosion resistance and hardness, and increase wear resistance. The SPC process for plating medical equipment includes the use of precious metals such as gold and silver. You can also rely on us for tin plating services for the application of a protective coating on tungsten and lead components found in MRI machines. Our medical plating services also include plating on titanium parts that are used for joint replacements.
Oil & Gas Plating
Corrosion protection is also an important consideration in the oil and gas industry. Our metal finishing capabilities include an electroless nickel plating process that is specifically designed to meet the rigorous demands placed on piping and other parts and components used in this industry.
Optics Plating
Many manufactured components used in the optics industry require the application of a specialized metal coating to help prevent against corrosion, increase surface hardness and enhance lubricity. We offer a variety of reliable optical grade plating services that can be customized to meet your specific manufacturing requirements.
Power Generation Plating
Metal Plating for the Power Generation Industry For more than a century, Americans have relied on the grid system as their primary source of electrical power. An electrical grid is essentially a supply system that delivers to the end user, via high-power transmission lines, electricity generated in a power plant. However, the demand for alternative…
Plating for Semiconductors
Plating Services For Semiconductors Semiconductors are the foundation of the electronics industry. These partially conductive products include transistors, chips and other electronic control parts, and are integral to electronic equipment from mobile phones to cars and robots. Today, companies create most semiconductor chips using silicon plated with another material. This outer coating protects the semiconductor…
Renewable Energy
SPC supports the energy transition with specialized coatings for solar cells, hydrogen electrolyzers, and next-gen battery components.
Telecommunications
High-speed connectors, RF boards, and antennas benefit from low-resistance finishes engineered for reliable signal transmission.
3D Prints Electroplating Services
In recent years, 3D printing has experienced rapid expansion across multiple industries, finding overwhelming application in the manufacture of products such as hearing aids, dental appliances and aircraft parts.1 Many of these industries rely on electroplating to infuse unique metal qualities to parts and products, enhancing features like functionality and aesthetics. As a leader in electroplating services, SPC…
Electroplating for Rail and Transportation
Railroads remain an integral part of the American transportation industry. To keep rail pushing forward into the future, components of trains must continue to evolve. Innovative and traditionally trusted metal coatings and finishes allow vehicles to keep running in all types of weather with less wear compared to untreated surfaces. Electroplating brings those necessary finishes…
Microwave and RF Electronic Plating
Plating Services for Microwave and RF Microwave and radio frequency (RF) technology is showing no signs of slowing down. As everything from smartphones to satellites continues to advance, scientists and engineers keep increasing their demands and expectations of plating for microwave components. Consider that by the end of the next decade, 5G networks will be…
Plating for Medical Devices & Implants
The medical industry has made use of metal instruments for centuries, from the first scalpels and forceps to modern implants and scopes. As medical science has improved, the applications of metallic components have expanded and changed. Manufacturing techniques, in turn, have also advanced, increasing the design possibilities for metal components. Specifically, technological and medical advancements…
Plating for the Dental Industry
The dental industry has quickly advanced in the last few centuries, with the most advancement occurring within the last few decades. From new techniques to brand new materials, the dental industry barely resembles the profession as it was even thirty years ago. Particularly different is the equipment currently in use – as dental science has…
Printed Circuit Board Plating Services
In today’s fast-paced electronics manufacturing world, printed circuit boards (PCBs) are the backbone of virtually every device, from smartphones and tablets to electric vehicles and aerospace systems. High-quality plating services for these circuit boards promotes conductivity, durability and overall performance. As manufacturers strive for excellence and reliability, high-quality PCB plating becomes essential for ensuring electronic…
Industrial Plating Services for Universities
Industrial Plating Services for University Research and Development SPC is the premier partner for universities requiring high-quality, certified plating for critical research and development projects. We provide industrial-grade, high-volume plating solutions for large-scale academic, medical, engineering and research applications. Our mission is to provide heavy-duty, high-performance capabilities for high-end industrial-scale businesses, including university research and…
