PALATINE, Illinois, USA, November 7, 2019 – Arlington Plating Company (APC) has been awarded a DecoKlad MT specification. Chrissy Pullara Americas Decorative Business Development and Product Manager for MacDermid Enthone presented the specification to Rich Macary, President of APC on October 29th.
DecoKlad MT is a quality supplier partnership program for decorative coatings. It offers consistency in finishing […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, September 4, 2019 – Arlington Plating Company has received Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) approval to nickel-chrome plate steel substrate parts. Meeting FCA specification PS-50019 for “Nickel-Chrome Electroplating of Steel Substrates,” parts to be plated include bumpers, tow hooks, running boards, and exhaust tips.
In addition to this most recent steel substrate […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, July 23, 2019 – APC’s President, Richard Macary, and Director of Quality and Operations Manager, Dishant Tailor, kicked off the SUR/FIN 2019 technical conference with their paper, “Black Chrome Finishing – Beauty and the Beast,” held on June 3. 2019 at the Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois. This very first paper […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, June 10, 2019 – Arlington Plating Company has received General Motors approval to nickel-chrome plate the automotive leader’s distinctive GALVANO SILVER finish on zinc die cast. Meeting GMW14672 Class C specification, APC’s decorative nickel-chrome will be featured on 2020 Corvette GT2 seat belt components to debut later this year.
APC’s high-performance nickel-chrome […]
Richard Macary, President of Arlington Plating Company (right), receives the DecoKlad license from Elliott Linton of MacDermid Enthone.
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, February 26, 2019 – Arlington Plating Company was recently honored with a DecoKlad nickel chrome license from MacDermid Enthone. Currently, APC is just the second DecoKlad applicator in the United States and one of […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, October 29, 2018 – Arlington Plating Company is proud to announce the expansion of its aluminum anodizing operations to now include hardcoat parts processing that meets MIL-A-8625 Type III, Class 1 and 2 standards.
The fully automated, 5,000 sq. ft. line produces conventional and hardcoat anodizing with high pH sealants and organic […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, July 5, 2018 – Dishant Tailor, APC’s Director of Quality, has been named a “40 under 40 Future Leader of Surface Finishing” by Products Finishing Magazine.
Tailor joined APC in 2015 as a process engineer and immediately demonstrated a practical and methodical approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement. With a laser focus on nickel chrome plating and the functional […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, June 27, 2018 – Arlington Plating Company (APC) is proud to announce it has received certification to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS). NSF International conducted the independent, third party certification and issued Certificate Number C0264287-IS3. APC completed the registration process with zero infractions. In essence, a perfect score.
ISO 9001:2015 […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, January 23, 2018 — It was exactly one year ago today that APC proudly announced the opening of our fully automated aluminum anodizing operation.
Today, the General Motors-approved line continues to produce MIL-A-8625 Type II (sulfuric) anodized parts up to 100″ in length with color match options that enable new designs, enhance […]
PALATINE, Illinois, USA, August 28, 2017 – Arlington Plating Company (APC) recently published an online automotive decorative coatings selector guide. The interactive guide instantly provides OEM specifications to plate high performance, corrosion resistant chrome, nickel-chrome and copper-nickel-chrome finishes.
With the support of the company’s specialty chemicals provider, MacDermid Enthone, APC vetted all major automotive OEM […]
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