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Press Release – Advanced Surface Technologies Receives Nadcap® Accreditations for Aerospace Quality System and Chemical Processing

July 15, 2026 Performance Review Institute recognizes Advanced Surface Technologies (AST) for its commitment to continual improvement in aerospace quality.Advanced Surface Technologies (AST) announces that it has received Nadcap® accreditation for Aerospace Quality System and Chemical Processing demonstrating their ongoing commitment to quality by satisfying customer requirements and industry specifications. Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 2 weeksJuly 15, 2026 ago

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Metal Plating & Coating Solutions for Every Industry

Selecting the Right Metal Plating for Your Application When it comes to metal plating and coatings, selecting the right process depends on several factors, including the base metal, environmental exposure, wear resistance, conductivity, and cost. Whether you need corrosion resistance, increased hardness, or improved conductivity, we offer a range of Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 1 yearFebruary 4, 2025 ago

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Gold Plating

Gold Electroplating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal. Gold plating finds its uses in jewelry, semiconductor industry. It often requires that the substrate be cleaned and etched before it can be electroplated with gold. Gold plating solution is made by Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 4 yearsApril 25, 2022 ago

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Plating on Titanium

Plating on titanium parts adds value & functionality for many parts, especially aerospace parts and components. Titanium is an extremely hard metal that can be used in a wide variety of applications. It has excellent corrosion resistance, high strength-to-weight ratio, low density, good thermal conductivity, and high electrical conductivity. Titanium Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 4 yearsApril 25, 2022 ago

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Electroless Nickel Plating On Magnesium

Electroless nickel plating on magnesium is the preferred engineering coating solution for applications requiring high levels of corrosion and wear resistance, deposit uniformity and hardness, solid lubricity, and solderability. Electroless nickel plating is an autocatalytic chemical process used to deposit a uniform layer of nickel-phosphorous alloy onto a part without the necessity Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 4 yearsFebruary 22, 2022 ago

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Chromate Conversion Coating for Aluminum

Chromate conversion coatings are the most widely used coating for corrosion protection of Aluminum Coatings and Corrosion Protection Chromate conversion coatings are used to passivate metals using an immersion bath process. The chromate conversion coating is a thin film that is applied by immersing the metal in a solution containing Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 4 yearsFebruary 21, 2022 ago

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Bright Tin Plating

What is bright tin plating? Bright tin plating is a type of electroplated coating that uses tin as its main component. This kind of coating has become very popular because of its high corrosion resistance and excellent wear resistance. Bright tin plating is widely applied in various industries such as Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 5 yearsJanuary 21, 2022 ago

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What is Gold Plating?

Gold plating is the process of adding a layer of gold to a metal. This is accomplished both chemically and electrically. By applying a direct electric current to another layer of metal, and applying the gold coating, it creates a chemical bond between the two metals, fusing them together. The Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 5 yearsDecember 23, 2021 ago

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Electroless Nickel Plating

Advanced Surface Technologies has been a leader in Electroless Nickel Plating since 1980. We operate 8 dedicated Electroless Nickel process lines, each tailored to specific substrates, allowing us to deliver high-quality, custom finishing solutions for even the most demanding applications. Our Metal Finishing Services What is Electroless Nickel Plating? Electroless Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 5 yearsNovember 22, 2021 ago

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Ensuring a Chilling Block Keeps Its Cool

AST is a high quality metal finishing company that specializes in electroless nickel plating, gold plating, silver plating, plating on magnesium, tin plating, electrolytic nickel plating, passivation and chemical conversion coatings. A large percentage of AST’s customers are OEM’s and high end machine shops that have stringent quality requirements. One Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 7 yearsSeptember 30, 2019 ago

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Hinging Success on a New Plating Process

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 7 yearsSeptember 16, 2019 ago

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Helping Our Customers Exhale

AST is a high quality metal finishing company that specializes in electroless nickel plating, gold plating, silver plating, plating on magnesium, tin plating, electrolytic nickel plating, passivation and chemical conversion coatings. A large percentage of AST’s customers are OEMs and high end machine shops that have stringent quality requirements. One Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 7 yearsSeptember 6, 2019 ago

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A Refreshing Outcome for a Food Machinery Manufacturer

AST is a high quality metal finishing company that specializes in electroless nickel plating, gold plating, silver plating, plating on magnesium, tin plating, electrolytic nickel plating, passivation and chemical conversion coatings. A large percentage of AST’s customers are OEMs and high end machine shops that have stringent quality requirements. One Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 7 yearsAugust 1, 2019 ago

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What is Electroless Nickel with Boron Nitride Plating?

Boron Nitride Electroless Nickel (BNEN) plating is one of the most technologically advanced composite plating processes in the industry. Compared to the multitude of choices for metal finishing services available, what are the advantages of Boron Nitride Electroless Nickel Plating? What applications and industries benefit from this new technology? Boron Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 11 yearsJuly 29, 2015 ago

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What is Electroless Nickel Plating?

Several types of electroless plating exist, with electroless nickel plating being the most common by far. Electroless plating is different than electroplating because it is not necessary to pas an electric current through the solution to form a deposit. Electroless nickel plating is a process or technique where a layer Read more

By Advanced Surface Technologies, 11 yearsJuly 22, 2015 ago