Zinc & Zinc Iron Electroplating Services

Zinc, a bluish-white, lustrous metal, is one of the most often used metals in the electroplating industry.

Three J’s Industries uses an alkaline zinc plating bath. The resulting finish gives the steel part a corrosion protection coating as well as a nice bright appearance.

The alkaline zinc plating bath used by Three J’s Industries is exceptional because it is very ductile and has superior resistance to hydrogen embrittlement. Other types of zinc plating, like acid zinc, are not ductile and are very susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement. Alkaline zinc is the process most often used in the automotive industry, especially on safety parts.

Three J’s Industries electroplates parts with zinc in conformance with the most current specifications for a number of industry and OEM requirements.

Superior Corrosion Protection Coating
Bright Surface Finish Appearance
Very Ductile Metal
Superior Resistance to Hydrogen Embrittlement
Accepts colored dyes
Accepts post-finishes
Hexavalent and trivalent chromates are also available

Zinc Plating Conformance to Industry & OEM Requirements

Aerospace: AMS 2402

ASTM: B633

Bendix: ES-2567

Caterpillar: 1E0397, 1E1675

Chrysler Corp.: PS Plating

Eaton: 50-407

Ford Motor Company: ESA-M21P2 A1 to A4, ESB M21P4 A1 to A2,

General Electric: F70B1

General Motors: GM W3034, GM 4344M, GM 4345M, GM W3044

Harley Davidson Motor Company: 43250

Kelsey-Hayes: S-00411701-E, MS-109056, S-0984501-C

Mercury Marine: M039G

Square D: A48057-003-01

Stewart Warner: PS2-110, PS2-114

US Military: QQ-Z-325, MIL-STD-171

Others: Call for information

Metal Finishes

Metal Finishes Available: Zinc Electroplating
Zinc Iron Electroplating
Cadmium Electroplating
Bright Dipping
Passivation

Post Finishing Services: Baking
Waxing
Heavy Wax
Water Soluble Wax
Torx & Tension Wax
Wax with a Color Dye

Trivalent Post Finishes: Trivalent Clear
Trivalent Yellow
Trivalent Black
Trivalent Olive Drab
Trivalent Red
Trivalent Blue
Trivalent Metric Blue
Trivalent Green
Trivalent Orange
Trivalent Violet
Trivalent Fuchsine

Hexavalent Post Finishes: Clear Chromate
Yellow Dichromate
Yellow Leach
Yellow Leach After Bake
Silver Black
Red Dye
Blue Dye
Metric Blue
Green Dye
Olive Drab
Orange
Violet
Fuchsine

Sealers: Seal #2
Seal #3
Seal #4
Seal #5
Seal #5 Plus
Enseal #26
Gleitmo 603
Gleitmo 627

Facility Features

Sophisticated and Flexible Production Lines

The modern processes and equipment at Three J's Industries are designed for the following reasons:

To consistently achieve the requirements of demanding specifications.
To provide flexibility in the production schedule in order to meet delivery commitments.
To maintain a clean operation necessary to minimize wastes and emissions.

Any size job from the smallest fastener to the largest stamping can be accommodated. The company has backup items on all equipment to ensure no downtime. A complete machine shop is located on site where equipment can be precisely fabricated and maintained for production.

Modern and Comprehensive Laboratory

With the instrumentation in its modern laboratory, Three J’s Industries has the capability of testing:

The plating thickness of parts by using a magna gauge, eddy current or x-ray machine.
Both plating baths for its proper chemical make-up by doing titrations daily.
The quality of its water with an atomic absorption spectroscopy machine.
In-house salt spray testing is available to ASTM B117

In addition to this laboratory equipment, Three J’s Industries has a Rockwell Hardness Tester and Comparator on site as reference tools for our customers.

Chemical Safety and Environmental Compliance: The processes and equipment at Three J’s Industries, Inc. are designed to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations and permits. Our facility’s waste treatment was designed with piping overhead, rather than underground, so there is no danger of soil and groundwater contamination. Clean process operation minimizes wastes and emissions that could otherwise contaminate the environment.