Coastal Plating Company specializes in the following: Hard Chrome Plating | Large Crankshaft Repair | Marine Diesel Engine Repair | Refinery Applications
In the industrial field we at Coastal Plating know that it is important for you to have top running equipment. When it comes to reconditioning your system sending it to a company with years of knowledge is something that should be accounted for.
We realize that you have a choice in what company you wish to do business with so it is important that our work stands out compared to others. Being in the crankshaft repair industry for over 55 years we know that a satisfied customer is important to us. We not only have a quality control that oversees your crankshaft through the process of being repaired but also a managerial staff that looks over the finished product before shipped to you. Your downtime is important to Coastal Plating so fast turnaround time can be taken into consideration when consulting with one of our representatives.
In this vital industrial specialization, we rebuild and restore all bearing surfaces and main journals with pure chrome. With Coastal Plating shape-conforming anodes and rotating fixtures, we can put hard chrome plate exactly where it belongs and not on thrust face or radii. The chrome plated surfaces provide restoration of highest quality and a face that will resist wear, abrasion, galling, seizing and corrosion. It will perform to you strictest requirements under the severe conditions.
Chrome plated surfaces can stand up to the severe demands of high-use, heavy machinery. With a hardness of 66-70 on Rockwell's "C" scale, chrome has a melting point of 3488 degrees Fahrenheit.
CHROME PLATING IS DONE THROUGH ELECTRO-CHEMICAL REACTION. 3-6 VOLTS ARE PASSED CONTINUOUSLY FROM LEAD ANODES THROUGH CHROMIC ACID INTO THE FORGED CRANKSHAFT. CHROMIUM IONS ARE THUS DRIVEN FROM THE SOLUTION AND PLATED ONTO THE BEARING AND JOURNAL SURFACES ONLY OF THE SHAFT, AS IT SLOWLY ROTATES IN THE PLATING TANK. TOTAL AMPERAGE MAY RUN AS HIGH AS 4500 AMPS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE CRANKSHAFT. OUR PLATING TANKS RUN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. EACH CRANKSHAFT REQUIRES ABOUT 40 CONTINUOUS HOURS IN THE TANK TO DEPOSIT ENOUGH CHROME FOR THE GRINDING.
In the Hard Chrome Plating Industrial field we at Coastal Plating Company know that it is important for you to have top running equipment. When it comes time to reconditioning your system, sending it to a company with years of knowledge is something that should be accounted for. We at Coastal Plating Company are capable of handling up to 45 feet in length with a stroke up to 48 inches, 92 inch swing, and 80,000 lbs. in weight.
