WHAT'S NEW at APC?
I. MD&M West Show
“We couldn't be more excited to return to the West Coast to display first-hand what makes Artistic Plating unique in the demanding field of medical metal finishing,” says company President John Lindstedt. “The medical industry has long been a primary sector that we service and we are thrilled to exhibit some of our new developments in precious metals finishing as well as our latest in micro precision passivation of stainless steel, titanium, MP35 and Nitinol.”
This fall Artistic Plating will also return to the medical hub of Minneapolis to exhibit at the MD&M Minneapolis show October 31 - November 1st. We invite you to learn more about Artistic Plating's range of medical plating services within this site, including gold plating, silver plating, electroless nickel plating services as well as passivation of stainless steel and powder coating services.
II. Tacti-Black Black Electroless Nickel
Electroless nickel plating offers many engineering advantages over traditional electrolytic nickel deposits. Artistic Plating recently developed Tacti-Black Electroless Nickel which now 
combines all of the properties of electroless nickel with a uniform black appearance. This finish was developed specifically for applications within the defense and tactical firearms markets and is available in a satin medium phosphorus version or a flat high phosphorus variety. The finish is full conductive and can be soldered or brazed to making it suitable for electronics and EMI grounding/shielding applications. Artistic Plating maintains an active Federal Firearms License allowing for processing of serialized firearm components in Tacti-Black Electroless Nickel. Contact our technical sales team today to learn more about this exciting finish development.
III. High Purity Silver
High purity silver is required in numerous defense, power transmission, and aerospace applications including nuts, bussing, switchgear and fuses. Artistic Plating now offers full production capacity 99.9% pure matte silver to add to our existing capacity in 99.0% pure semibright silver deposits. Artistic Plating can now plate and certify to virtually any silver plating specification including QQ-S-365, ASTM B700, ISO 4521, AMS 2410, AMS 2411 and AMS 2412. Our silver plating services are also compliant with many leading OEM specifications including Rockwell, S&C Electric, Cooper Power, Eaton, Siemens and Square D. Contact our technical sales team today to learn more about our capabilities in precious metals such as high purity silver.
VI. Heavy Build Copper
Artistic Plating has serviced the defense and ammunition industries for years with heavy build copper plating of bullets, shot and projectiles. Due to increase in demand and growth within other sectors, Artistic Plating has engineered a ground-up heavy build copper plating line that combines the latest in PLC controls with innovations in proprietary high-speed heavy build copper technologies. Other industries and applications include eddy current dries, heat treat stop-off, HVAC fittings and soldering or brazing applications. Contact our technical sales team today to learn more about our capabilities in heavy build copper plating as well as our capabilities in other heavy build applications including electroless nickel and silver.
