PDFL offers a range of manual, semi-automatic process lines and fully automatic process lines for chemical immersion of a large variety of products.

PDFL have experience of building an supplying manual process lines for treatments that include:

• Anodising
• Copper Nickel Chrome plating of both metal and plastic substrate’s
• Precious metal plating
• Electroless Nickel
• Metal etching
• Metal cleaning
• Urea
• Pilot plants for R&D and small batch production
• PCB
• Zinc Alloys
• NDT

PDFL supplies plating and coating plants for various processes, including:

• Tin or silver plating for electronic connectors and components
• Cadmium plating for aircraft landing gear parts
• Hard chrome plating for landing gear pistons
• Phosphate coating for actuators and flaps/rudders
• Chromating/conversion coating for corrosion protection
• Tool manufacturers: drills, files, plastic injection molds, saw blades
• Mechanical engineering: axles, hydraulic pistons, crankshafts, cylinders, valves
• Military: various parts, such as gun barrels
• Automotive industry: decorative finish for internal and external car parts
• Plumbing accessories industry: mixers and other heating, plumbing and ventilation products
• Chrome plating of hospital accessories, lock components, decorative coating of interior accessories
• Decorative chrome plating for plastic parts

Process Line systems are developed to meet individual, ergonomic, logistical and processing challenges ensuring a bespoke design is achieved.

Equipment is manufactured to conform to the necessary legal requirements in respect to the machinery directive (CE), COSHH and any other applicable safety legislation.