Process for silver plating of flange nuts

September 15, 2008

We have some requiremnts of Silver plating of flange nuts ,the thread portion only.
I am looking for a good process to put in use.

Narasimhan Arasanipalai
Fastener Manufacturer - Chennai,India

September 18, 2008

Hi, Narisimhan. You will probably need to mask everything but the thread, and then silver plate.

It is not impossible to rig up moveable masks in some sort of a bandolier/belt system, but it would involve significant costs, and only be applicable for very large volume.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey