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Need vacuum metallizing service to "Chrome" our plastic






We are a plastic injection molder in Vancouver, Canada, looking to introduce a line of "chromed or brushed chrome", plastic paper dispensers. We currently manufacture the dispensers, and we would like to find a company that can do a secondary application and chrome the dispensers for us.

Matthew F [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
injection molding - Vancouver, BC, Canada
2005

Ed. note: This RFQ is outdated, but technical replies are welcome, and readers are encouraged to post their own RFQs. But no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?).


"Standards and Guidelines for Electroplated Plastics"
by American Society for Electroplated Plastics
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2005

I am from an automobile electronic company in NOIDA, INDIA.

For our EMI shielding requirement, we need a company which can help us to metallize our plastic housing of PC/ABS Blend, only from inside. Suggested processes will be Electroless coating, Electrolytic coating, Conductive Paint and Vaccum Metallizing.

PRADEEP Bdeleted
automobile electronics - NOIDA, U.P., INDIA

Ed. note: This RFQ is outdated, but technical replies are welcome, and readers are encouraged to post their own RFQs. But no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?).




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