Summary for tin plating products Discussion
Tin plating plant owners looking for new work can use this thread as a quick lead list. Parin Sheth asked what other products besides copper lugs might need tin plating. The reply notes that many electrical components are tin plated, and that copper bus bar is a common example. The answerer also points out a broader opportunity: tin is considered a food-safe material, unlike copper, so some food-industry products may be suitable as well. The advice is general rather than a detailed market study, but it suggests two practical directions for a tin plating shop: electrical hardware and possible food-related parts. No conflicting views were offered in the thread, just a short, straightforward suggestion from the responder.
Q. Hello guys,
I have a tin plating plant. Currently we are doing job works on copper lugs.
Can anyone suggest to me what are other such products that require tin plating.
Any help and fast reply is appreciated.
Kind regards,
Parin Sheth
– Umbergaon, Gujarat, India
June 8, 2012
A. Hi Parin.
Many electrical components of all sorts are tin plated. A lot of copper bus bar is tin plated. Tin is a “food safe” material whereas copper is not — so there may be some food industry product you can offer.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com – Pine Beach, New Jersey
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June 8, 2012
A. There are many applications for tin plate. Oil and gas threaded pipe connections are often tin plated. Also many engine and motor parts are plated with 0.0002-0.0004″ of tin. This includes many bushings and washers. Often this is done with an alkaline tin plating bath.
Lyle Kirman
consultant – Cleveland Heights, Ohio
June 11, 2012