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IPS, Industrial Polishing Services, Inc.

9465 Customhouse Plaza, Suite H-1
San Diego, CA 92154
USA

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Services:

IPS is an ISO 9001-2015 certified California based company providing business-to-business metal finishing services and more for over 35 years. We are a family owned business with over 75 years experience in the industry, providing top quality metal finishing on medium to high volume production runs. We specialize in electroplating, polishing (manual & automatic), and coatings (powder, liquid and PVD). Finishes provided include a variety of chrome, brass, nickel, bronze (including oil rubbed bronze), oxidized, distressed, antique and more on the following substrates: Steel, Stainless Steel, Brass, Zinc Die Castings, Bronze, Copper and Aluminum.

Plating capacity:

12 – Plating lines (7-Hoist lines, 3-Return type lines & 2-Manual lines)

Coating capacity:

2 – Powder coating lines (1-overhead conveyor coating line & 1-chain on edge)
2 – Liquid coating lines (1-chain on edge & 1-manual system)

PVD – We offer Physical Vapor Deposition services through a strategic alliance with a nearby supplier.

Polishing capacity:

15 – Automatic Polishing stations & over 100 manual polishing stations

Additional services:

Depending on our client’s requirements, we offer an array of services that range from Sourcing for Castings, Stampings, Machining and Forgings. We also offer Manufacturing, Assembly, Packaging and Distribution. Therefore we can become the one-stop-shop for our clients by offering Turnkey Services to supply a complete product assuming responsibility for the sourcing, manufacturing, finishing, quality control, assembly, packaging and distribution for the products.

  • Plating:
    12 Plating Lines

 

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  • Polishing (manual & automatic)
    15 Automatic Polishing Stations100 Manual Polishing Stations

 

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  • Coatings provided:
    2 – Powder Coating Lines2 – Liquid Coating LinesPVD – We offer Physical Vapor Deposition services through
    a strategic alliance.

 

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  • Finishes:
    A variety of chrome, brass, nickel, bronze (including oil
    rubbed bronze), oxidized, distressed, antique finishes
    and more.

 

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  • Robotic Systems:
    Sophisticated robotic systems to assure efficiency and
    quality on the substrates we process.

 

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  • Finishing operations:
    Provided through a state of the art manufacturing
    facility that is over 250,000 ft2 with 600+ employees,
    and is located in Tijuana, Baja California Mexico, near
    the US/Mexico border.
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We maintain a commitment to best practices and continuous improvement through the implementation of:

  • ISO 9001-2015 Certification
  • Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5’S’ and other quality systems and manufacturing techniques.
  • “High Environmental Achievement” Award

Note: These awards were earned by way of outside auditing of the Controls, Standards enforcement and Administration of the water, air, residuals and risks used in the metal finishing process.

Main Industries Served:

Door Hardware Industry:

IPS has served leaders in this industry for many years. We
are very familiar with the requirements needed for this
industry. We are able to reach the highest levels of quality
and satisfy our clients by adhering to the strict
requirements set by the following industry regulators: ASTM
(American Society for Testing and Materials) setting
worldwide standards, BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers
Association) regulating commercial builders and
manufacturers and ANSI (American National Standards
Institute) developing the norms and guidelines required by
all leading and reputable hardware manufacturers as well
meeting the needs of our OEM clients.

AUTOMOTIVE:

IPS team offers chrome plating that meets or exceeds
Aftermarket and/or OEM specifications. High and medium
volume production is available in our automated and manual plating
lines, applying the highest quality systems.
You can be assured that our plating passes the most
stringent automotive requirements, for example our triple
Nickel process for improved corrosion protection in the Salt
Spray or CASS testing criteria when required.

GAMING:

IPS team is proud to be a supplier for leading OEMs
and Tier-1 suppliers in the gaming industry. We are able to
do this by offering high volume, high quality production
using a wide array of processing (manual and automatic)
including a sophisticated robotic system to assure
efficiency and quality on the substrates we work. Assembly
is offered as part of more integrated services package. PVD
services are also available through a strategic alliance
with a local supplier and provide finishes that include
gold, nickel, and black. Substrate finishes that we provide
include high polish, satin, grain, scotch-brite and blast.

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