Metal finishing independent consulting services from Surface Engineering Consulting Ltd (SEC).

Essential metal finishing services providing specialist knowledge and expertise in the application of Metal Finishing for small and large manufacturing companies. Our metal finishing services are used by Design Engineers, Surface Finishing Processors and Paint/Powder Coaters. We advise on:

• the best surface treatments, Metal Finishing & organic finishes
• existing manufacturing process improvements
• surface engineering training
• help with Standards QS 9000, ISO 9001/2, ISO 14000
• surface analysis, to get to the root cause of problems

We help the manufacturing industry by adding value and reducing costs

We support small and large manufacturing companies with consultancy services, tailoring the level of our advice to suit their needs. Our Consultants can provide a single day of surface finishing consultancy or work on long term projects. Our advice is always geared to improving our Client's profitability. 

We welcome your call

Our founder and Director Dr. Russell House encourages all businesses who are involved in production to contact SEC with any surface finishing questions. We provide a range of consultancy services. Simply give us a call on 01536 763 567 or contact us online and we would be happy to discuss your needs further.

See some of our useful articles on Surface Finishing:

Electroless Nickel
This paper was intended more as a discussion document for engineers looking for suitable finishes for their product. It was intended to outline to them what electroless nickel processing has to offer, how it works and how the engineer should go about making the correct selection. more...

Anodising
SEC has registered anodising consultants with many years of practical industrial experience in anodising. Largely this relates to anodising aluminium and its alloys. We also have extensive experience with Anodising Titanium. more...

Electroplating
The two areas of activity, surface preparation and electroplating go together like Jack and Jill. As I have said in the past, we do not always treat the two parts with the same respect or give them the same care and attention. more...

Autocatalytic
Autocatalytic technology is well known particularly in the Phosphorus / Nickel form. An alternative, for high build applications, has been to use Boron / Nickel, but until relatively recently the systems were chemically unstable and considered to be expensive. more...

Surface preperation
The two areas of activity, surface preparation and electroplating go together like Jack and Jill. We do not always treat the two parts with the same respect or give them the same care and attention. Why we should be considering only electroplating I do not know. more...

Powder coating
The general advantages of powder coating are based upon economic and environmental issues and it is generally seen as a simple one-coat process, however this is can be a false premise when seeking a high coating specification on castings. more...

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