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WHAT'S NEW at APC?

Artistic Plating to once again Exhibit at 2012 Medical Design and Manufacturing Show in Anaheim, CA – Artistic Plating will be exhibiting in booth 3083 at the upcoming 2012 MD&M West show in Anaheim, CA February 14th-16th 2012….

Tacti-Black Black Electroless Nickel
Looking for a consistent black finish with the corrosion protection, hardness, lubricity and perfect deposit uniformity of electroless nickel?  Look no further than Artistic Plating’s new Tacti-Black Electroless Nickel….

High Purity Silver
Due to sustained growth and demand within the Power Transmission and Defense sectors, Artistic Plating has expanded existing silver plating services with the addition of a full production capacity, high-purity, Type I matte silver plating bath.  This bath conforms to ASTM B700, Type I, Grade A as well as AMS 2410, AMS 2411 and AMS 2412 specifications…

Heavy Build Copper
Coming Fall 2011!  Artistic Plating’s newest state-of-the-art plating line will offer expanded capacity in high-speed, heavy-build copper plating services within the ammunition, defense and HVAC industries.  Thicknesses of over 0.020” per side are attainable on nearly any substrate with this exciting expansion…

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Quality and Certifications

ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Artistic Quality Artistic Plating provides electroplating, passivating and powder coating services that conform to the internationally recognized requirements of ISO 9001:2008.  ISO is the accepted trademark of excellence in manufacturing today. Artistic Plating’s engineering, processing and quality management systems have been forged around the most recent ISO standards. 

In addition, Artistic Plating is regularly audited by major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers within today’s most demanding sectors including the medical, aerospace and defense industries.  We welcome the opportunity to display what makes Artistic Plating distinctive among metal finishing job shops and provide complete assurance of consistency and quality in processing.

 

ISO 13485 Certification

Artistic QualityIt could be argued that medical device finishing is among the most demanding in the world.  ISO 13485 is an advanced comprehensive management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices.  Artistic Plating is committed to precision surface engineering that meets the exacting needs of the medical industry with active pursuit of ISO 13485 certification anticipating certification in Spring of 2012.  This high-level medical certification reflects Artistic’s continued focus on unparalleled excellence in metal finishing services.  If you would like to be notified when Artistic Plating achieves ISO 13485 certification, please contact us and we will be sure to add you to our notification listing.

 

International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) Compliant

Artistic QualityITAR Artistic Plating is registered with the Department of State as an approved metal finishing supplier of defense and military related technologies.  ITAR is a set of United States regulations that exist to safeguard US National security and further US foreign policy objectives.  Artistic Plating currently services the defense industry in key finishes including passivation of stainless steel, lead plating service, silver plating services and electroless nickel plating just to name a few.  If you have a critical defense metal finishing application, Artistic Plating has the policies, systems, documentation controls, and procedures in place to handle sensitive documentation under the ITAR requirements. 

 

Federal Firearms License (FFL)

Artistic QualityFFLArtistic Plating is registered with Department of Justice with an active Federal Firearms License (FFL) .  A FFL is the requisite license to manufacture or finish serialized firearm components for the firearms industry.  Artistic Plating currently services numerous OEM ammunition manufacturers in the US in our nickel plating and heavy copper plating of bullets.  The receipt of our FFL is in response the repeated requests we have received in the industry to provide metal finishing services on firearm components.