Surface Treatment

At Hard Anodising Ltd our policy and goal is always to be looking to improve our anodising processes and services, and to become ever more efficient in what we do

Heatric, a division of Meggitt Plc, specialises in precision etching of stainless steel and high nickel alloys for use in the manufacture of printed-circuit heat exchangers. Heatric utilises photochemical etching to produce specialised flow plates for use in a range of heat transfer applications. The company's expertise in this process allows for the production of intricate fluid paths, with each heat exchanger featuring unique circuit designs to optimise the performance of the unit. The Heatric Birmingham facility is one of the largest dedicated chemical etching facilities in the world by volume of material removed. The facility incorporates a range of advanced equipment which allows Heatric to continuously refine its operations and push the boundaries of its capabilities in diffusion bonding and chemical etching. The company currently produces etched plates in sizes up to 1500*600*3mm with etch depths of up to 2.5mm (and potentially deeper).

We offer fully automated penetrant inspection and fully automated chromic acid and chromate conversion. Along with this we also offer Tartaric Sulphuric Anodising. Semi-automated Chromic Acid Anodising for smaller reactive workload packages. On-site Salt Spray and Humidity Corrosion Testing. On-site fully equipped Laboratory with the very latest testing technology. Spray & Bake paint booth capability to accommodate large component sizes. Electronic paint colour and sheen spectrometer testing using the latest technology. Zinc deposition (Electric Arc Spray Method)