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Process Development & Fulfillment Center

Process development and validation are critical components in the metal finishing industry, essential for ensuring high-quality, reliable, and performance-driven components. At The Armoloy Corporation, these processes are paramount, especially in high-stakes industries like aerospace, nuclear, and medical devices. Armoloy of Illinois is corporate owned and provides all Armoloy processes for any metal challenge.

The ability to adhere strictly to standards and maintain a portfolio of dependable and reproducible coating technologies distinguishes Armoloy from competitors. These efforts focus on cost engineering and repeatability, ensuring that every process meets or exceeds customer expectations.

Surface Treatments

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Armoloy provides a diverse range of surface treatments for many industries.

Our solutions match the right metal coating with the right application—thereby improving longevity and wear life, reducing friction, and protecting from corrosion.

TDC

Nodular Thin Dense Chrome

Our thin dense chrome plating reduces the wear, friction and corrosion of components with a nodular finish.

TDC

Nodular Diamond Chrome XADC

For applications with particularly high wear rates, Diamond Chrome Plating XADC provides an exceptional option to alternative metal surface treatments.

TDC

Hybrid Coatings (Bi-Protec)

Bi-Protec Nickel Chrome Plating—a combination of our high phosphorus electroless nickel coating with an overlay of Armoloy TDC® or XADC®. Bi-Protec's additional layer provides the best combination of wear and corrosion protection.

Nickel

Mid-phos Electroless Nickel Coating

For intricate applications susceptible to corrosion, our mid-phosphorus Electroless Nickel coating offers precise, uniform coverage for long-lasting preservation.

Nickel

High-phos Electroless Nickel Plating

Armoloy's High Phosphorus Electroless Nickel plating offers great corrosion resistance for components operating in acidic environments.

Nickel

Nyflon – Nickel Teflon®

A co-deposit of electroless nickel and PTFE (Teflon®), Nyflon is the gold-standard for applications requiring increased corrosion resistance, hardness, and lubrication.

Passivation

Citric Passivation

Natural and eco-friendly. Citric passivation uses a non-electrolytic finishing process to help industry manufactures worldwide enhance corrosion resistance.

The Innovation Center

The Armoloy Corporation’s Innovation Center is a specialized metallurgical consultant service and chemical laboratory that plays a crucial role in developing advanced coating and plating applications. This center serves a diverse clientele, including:

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers)
ODMs (Original Design Manufacturers)
Process Engineers and Specification Authors
Maintenance Engineers and Metallurgists
Research & Development Institutions, including universities and engineering trade schools

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Process Development Facilities

Located at Armoloy Illinois, as well as Electrolizing in Rhode Island, these facilities develop advanced processes, procedures, and custom production and prototype tooling. The goal of our Process Development facilities is to document and maintain process parameters to ensure high-quality control, mitigate variabilities, and optimize efficiencies, serving:

Supply Chain Specialists
Procurement/ Purchasing Departments
Quality and Reliability Engineers

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Armoloy certifies to many plating and testing specifications—capable of meeting an expansive list of customer and industry needs. Below is a brief list of specifications available.

Armoloy offers accreditation for many plating and testing standards—capable of meeting your requirements. View our list below to see the accreditations available.

Core Components of Process Development & Validation

Process Development

This involves designing and developing consistent, repeatable plating processes tailored to specific requirements. It includes the selection of materials, equipment, and the establishment of training programs for plating workflows and quality control measures.

Process Validation

Process validation provides documented evidence that a process will consistently produce a product that meets its predetermined specifications and quality attributes. It typically includes stages like process design, process qualification, and continued process verification.

Process Development Centers

Armoloy’s development centers near Chicago, Illinois, and Providence, Rhode Island, are essential for fostering innovation and ensuring the repeatability of processes. These centers are essential for:

Centralizing expertise and housing state-of-the-art laboratories
Innovating and improving plating technologies and methodologies
Mitigating risks early in the development cycle
Enhancing customer collaboration to align development processes with customer needs and expectations

Blogs & Insights

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Understanding the Thin Dense Chrome Plating Process

Testing Techniques to Measure Chromium Coating Quality

Understanding Galvanic Corrosion: Concepts, Causes, and Prevention

Industries Served

Aerospace

Automotive

Bearings

Defense

Food Processing

Injection Molding

Medical

Nuclear

Oil & Gas

Packaging

Pumps

Linear Guide

Clean Energy

Robotics

Semiconductors

Textiles