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Metal Finishing
Leading Chemical Supplier Offering Tank-Side Services
At Hubbard-Hall, we specialize in optimizing metal finishing processes to their fullest potential. With over 1,000 companies relying on our expertise and 175 years of experience in traditional and electroless plating, blackening, and pre-treatment, our commitment to solving manufacturing's toughest challenges is backed by the best technical experts in the field.
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How Can Our Chemistry and Expertise Help You Improve Your Process?
With 556 proprietary products, we bring innovative and sustainable chemistries to metal finishers saving time and money. We take a holistic view of the entire manufacturing process, from pre-treatment all the way through to wastewater treatment. We offer services throughout the northeast that help you find opportunities to be more efficient and get the best results from our chemistry.
Metal Finishing Processes
Nickel Plating
- Bright
- Semi-Bright
- Sulfamate
Black Oxide Coatings
- Hot or cold options
- Powder or liquid additives
Tin Plating
- Bright
- Matte
- 60/40 Tin Lead
- 90/10 Tin Lead
Electroless Nickel Plating
- Phosphorous content requirements – 1%-5% low phosphorous, 6%-9% mid phosphorous, 10%-12% is high phosphorous
- Deposit brightness – deposits can be dull, semi-bright or mirror bright depending on customer requirements
- Production requirements – mid phos can plate twice as fast on a new make-up
- Corrosion resistance – 1 mil of high phos should give 1000 salt spray hours, 1 mil of mid phos should give 100 hours
- Composite coatings – EN Teflon, EN Boron Nitride, EN Diamond
Zinc Plating
- Alkaline Zinc – Cyanide free bright deposit, great throwing power with excellent corrosion protection
- Acid Zinc – Excellent brightness, operates with or without Boric acid, High temperature tolerance
- Alkaline Zinc-Nickel – Superior corrosion protection, ease of use additives
- Acid Zinc-Nickel – Excellent corrosion protection, high productivity
- Passivates – Clear, Clear blue, Yellow, black and CR (VI) – free
- Sealers- Organic or inorganic
Customers Come to Hubbard-Hall for Our Experts to Help With Other Processes
| Process | Application |
| Pre-Treatment | Phosphate Coating, Non-Phosphate Coating |
| Mass Finishing and Buffing | Chemical Polishing, Vibratory/Mass Finishing |
| Metal Coloring | Antiquing and Patinas, Hot Black Oxide Coating, Room Temperature Black Oxide Coating |
| Coating Removal | Metal Stripping, Paint Stripping |
| Salt Curing | Heat Treatment & Rubber Curing Salts |
| Electronics | Semiconductor & Microelectronic Chemicals |
| Corrosion Control | Rust Preventatives |
Our Metal Finishing Experts at your Fingertips — or Tank-Side
Take the first step toward more sustainable metal finishing. Schedule your consultation today.