Finishing Services

Our engineers are experts in achieving the perfect finish for your product. With painting, vapor polishing, sanding, anodizing and many other services to choose from, you can create the exact look you want. See how we ensure beautiful parts by reading about our different finishing services or contact us to get your free quote

Anodizing

Anodizing is an electrochemical technique for changing the surface properties of some metals.

We are able to anodize aluminum, magnesium and titanium.

There are many reasons to choose an anodized surface treatment. It improves corrosion protection, surface hardness, wear resistance, aesthetic appearance and the adhesion of paints and primers. It also reduces electrical conductivity, helps to dissipate heat and reduces surface reflection.

We use primarily Type II anodizing, which allows the surface to accept colorants and dyes. Type II is also ideal as a base for painting, which further increases corrosion protection.

Painting

At TCS, our technicians are able to produce any desired surface finish, including high gloss, matte, semi-gloss, metallic flakes and customized textures. We also do color-matched tinting for clear plastic parts.

In addition, advanced technologies are employed to maintain not only clean-room conditions inside the painting area but also ensure that all fumes and contaminants from the painting process pass through a series of filters and traps so the evacuated air emerges cleaner than before. Just part of our commitment to responsible, world-class manufacturing.

Sanding And Polishing

Wet and dry sanding is often used to prepare a surface for painting, but it can also create unique surface textures which are an integral part of the final design. We can achieve highly finished surfaces up to mirror polish, suitable for stainless steel, aluminum and PMMA type plastics. Semi-gloss and matt surface textures are created by using less fine abrasives applied in a random,non-directional fashion. Standard brush finishes are created by progressive sanding in one direction only.

This involves using 3M Scotch-Brite pads together with aluminum oxide sandpaper to achieve our class #4 or class #6 finish, but we can customize to any effect desired.

Blasting

This surface texturing method involves placing a part inside of a chamber where the surface is then impacted with various abrasive media under pressure.

The abrasive material we use includes sand, garnet, walnut shells, and high-pressure water, though virtually any other media can be had on request.

The choice of which media to use on your part depends on the desired surface texturing effect, the raw material of the product, and the dimensional tolerances required of the finished piece among other considerations.