Nickel Boron Coating Houses for LSR Overmolding

[dcmolder]

We are currently looking for companies that coat molds with Nickel Boron. We are overmolding PEEK with LSR and have some sticking/release problems. Does anyone have a preferred coating house they use?
Thanks,
dcmolder

[Bryan E]

Southwest Impreglon
15014 Lee Rd.
Humble, Texas 77396
281-441-2000
swimpreglon.com

[Jendalf]

Hello,
how many shots did you overmolded sofar?
What steel finish do you have in the cavity?

J

[chrisprocess]

UCT Coatings in FL runs the largest nickel boron facility in North America - fully automated mechanical and chemical processes.
They've been around for a while, I believe they own many of the proprietary formulas around nickel boron. They are NADCAP accredited.
Compared to other electroless nickel platers, in terms of coating adhesion consistency and plating durability, they are tough to beat.

For even better release properties an electroless nickel boron with nitride will have an improved grain surface structure allowing for better part release.
PFI Coatings does a good job with this.