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Maxwise offers high-quality professional functional hardware plating services, including chemical nickel plating, trivalent chromium plating, standard/hard anodizing, chemical polishing, passivation of stainless steel, conductive/chromic acid oxidation, bluing of steel parts, and hard iron fluorine coatings. We utilize testing equipment such as outside micrometers, inside micrometers, digital calipers, X-ray thickness gauges, salt spray test machines, eddy current thickness gauges, and height gauges. Through strategic partnerships, we are able to meet the most demanding supply chain integration challenges.

Trivalent Chromium Passivation

Function:

  • Conductivity
  • Anti-corrosion
  • Environmental friendly

Coating Appearance: Natural color of the metal

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical processing, automotive, and home appliance industries.

Materials: Aluminum and its alloys

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Sandblasting

Function:

  • Matte finishing
  • Covering minor surface defects

Coating Appearance: Natural color of the metal

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical parts, aircraft and automotive components, precision instruments and radio equipment, daily necessities, and architectural decoration.

Materials: Various metal materials

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Steel Parts Bluing/Blackening

Function:

  • Rust prevention
  • Matte finishing
  • Decoration

Coating Appearance: Deep blue or black

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical processing, automotive, and home appliance industries.

Extension: Can be passivated to achieve black, blue, or white colors.

Materials: Primarily steel components

Environmentally Friendly Color Zinc Plating

Function:

  • Corrosion and rust resistance
  • Wear resistance
  • Decorative

Coating Appearance: Multicolored, predominantly yellow and green

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical processing, automotive, home appliance, and construction industries.

Extension: Can be passivated to achieve black, blue, or white colors.

Materials: Primarily steel components, aluminum, and its alloys

Steel Parts Bluing/Blackening

Function:

  • Rust prevention
  • Matte finishing
  • Decoration

Coating Appearance: Deep blue or black

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical processing, automotive, and home appliance industries.

Extension: Can be passivated to achieve black, blue, or white colors.

Materials: Primarily steel components

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Environmentally Friendly Blue Zinc Plating

Function:

  • Corrosion and rust resistance
  • Wear resistance
  • Decorative

Coating Appearance: Blue

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical processing, automotive, home appliance, and construction industries.

Extension: Can be passivated to achieve black, colored, or white finishes.

Materials: Primarily steel components, aluminum, and its alloys.

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Hard Anodizing (Natural Color)

Function:

  • Protective, anti-oxidation, decorative, and insulating properties
  • Improved adhesion with organic coatings
  • Improved adhesion with inorganic coverings

Coating Appearance: Gray-white, gray-brown

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical parts, aircraft and automotive components, precision instruments and radio equipment, daily necessities, and architectural decoration.

Deep-level Application: Anodizing can be performed on non-ferrous metals or their alloys such as aluminum, magnesium, and their alloys. The thin oxide film contains numerous micropores that can adsorb various lubricants, making it suitable for manufacturing engine cylinders or other wear-resistant parts. The microfilm has strong adsorption capabilities and can be colored in various shades.

Materials: Aluminum and its alloys

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Conventional Anodizing (Black Matte Finish)

Function:

  • Protective, anti-oxidation, decorative, and insulating properties
  • Improved adhesion with organic coatings
  • Improved adhesion with inorganic coverings

Coating Appearance: Black

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical parts, aircraft and automotive components, precision instruments, radio equipment, daily necessities, architectural decoration, as well as various lenses and barrels.

Deep-level Application: Anodizing can be performed on non-ferrous metals or their alloys, such as aluminum, magnesium, and their alloys. The thin oxide film formed during the anodizing process contains a large number of micropores. The film’s micropores exhibit strong adsorption capability and can be colored to achieve various shades.

Material: Aluminum and its alloys

Regular Anodizing (Black)

Function:

  • Protective, anti-oxidation, decorative, and insulating properties
  • Improved adhesion with organic coatings
  • Improved adhesion with inorganic coverings

Coating Appearance: Black

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical parts, aircraft and automotive components, precision instruments and radio equipment, daily necessities, and architectural decoration.

Deep-level Application: Anodizing can be performed on non-ferrous metals or their alloys such as aluminum, magnesium, and their alloys. The thin oxide film contains numerous micropores, and the film’s strong adsorption capability allows for coloring in various shades.

Materials: Aluminum and its alloys

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Regular Anodizing (Natural Color)

Function:

  • Protective, anti-oxidation, decorative, and insulating properties
  • Improved adhesion with organic coatings
  • Improved adhesion with inorganic coverings

Coating Appearance: Milky white, light yellow

Application Range: Widely used in mechanical parts, aircraft and automotive components, precision instruments and radio equipment, daily necessities, and architectural decoration.

Deep-level Application: Anodizing can be performed on non-ferrous metals or their alloys such as aluminum, magnesium, and their alloys. The thin oxide film contains numerous micropores, and the film’s strong adsorption capability allows for coloring in various shades.

Materials: Aluminum and its alloys

Nickel Plating

Function:

  • Corrosion resistance
  • Wear resistance
  • Decorative

Coating Appearance: Approximately silver-white

Application Range: Widely used in aerospace, automotive, electronics, computer, mechanical processing, petroleum, food, and other industries.

Materials: Aluminum and its alloys, steel, iron, stainless steel, copper, etc.

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