Commercial Plating Company

Name

Commercial Plating Company

Legal name

Commercial Plating Company Inc.

Website

https://commercialplating.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electroplating & Metal Finishing Services

NAICS

Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813), Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Electroplating & Metal Finishing (Anodizing/Galvanizing/Passivation) (IMAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Electroplating services
• Metal finishing
• Barrel plating
• Industrial plating
• Zinc plating services

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Electroplating Job Shop Services: Provides custom electroplating and metal finishing services as a job shop. Customers send items for processing. Revenue is generated through service fees for plating, finishing, and related metal treatment processes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Family-owned electroplating job shop providing metal finishing services since 1949. Specializes in automated barrel plating of brass, cadmium, copper, statuary bronze, nickel, tin, and zinc for industrial customers. Operates from St. Louis, Missouri with in-house x-ray fluorescence testing and EPA-compliant wastewater treatment.

Product overview

Commercial Plating Company is a family-owned electroplating job shop providing metal finishing services since 1949. The company operates a 50,000 square foot automated barrel plating facility in St. Louis, Missouri, offering a comprehensive portfolio of metal plating services including Brass (Nickel Brass), Nickel (Bright, Ductile), Copper (Blacken), Statuary Bronze, Cadmium (with Chromate Conversion Coatings), Tin (Bright, Matte), and Zinc (with various Chromate Conversion Coatings). All plating lines are fully automated and the company also provides Baking/Embrittlement Relief treatment services. The services conform to various military (MIL) and ASTM specifications for industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brass Plating
• Cadmium Plating
• Copper Plating
• Statuary Bronze Plating
• Nickel Plating
• Tin Plating
• Zinc Plating
• X-Ray Fluorescence Testing

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NASF (National Association of Surface Finishers)minorOthersCommercial Plating Company is a member of NASF, the National Association of Surface Finishers. This is an industry association membership that provides networking, advocacy, and industry resources for surface finishing companies. Membership indicates industry participation and access to industry standards and best practices.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Advanced Plating Technologies: Specialty plating job shop focused on precious metal and engineering plating for industrial and electronics customers. Comparable to Commercial Plating as a US-based plating service provider with quality-driven positioning.
• Anoplate Corporation: US-based metal finishing job shop providing electroplating services including nickel, tin, copper, and zinc, with MIL-spec capabilities. Closely comparable to Commercial Plating in service mix, target customer profile (industrial and defense), and job shop delivery model.
• KC Jones Plating Company: US electroplating job shop offering nickel, zinc, tin, copper, and other finishes for industrial customers. Direct competitor to Commercial Plating in the job shop electroplating space with overlapping service lines.
• Hohman Plating & Metal Finishing: Midwest-based metal finishing and electroplating company offering automated plating and MIL-spec services. Comparable to Commercial Plating by geography, service portfolio, and industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Pioneer Metal Finishing: Larger US-based metal finishing company offering a broad portfolio of plating and coating services across multiple facilities. Comparable to Commercial Plating as a domestic plating service provider serving industrial customers, but at significantly greater scale and geographic footprint.
• Element Solutions (Atotech): Large specialty chemicals company with a major plating chemistries platform serving electronics and industrial finishing. Not a direct job shop competitor but a key upstream supplier and bellwether for plating demand dynamics affecting job shops like Commercial Plating.
• MacDermid Enthone Electronics Solutions: Global supplier of plating chemistries and surface finishing solutions for industrial and electronics applications. Adjacent peer relevant for benchmarking plating chemistry trends and end-market demand that ultimately flows to job shops like Commercial Plating.

Regional players

• Shine Master Plating: Regional electroplating job shop with overlapping service lines (zinc, nickel, copper, tin) for industrial customers. Comparable to Commercial Plating in service mix and job shop model though serving a different regional footprint.

Emerging players

• Uyemura International: Specialty plating chemicals supplier and surface finishing technology provider with US operations. Comparable to Commercial Plating in serving the surface finishing ecosystem, though positioned upstream as a chemistry/technology supplier rather than a job shop.

Others

• NASF (National Association of Surface Finishers): Industry trade association for the surface finishing industry of which Commercial Plating is a member. Not a commercial peer but a relevant ecosystem player that aggregates the broader plating job shop community, including many direct peers of Commercial Plating.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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