Industrial Plating Company

What Industrial Plating Company does

Industrial Plating Company, Inc. (formerly Hard Chrome Platers, Inc.) is a privately held Tennessee industrial services company that has been in continuous operation since 1963 from its headquarters at 3007 N. Hickory Street, Chattanooga, TN. The business is a hard chrome plating job shop that serves machine shops primarily in the Southeastern United States, applying industrial hard chrome plating to metal parts such as hydraulic cylinder rods, shafts, punches, dies, and rollers. The core technical offering is hard chrome plating measured at approximately 65-70 on the Rockwell C scale, with thickness ranging from 0.0001" (flash) to more than 0.040", and the company operates under Military Specification QQ-C-320 quality standards. Supporting services include sand/bead blasting, cylindrical grinding, and polishing, which together enable end-to-end refurbishment of worn, scored, or undersized industrial components to OEM specifications. Capacity spans cylinder work up to 18" x 60" and flat work up to 30" x 60".

Name

Industrial Plating Company

Legal name

Industrial Plating Company, Inc.

Website

https://hardchromeplaters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Industrial Plating Company is a Tennessee-based hard chrome plating job shop founded in 1963 that serves machine shops in the Southeastern United States with small-quantity, short-run industrial plating and related grinding and finishing services.

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Product category

Industrial Metal Plating 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)

akta.pro secondary industry

Surface Treatment & Finishing Equipment (Coating, Plating, Deburring, Shot Blasting) (IMAHADAJ)

Keywords

• Hard chrome plating
• Industrial metal plating
• Cylindrical grinding services
• Surface finishing services
• Wear resistant coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Chrome Plating Services: Job shop providing hard chrome plating services to machine shops. Revenue generated from one-time plating service transactions for industrial parts, with specialization in small quantities and short production runs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Industrial Plating Company is an industrial hard chrome plating job shop that applies hard chrome coatings to metal parts (hydraulic cylinder rods, shafts, punches, dies, rollers, and other steel parts) for hardness, wear and corrosion protection, mold release, and abrasion resistance. Thickness range is from 0.0001" (flash) to more than 0.040", with cylinder capacity up to 18" x 60" and flat work up to 30" x 60". The core plating service is complemented by sand/bead blasting, cylindrical grinding, and polishing, with all work performed to Military Specification QQ-C-320 and approved by the Shop Foreman prior to release.

Product overview

Industrial Plating Company is a hard chrome plating job shop offering a single integrated service line centered on hard chrome plating, supplemented by sand/blasting, cylindrical grinding, and polishing. The company specializes in small quantities and short production runs, serving machine shops primarily in the Southeastern United States. The core offering is hard chrome plating, which provides hardness, corrosion protection, wear resistance, and the ability to repair or build up worn, scored, or mistakenly ground-undersized parts. Capacity includes cylinder-shaped work up to 18" x 60" and flat work up to 30" x 60".

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Products and services

• Hard Chrome Plating Industrial hard chrome plating service applied to metal parts for hardness (approximately 65-70 Rockwell C), corrosion protection, wear resistance, abrasion resistance, mold release, and repair of scored or undersized components. Thickness range from 0.0001" (flash) to more than 0.040". Capacity for cylinder work up to 18" x 60" and flat work up to 30" x 60". Performed to Military Specification QQ-C-320 with all parts approved by the Shop Foreman before release.
• Sand Blasting / Bead Blasting Surface preparation service using sand or beads to clean, texture, or prepare metal surfaces prior to plating, offered to machine shops and industrial customers.
• Cylindrical Grinding Precision grinding service to achieve correct dimensions and surface finish on cylindrical parts, including restoration of chrome-plated components to OEM specifications by grinding oversize-plated diameters back to required dimensions.
• Polishing Finishing service to achieve desired surface smoothness and aesthetic quality on plated parts, offered as a complement to the company's hard chrome plating work.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• K.C. Jones Plating Co. Industrial hard chrome and metal finishing job shop with similar QQ-C-320 capability and machine-shop customer base in a comparable regional footprint.
• Chrome Plus International: Direct peer offering hard chrome plating and related finishing services to industrial customers, with overlapping capabilities in cylindrical grinding and surface preparation.
• Techmetals: Industrial hard chrome plating job shop with comparable service offerings (plating, grinding, blasting) targeting machine shops and OEM customers in the Eastern U.S.
• AOTCO Metal Finishing: Job-shop metal finisher providing hard chrome plating and allied services to industrial customers with similar small-batch, short-run focus and machine shop customer overlap.
• U.S. Chrome Corporation: Direct competitor offering industrial hard chrome plating services with similar job-shop positioning, serving OEMs and rebuilders across multiple U.S. regions with comparable thickness and hardness specifications.
• Hohman Plating & Metal Finishing: Midwest industrial hard chrome and metal finishing job shop with similar customer mix of machine shops, hydraulic rebuilders, and industrial OEMs.

Broad incumbents

• Valence Surface Technologies: Large aerospace-focused surface treatment provider offering plating, anodizing, and hard chrome with national footprint; comparable on plating chemistry and quality-system rigor, though much larger scale.
• Lincoln Plating Company: Mid-sized industrial plater offering hard chrome along with zinc, electroless nickel, and anodizing services, serving automotive, hydraulics, and general industrial customers similar to IPC's customer base.
• SIFCO Industries: Public industrial finishing company offering selective plating, hard chrome, and surface treatment services to aerospace and industrial customers, with comparable QQ-C-320-style spec work.
• Pioneer Metal Finishing: Large U.S. metal finishing provider offering electroplating, anodizing, and hard chrome among a broad portfolio of industrial coating services across multiple facilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hard-chrome-platers-inc

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