Plating Equipment

What Plating Equipment does

Plating Equipment Limited (P.E.L), founded in 2000 and headquartered in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, is a private limited company that designs and manufactures small manual and automated equipment for electroplating, anodising, and chemical cleaning processes. The company serves surface coating manufacturers and laboratory/R&D facilities in the UK market, producing systems that range from laboratory-sized prototyping units to fully automated continuous cycle production lines. A core specialty is the conversion of existing manual plating lines into automated operations and the upgrading of control systems on older automatic lines.

The product portfolio comprises proprietary items — the cantilever transporter system (handling loads up to 50kg), the H175 digital heater controller, the Low Solution Level Protection Device, the PEL 620CT Carbon Treatment Unit, and PTFE/hairpin heaters — alongside distributed brands including Tscherwitschke barrel electroplating equipment and exhaust air purification units (for which P.E.L is sole UK agent) and CORODE pumps and filters. Revenue is generated from one-time custom equipment sales, automation/upgrading service projects, and ongoing consumables such as filter media, cartridges, and replacement components. Distribution is direct via telephone and website contact form, with no digital marketing, social media, or resellers. The company operates as a sole UK agency for two European manufacturers (Tscherwitschke and CORODE), giving it a defined but narrow channel role in the UK surface coating supply chain.

Name

Plating Equipment

Legal name

Plating Equipment Limited

Website

https://platingequipment.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Plating Equipment Limited (P.E.L) is a UK-based manufacturer of custom manual and automated electroplating, anodising, and chemical cleaning equipment, serving UK surface coating manufacturers and laboratories, with sole UK agency for Tscherwitschke and CORODE products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Electroplating Equipment

NAICS

Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Electroplating equipment
• Anodising systems
• Surface coating machinery
• Automated plating lines
• Filter media supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Aylesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Equipment Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of custom electroplating, anodising, and surface coating equipment to customer specifications. Includes laboratory-sized units and fully automated continuous cycle lines.
2. Automation and Upgrading Services: Automation of existing manual plating lines and upgrading control systems on older automatic lines.
3. Consumables and Components: Supply of filter media, pumps, heater controllers, liquid level controls, filter papers, filter cartridges, anode bags, and carbon treatment units.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Plating Equipment Limited designs and manufactures manual and automated plating equipment for electroplating, anodising, and chemical cleaning processes. The company also supplies heater controllers, filter media, pumps, carbon treatment units, low solution level protection devices, and resells Tscherwitschke anode baskets and titanium anodes as the sole UK agent.

Product overview

P.E.L (Plating Equipment Limited) is a manufacturer of small manual and automatic equipment for surface coating production techniques including electroplating, anodising, and chemical cleaning. The product portfolio consists of proprietary core products—Plating Lines and Automation Systems, H175 Heater Controller, Low Solution Level Protection Device, PEL 620CT Carbon Treatment Unit, and PTFE/Hairpin heaters—alongside distributed Tscherwitschke branded barrel electroplating equipment and exhaust air purification units (for which PEL is sole UK agent), and various filter media and pump accessories. The company specialises in automation of existing manual plating lines and upgrading control systems on older automatic lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plating Lines and Automation Systems Custom-engineered manual and automated plating lines, including cantilever transporter systems, for industrial electroplating, anodising, and chemical cleaning operations.
• Heater Controllers and Heaters Heater controllers and heaters (including the H175 controller) designed for temperature control of process baths in electroplating and anodising applications.
• Low Solution Level Protection Protective devices designed to prevent damage and unsafe operating conditions when solution levels in plating tanks drop below safe thresholds.
• Filter Media, Pumps, and Carbon Treatment Unit Filter media, pumps, and the PEL 620CT carbon treatment unit for filtration, circulation, and purification of plating solutions.
• Tscherwitschke Anode Baskets and Titanium Anodes Anode baskets and titanium anodes manufactured by Tscherwitschke, distributed in the UK exclusively by Plating Equipment Limited for use in electroplating processes.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TscherwitschkecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlating Equipment Limited is the sole UK agent for Tscherwitschke products. Tscherwitschke is a leading European manufacturer of barrel electroplating equipment and exhaust systems, founded in 1961. They specialize in barrel plating equipment for loads from 0.1kg to 1000kg and exhaust air purification units (700-44000 cubic metres per hour).
• CORODE PUMPS AND FILTERSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPlating Equipment Limited is the UK agent for CORODE pumps and filters, supplying industrial pumping and filtration equipment to the surface coating industry.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Atotech (MKS Instruments): Global leader in plating chemistry and integrated surface-finishing equipment, now part of MKS Instruments. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the electroplating equipment and chemistry space, though significantly larger and more diversified than Plating Equipment Limited's niche.
• NORICAN Group (Wheelabrator): European-owned global surface preparation and finishing equipment group (Wheelabrator, Disa, Goff, Pangborn). Comparable as a broader incumbent in surface preparation equipment, with adjacent rather than direct product overlap with Plating Equipment Limited's electroplating focus.
• Rösler Oberflächentechnik: German manufacturer of mass finishing, shot blasting, and surface treatment equipment. Comparable as a European surface finishing equipment manufacturer, with overlap in surface preparation and finishing applications served by Plating Equipment Limited.
• MacDermid Enthone (Element Solutions): Element Solutions' Electronics and Industrial division — a broad incumbent offering plating chemistries and equipment solutions across automotive, electronics, and industrial finishing. Comparable to Plating Equipment Limited's end-market but at significantly greater scale and global reach.
• Nordson Corporation: US-based precision dispensing and test equipment manufacturer with industrial coating and surface finishing solutions. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying industrial coating and finishing equipment, with adjacent rather than directly overlapping product lines.

Direct peers

• Technic Inc. US-based manufacturer of electroplating equipment, chemistries, and custom plating lines serving electronics, semiconductor, and industrial finishing customers. Directly comparable as a custom plating equipment designer serving similar end-use applications as Plating Equipment Limited.
• KCH Services: UK and Germany-based specialist designing and manufacturing electroplating and surface finishing equipment lines. Closest geographic and product-line peer to Plating Equipment Limited, with overlapping custom-engineered plating line offerings.
• Hardwood Line Manufacturing: North American manufacturer of custom plating lines, anodising equipment, and automated finishing systems. Directly comparable as a custom-engineered plating equipment specialist serving similar industrial finishing customers.
• Uyemura International: Japanese-rooted global manufacturer of electroplating chemistries and equipment serving electronics and industrial finishing. Comparable as a direct plating equipment and chemistry supplier, though with greater geographic footprint than Plating Equipment Limited.
• SVL Anlagenbau: German designer and builder of galvanic (electroplating) and surface treatment plants and lines. Comparable as a European custom plating line manufacturer, similar in scale and engineering approach to Plating Equipment Limited.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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