An engineering supply chain provider in Chesterfield is installing the UK’s first 6+1 fully robotic electroless nickel plating line at its state-of-the-art manufacturing site that spans 70,000 square feet.
What are the benefits of electroless nickel plating?
Unlike the process of electroplating, electroless nickel plating doesn’t require an electric current and can deliver full coverage with excellent levels of wear resistance. More information can be found on the websites of specialists such as https://www.swmf.co.uk/surface-coatings/electroless-nickel-plating/.
A multi-million pound investment
CBE+ is investing £2 million in its new fully automated plating line, which is expected to enable the company to accept and deliver on a wide variety of innovative products, including processing small, highly precisely engineered components in large volumes to industries where accuracy is essential.
Marie Cooper, the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, has noted that this investment is significant for CBE+ and shaped to deliver an array of benefits to its customers. The incorporation of automation will minimise human error and deliver a consistently high quality finish on every project. The line’s installation has contributed to the firm’s optimistic growth plan, as reported in The Times.
CBE+ is committed to reducing its environmental footprint
The Managing Director of CBE+, Mark Lawson, highlighted that the new robotic plating system will work alongside a new effluent water treatment plant, which will neutralise waste and enable safe, environmentally friendly disposal. A new combined heat and power system is also connected to the plating system, which captures generated heat and then utilises this to offer vital heat energy to power the surface treatment process.