Anyone in the Vacuum Metalizing Industry

[mako my day]

I am working on a huge deal at the moment, and I need a metalizing company that can handle 150-200k parts per month (or more if you can)
Shoot me a PM. I don't want to go to China for this.

 

[ChiXJeff]

Yeesh. 150-200k parts? How large, and what's the base material?

I used to work for a plastics molder with their own metalizing department, a pair of 6' x 8' chambers. I'm pretty sure they still don't do outside work, and that many parts would probably require a couple more chambers. I still have contacts back there, I can give them a shout and see what they recall about custom metalizers.

 

[mako my day]

ABS or PVC base. Alu coat. sized about 3-5" x 6-8"

 

[ChiXJeff]

Shoot, one other thing, what sort of topcoat to protect the aluminum? Bare aluminum will scratch if you look at it harshly.

 

[mako my day]

Topcoat up to the metalizer.

 

[ChiXJeff]

I'll give 'em a shout tonight. No guarantees, but it's worth a shot.

 

[ChiXJeff]

He says look here: http://www.svc.org/ You should be able to get a list of coaters to talk to.