Brahmani Electroplaters offers a unique technology for Hard Chrome Plating of dies used in automobile industries, which in-turn provides various advantages and result oriented benefits to the customer.

The thin hard chrome layer which gets deposited on the working surface of the tool due to the HCP process has the following properties:

1.Nonstick in nature, Low Friction, Smooth Surface Finish:- These properties results in:
a) Improved material flow in the drawing process helps in…

i) Eliminating defects (such as wrinkling, Scoring, Splitting) on the car panel
ii) Zero panel rework time, man power, consumable cost
iii) Reduce panel rejection & panel rework rates

b) Highest lubricity, hence use of lubricants reduced by 90%
c) Shorter press operation time

2. Hardness (900 VPN/ 62 HRC), Good Wear Resistance:- These properties results in:
a) Increased die tool life: More wear & tear on un-plated dies takes place which causes the panel quality to decline as the shape of the die changes. The die then must be repaired by welding & subsequent re-profiling. This results in the additional costs such as…

i) Cost of skilled welding technician
ii) Costly welding material
iii) Cost of skilled polishing technician to reshape / re-profile the die
iv) Cost of tryout & adjusting the profile on the die tool
v) Cost of loss of production
vi) Increased loss of Idle time and effort, Indirect cost of electricity & other material