{"id":1024,"date":"2023-08-22T19:56:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kymerainternational.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1024"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:12:43","slug":"electroplating","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kymerainternational.com\/product\/electroplating\/","title":{"rendered":"Electroplating"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<p>Kymera operates a modern, clean, certified contamination-free electroplating operation designed for rapid processing speed, inside and outside diameter plating and finishing, and the ability to safely handle the ever increasing size of components commonly utilized in oilfield drilling and mass mining applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kymera\u2019s infrastructure capabilities include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"uabb-list-icon-wrap\">\n<div class=\"uabb-list-icon-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"uabb-list-icon-text-heading\">50\u2019 vertical plating<\/li>\n<li class=\"uabb-list-icon-text-heading\">15T overhead cranes<\/li>\n<li>Grinding up to 192\u201d length, 34\u201d OD and 8,000 lbs<\/li>\n<li>Polishing up to 40\u2019 lengths and 10,000 lbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"fl-heading\"><strong>Key features of Kymera&#8217;s plating operations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All chrome plating tanks are vertically oriented, no use of horizontal tanks. Vertical tanks allow for a concentric application of chrome, whereas horizontal tanks lead to ovality which is exacerbated by heavy chrome deposits typical to many mining and downhole tool components.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Chrome is stripped using caustic vs more traditional acid or grind processes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Acid or grinding often results in removal or damage to the substrate and thus reduces component service life.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Kymera operates an on-site lab to monitor and manage in real-time concentration, conductivity and contamination in each chrome plating cell. Immediate identification and correction of emerging problems ensures consistent application of chrome and subsequent field performance of chrome plated components. 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\u2013 particularly beneficial in hydraulic applications. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Types of Electroplating<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kymerainternational.com\/product\/hardchromeelectroplating\/\"><b>Hard Chrome Electroplating<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nElectrolytic deposited chromium metal coating (HEEF KR) with a broad range of wear prevention properties not economically available in any other single coating process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kymerainternational.com\/product\/sulfamatenickelplating\/\"><b>Sulfamate Nickel Plating<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nSulfamate nickel is a 99.9% pure nickel coating with an amorphous (no grain boundaries) 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