BLACKFAST CHEMICALS: Established for 30 years specialising in Chemi Blacking

The room temperature Chemical blacking process is typically used by customers in the mechanical engineering industry, such as machine tool manufacturers, tool holders, cutters, hand tools, industrial machinery manufacturers, tool room and in fact any manufacturer of precision steel components.

Customers include well-known tooling manufacturers, OEMS and hundreds of smaller independent engineers around the world.

Exporting is an important part of the company’s overall marketing strategy and its products are sold worldwide.

ROOM TEMPERATURE CHEMI BLACKING: A very simply and cost-effective process for blacking iron and steel components at room temperature which results in no CHANGE TO THE COMPONENT DIMENSION.

The benefits to the customer of Blackfast include:-

• CONVENIENCE. Components no longer have to leave the factory for chemical blacking.

• QUALITY CONTROL by their own QA department

• FLEXIBILITY. Work pieces can be blacked at a moments notice. The process involves straightforward immersion in a series of tanks at room temperature.

• LOWER COSTS. A fast turn around of finished products results in a reduction in component stock.

LP PROCESS: The Lacquer Process is for use on aluminium, stainless steel and all non-ferrous metals. The process takes 40 minutes including curing time. The LP-Black gives a uniform finish on all aluminium and the LP-Clear can be post dyed with a variety of colours to mimic traditional electroplating finishes.

The benefits to the customer include:-

• REDUCE REJECTS on coating zinc diecast

• BRASS GOLD AND BRONZE without electroplating

• DIRECT COATING on polished or vibro castings

• NON HAZARDOUS processing

ELECTROCOAT

• Use on aluminium, stainless steel and all non-ferrous metals

• Direct coating on polished or vibro castings

• Non hazardous processing

• 5H-6H pencil hardness (ASTM D3363-74)

• Ultraviolet resistance