Creator of Composite Diamond Coating®
Surface Technology, Inc. is the creator and technical leader of CDC - Composite Diamond Coating®, an exceptionally engineered coating of electroless nickel with fine diamond. CDC is an exceptionally hard and wear resistant coating that conforms to even the most complex geometries and is an excellent replacement for hard chrome plating.
Ni-Grip™ Friction Shims
Surface Technology, Inc is the leading manufacturer of diamond coated friction shims in any shape or size, base metal, roughness level, in large or small quantities. Our Ni-Grip™ friction shims are used in applications ranging from aerospace and automotive to robotics and energy generation.
One-Plate® Electroless Nickel solutions, are the simplest EN in the world. One-Plate® uses just one “Q” solution for both bath make-up and replenishment. This innovation by STI overcomes the many shortcomings of using three A, B, and C components. Available in low, medium, high phosphorous, and composite EN varieties. Naturally, all are RoHS compliant.”
Zincate Zero®
Zinc contamination in a plating bath from a traditional zincate causes:
• Poor adhesion
• Short bath life
• A lot of waste
Platers have had to accept these problems caused by zincates for decades… until now.
Zincate Zero® is the first aluminum pretreatment solution that overcomes these problems. Zincate Zero® prepares aluminum for electroless nickel and other types of plating without contaminating the plating bath - as seen in the following video Click Here - The video is short because the innovation is simple!
In electroless nickel plating, Zincate Zero® produces:
• Excellent adhesion
• More consistent quality
• Bath life up to more than 10 MTO's
• Significantly reduced waste
• Greater productivity and profit
Zincate Zero® is a drop-in solution. Simply replace your old-fashioned zincate with Zincate Zero®. Everything else in the process remains the same. This patent pending solution is free of cyanide, heavy metals, and PFAS materials.
Zincate Zero® is specially formulated for optimal performance in One-Plate® single component electroless nickel plating baths.
Zincate Zero® is the future of plating on aluminum and is available only from Surface Technology and its global network of distributors.

