American Chemical offers many different Activators for all metal types.  Our most popular products are our Zincate processes because we offer both Cyanide and Cyanide-Free versions. Another popular product for us is our hydrofluoric acid replacement to enhance nitric acid for an effective acid etch.

We have anti-tarnishes for a variety of metals including silver, copper, nickel, and aluminum.

American Chemical supports the Chem-Milling industry with both the chemicals and the controllers for all the processes in a Chem-Milling shop.  We have numerous controllers in the field that have been active for over 10 years!

We categorize chrome plating into 2 main categories…Decorative Chrome and Industrial/Hard Chrome.  For the Industrial/Hard Chrome Platers, our more popular products are our High Speed Etch-Free catalysts, mist suppressants, Liquid Chromic Acid, and neutralizing salts.  For the Decorative Platers, our more popular products are the Trivalent chrome process along with our Black Chrome process.

American Chemical has over 38 proprietary formulations of cleaners.  Everything from a standard Soak Cleaner to specialty Cleaners like our non silicated and non-cyanide Cleaner. We also do custom formulations for those non-standard applications.

Copper plating is prevalent in many different industries from the electronics industry, to the decorative industry, to the Roto-Gravure industry.  American Chemical has supporting processes/products for all the copper plating industries.

Metal stripping can be a very difficult process.  With some metals like Ni it can be very challenging to find the right balance of stripping strength with the right amount of inhibiting factors so that the substrate does not get damaged. American Chemical has many different formulas that are designed for very specific operations.

American Chemical and Equipment has a large variety of Electroless Nickels and Electrolytic Nickels.  One of our best selling products is our Ni-Star MP CAF.  It is our mid-phos, RoHS compliant, cadmium, and ammonia-free electroless nickel plating processes.

This category is one of our most exciting, and most successful, product offerings!  Our passivation products are categorized under two main categories…Passivates and Chromates.  By definition our “Passivates” are hexavalent chrome-free, (Trivalent Chrome) and our “Chromates” are Hexavalent Chrome. We are listing the most popular products we currently sell in our “Products List”.  Please Contact Us if you do not see what you are looking for.

Phosphate coatings improve corrosion resistance, paint adhesion, and wear resistance on metal parts. We offer Iron, Zinc, and Manganese Phosphate processes. We are listing the most popular products we currently sell in our “Products List”. Please Contact Us if you do not see what you are looking for.

Precious metal plating provides excellent conductivity, corrosion resistance, and a premium finish. We offer Gold, Silver, Palladium, and Rhodium electrolytes. We are listing the most popular products we currently sell in our “Products List”. Please Contact Us if you do not see what you are looking for.

Sealants/Topcoats can significantly increase salt spray hours, and or add lubricity to your product.  Also we have products that can add pigment to the product to not only add salt spray hours, but will increase visual appearance.  Our “Protectall 200B” is a great example of this.  This formulation adds a brilliant shiny black appearance to your Trivalent black passivation process while adding salt spray hours!

Tin plating offers excellent solderability, corrosion resistance, and a bright, uniform finish for electronic and industrial parts. We offer both Bright Tin and Matte Tin electrolytes. We are listing the most popular products we currently sell in our “Products List”. Please Contact Us if you do not see what you are looking for.

Zinc and Zinc Alloy plating provide cost-effective corrosion protection for steel parts. We offer Acid Chloride Zinc, Alkaline Zinc, and Zinc Nickel processes. We are listing the most popular products we currently sell in our “Products List”. Please Contact Us if you do not see what you are looking for.