Five Star Plating, LLC
Five Star Plating provides metal finishing from Lawrence, Massachusetts. Its plating services sit alongside anodizing and paint-based finishes, allowing manufacturers to discuss different treatment routes for components within a product or assembly.
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Challenges Five Star Plating Can Help Solve
Protecting parts with a zinc coating system
Five Star offers zinc plating with supplementary chromate treatments and sealers. Its service page also lists on-site baking for hydrogen-embrittlement relief and corrosion testing by request. The coating, post-treatment, and inspection requirements should be specified together.
Coating recessed or irregular surfaces
The company offers electroless nickel for features such as holes, internal surfaces, and threads. It also describes masking services. Identify both coated and uncoated areas in the drawing so the processing route can account for functional surfaces and thickness limits.
Selecting a finish across a component family
Five Star’s broader offering includes sulfuric and hardcoat anodizing, powder coating, e-coating, and wet paint. These are distinct treatments rather than interchangeable forms of plating. A component-level finish schedule helps separate appearance, electrical, and protective requirements.
Supported Plating Processes
| Types of Plating | Zinc plating and electroless nickel; anodizing, conversion coating, and painting are separate services |
|---|---|
| Substrates | Confirm the alloy and process combination. The electroless nickel page discusses material-specific treatment classifications, which should not be treated as a blanket acceptance list. |
| Functional Properties | Corrosion protection from specified zinc systems; hardness, wear protection, and coating coverage from the selected electroless nickel process |
When Is Five Star Plating a Good Fit?
Contact Five Star for a manufactured part requiring plating and defined masking or post-treatment. Include the alloy, thickness range, critical features, and any required testing in the inquiry. Confirm the current specification revision and the treatment of each substrate, particularly where the published tables describe several different material classes.
This site introduces plating companies for different industries and component requirements. Compare the available services with your drawing and purchasing specifications.
Company Profile
| Company Name | Five Star Plating, LLC |
|---|---|
| Company Address | 7A Broadway, Lawrence, MA 01840, United States |
| U.S. Locations | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Official Website | Five Star Plating |
Functional Plating Services
by Industry
and Component Type
Semiconductor Components
“We need a shop for difficult plating others declined.”
Japan, est. 1931
- Precious Metal Plating
for Micro Components - Mitsuya supports uniform precious metal plating on parts down to 0.1 mm in diameter. This can help improve precision and durability in semiconductor inspection equipment.
- High-Adhesion Plating
for Tips and Contacts - Mitsuya has developed an in-house process for titanium and tungsten that does not require heat treatment. It can support high-adhesion plating on pin and card contact areas.
- Support for New Product Development
- Engineers can consult Mitsuya before semiconductor IC specifications are finalized and verify performance through prototypes. This can help reduce development risk and rework costs.
- Electronics and Telecommunications
- Semiconductor Inspection Equipment
- Space Development
Automotive Components
“We need 10 million parts delivered on time, every time.”
U.S., est. 1932
- Consistent Quality and
Lead Times at Volume - Greystone has an annual mass-production record of 130 million automotive parts*1 through machining and plating.
- Single-Source Support from Processing through Plating
- Machining and plating are completed within the same group. Fewer delays between processes can help reduce costs.
- Quality Standards
Automakers Trust - All U.S. locations are IATF 16949 certified, with plating process control that meets OEM quality standards.
- Automotive
- Firearms
Aircraft
Components
“Nadcap is required. We need proven certification experience.”
U.S., est. 1960
- Smoother Approval
from Major Primes - An approved supplier to Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and others, with more than 80 Nadcap-accredited processes.
- Aerospace & Defense Work on a Certification-First Basis
- Proven across a wide range of mission-critical components, including missiles and fighter aircraft.
- Meets Defense Standards, Even the Strictest
- Its cadmium-replacement zinc-nickel plating won a 2020 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award and has been used on the F-35*2.
- Aerospace and Defense
- Medical Devices
*2 Source: Anoplate official website https://www.anoplate.com/news-and-events/zinc-nickel-plating-highlights-2020-secretary-of-defense-environmental-award/