Thermal Spray Coatings for Manufacturing Applications
We specialise in metal and thermal spray coating solutions that help manufacturers protect, repair, and extend the working life of their equipment.
Protecting Equipment from Wear and Corrosion
Thermal spray coatings create a strong protective layer on the surface of a part (or product), helping it resist against wear, corrosion, and high temperatures. This process allows existing components to last longer and perform more reliably – especially valuable in manufacturing where downtime can quickly become expensive.
Why It Matters
Manufacturing efficiency depends heavily on equipment reliability. When a part prematurely fails, the consequences can ripple through the entire production process. Delays, repair costs, and missed deadlines quickly add up. Thermal spray coatings address this problem at its source by strengthening the surfaces that experience the most strain. Over time, this can lower operational costs and strengthen confidence in the final product.
Common Uses in Manufacturing Applications
Moulds
Moulds used in plastic injection or die casting must withstand repeated heating and cooling cycles. Without protection, their surfaces can crack or wear unevenly, leading to defective products and wasted materials.
Cookware
Pans, trays, and industrial kitchen equipment often need protective surfaces that can withstand heat and regular cleaning. Thermal coatings provide a reliable protective layer that helps the product maintain its performance and appearance over time.
How Does the Coating Process Work?
We use metal and thermal spray technology.
In essence, this involves applying a new protective layer onto the surface of a part. The component is prepared, a coating material is heated and sprayed onto it, and the layer quickly cools to form a tough outer shell.
This helps the part resist wear, heat, and corrosion, allowing it to last longer without needing full replacement.
Working With Us
At Metallisation Ltd, you can choose the approach that suits your business best. If you wish to perform your own coating work, we can supply thermal spray equipment directly to you and provide guidance and training so your team can operate it with confidence in-house. Alternatively, you can leave everything to us.
Get in touch with our team today to discuss your requirements.
Manufacturing Application Data Sheets
The Aluminium Spraying of Stud Welded Fasteners
Reason for use: To assist with attachment and produce a stronger weld as the aluminium acts as a fluxing agent. To assist with attachment and produce a stronger weld, aluminium is being used as a fluxing agent on welding fasteners.
Metal Spray Moulds in the Shoe Industry
Reason for use: To produce a shoe mould quickly, thereby achieving a fast drawing board to shop turn around. Due to the rise in costs of producing a pair of shoe sole moulds using the conventional methods of casting or engraving, metalspray moulds have increased in popularity over the past decade
Backing nickel electroforms
Reason for use: To offer a fast and low cost alternative, reducing the potential in some cases of tool distortion due to high residual plating stresses. Nickel electroforms are extensively used as tools for injection moulded plastics.
Arcsprayed reinforced coating system for cookware
Reason for use: To reinforce the Fluoropolymer coating with Stainless Steel. The application of Arcsprayed Stainless Steel as a reinforced coating has been proven to drastically increase the working life of many types of cookware. By producing a thin Arcsprayed layer the fluoropolymer coating penetrates the sprayed surface. This produces high bond strengths
Plasma reinforced coating system for cookware
Reason for use: To reinforce Fluoropolymer coating with a hard Ceramic coating. The application of Plasma sprayed ceramic 99216 as a reinforced coating has been proven to increases the working life of many types of cookware. Even above that achieved by Arcsprayed Stainless Steel (LE-WR-002). Introduction to…
Manufacture of Sprayed Metal Moulds
Reason for use: Manufacture of low cost moulds and tooling. The Metallisation Metal Spraying Process is in increasing use today for the manufacture of low cost moulds and tools for the plastics foundry and other industries. In this process, metal in the form of a molten spray, is deposited on to