Anochrome Ltd

The UK’s Leading Rack Zinc Plating Specialist

Anochrome Ltd, part of the Anochrome Group, is the UK’s leading rack plating specialist, processing tens of millions of components every week. Our services also include barrel zinc electroplating, barrel phosphate coating, e-coat, together with rack zinc and rack zinc nickel electroplating lines.

Based in Walsall, West Midlands, we have almost 80 years’ experience, serving a wide range of domestic and international customers, including tier 1 automotive suppliers.


We also specialise in passivates and torque-modifying finishes including FINIGARD 105 and FINIGARD 113g.


Performance enhancing top coats offered by Anochrome Ltd include JS500 and ENSEAL SC40.


A leading job-coater offering BASF ecoat-paint finishes, we also possess the country’s first cyclic corrosion chamber for an electroplater, capable of adjusting humidity and temperature in addition to more conventional salt-spray performance testing.

• Rack zinc capability: > 0.5 million parts per week
• Zinc nickel capability: > 0.25 million parts per week
• E-coat capability: > 0.25 million parts per week

Services & Coatings

We offer a wide range of services and coatings each delivering advanced surface finishing solutions for critical components and complex supply chains.

E-cote / KTL

Durable e-coat finish with duplex options offers long-term corrosion protection for demanding industrial applications.

Phosphating

Phosphating chemically converts metal surfaces into a crystalline layer, enhancing protection and durability.

Powder Coatings

Durable, eco-friendly powder coatings resist damage, offer corrosion protection, and suit diverse industrial applications.

Wax Coatings & Lubricants

Wax coatings and lubricants enhance finish performance by reducing friction, ensuring torque consistency, and durability.

Zinc Nickel Plating

Zinc nickel plating offers superior corrosion protection for components in harsh industrial and automotive environments.

Zinc Plating

Zinc electroplating offers cost-effective corrosion protection, extending component life in industrial and automotive sectors.

Accreditations

Anochrome Ltd has vast experience and knowledge within the coatings sector, backed by a comprehensive array of relevant quality accreditations and awards.

IATF 14969 for quality management systems, a globally recognised standard, enabling organisations to consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements.

 

ISO 14001 for environmental management, which provides a framework for organisations to better manage their environmental impact.

To maintain our world-class status, the company invests rigorously in processing plant, unrivalled personal expertise, and in state-of-the-art product development. We also utilise Best Available Techniques (BAT) to minimise our environmental impact.

IATF 16949

IATF 16949 is an international standard for quality management systems in the automotive industry. It builds on ISO 9001 but adds specific requirements tailored to automotive manufacturing and supply chains, focusing on defect prevention, continual improvement, and reducing variation and waste in the production process.

ISO 14001

ISO 14001 focuses on environmental management systems (EMS) and provides a structured framework that helps organisations identify, manage, monitor and improve their environmental performance.

The standard majors in reducing environmental impact, complying with regulations, and continually improving sustainability practices.

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