Auschrome is a Company “solely dedicated and focused” on providing the following Cylindrical Chroming and Grinding Service.

Service’s on offer

  • Hard Chrome plating, cylindrical grinding, and finish specialists.
  • Competitive Pricing.
  • 3-4 working day turnaround of works.

Specifications

  • Lathe Centering to ensure 100% accuracy of finished tolerances.
  • Preparation grinding to meet customer specifications.
  • Chemical chrome stripping tank, if thickness of chrome permits.
  • Electromagnetic Testing for cracks and porous material.
  • Hard Chroming to 68-70 HRC (1000 – 1,1000Vickers) surface hardness.
  • Chrome to 0.3mm oversize prior to finish grind.
  • Finished Chrome measured to meet customer specifications.
  • Final Grind to F7 Engineering Tolerance and in accordance with customer specifications
  • Surface finish to RaO.2 and within +0-0.02mm.

Chroming and Process Capabilities

  • Maximum length of Chroming is 7600mm.
  • Heef Kr Chromic Solution, monitored and independently tested by QA registered chemists.
  • 3 off chrome tanks, with 4 varying depths – providing a total chromic capacity of 21, 400 litres.
  • Total of 15,500 amps available for chroming.
  • Stripping tank holds 4000 litres, with expansion available of an additional 5000 litres, with a 1500-amp output.
  • Cleaning tank holds 2150 litres.
  • Holding and blow off tank with a capacity of 2150 litres.

 

Chemical stripping

  • Maximum Diameter of 350 mm.
  • Maximum Length of 7600mm.

 

Grinding Capabilities

  • 6 Grinding and Finishing Machines.
  • Norton and Cumi Grindstones meeting Australian Standards AS 1788.2-1987.
  • Maximum Diameter is 350mm.
  • Maximum Length of 4500mm

Lathe Centering

  • Maximum Diameter is 350mm.
  • 4 Lathes to a maximum length of 6000mm.

 

Quality control and dispatch

  • Quality final inspection with calibrated measuring tools, to ensure correctness of finished product.
  • Rods oiled using a 68 Viscosity hydraulic oil, then covered with Void Fill Kraft paper 70 gsm, bubble wrapped in P10 Ecocell, and ends taped with Nitto, lead free Sealing tape.
  • Invoice is enclosed in a Doculope, adhesive envelope onto Rod.
  • Invoice is further emailed directly to customer or accounts, as specified by customer.

Staff

Boast over 30 years of Chrome Plating and Precision Cylindrical Grinding aligned with Hydraulic and Mechanical Management experience achieved by senior members of each  discipline.

Training

To ensure continuity and progression of skills, we currently have apprentices serving  under each discipline, including those who have now qualified.