Arlington Plating Company

Arlington Plating Company provides metal plating and finishing services to manufacturers needing decorative and functional electroplating. APC specializes in plating on light weight materials including aluminum, magnesium, and zinc die castings. As an industry leading commercial plating company we produce the highest quality chrome finish and corrosion protection to meet your application requirements.

Whether your requirement is bright nickel chrome, satin nickel chrome, black chrome or electroless nickel we have the solution for you. Technology is the foundation of what we do here at Arlington Plating Company. We are known for our capabilities plating on aluminum, magnesium, and zinc die castings. Our chemistry lab supports our business 24/7 using wet chemical analysis and sophisticated scientific instrumentation to control our process.

Arlington Plating Company was founded in 1946 in the town of Arlington Heights, IL. The business was moved to Palatine in 1973 and then to the Palatine industrial park at 600 South Vermont Street in 1975. Arlington Plating Company is privately held and employs over 100 people in the Chicago suburbs. We employ people with expertise in electroplating, buffing and polishing, quality management systems, health and safety, human resource management, plating and building maintenance, information technology, and sales and marketing.

Over the years we have worked to modernize our facilities and change the way we do business. Located in the Chicago suburbs, our customers come from around the world.We specialize in range decorative and functional coatings on predominately light metals.Our newest venture, SelectConnect Technologies, focuses on the medical and military markets which enters us into the electronics industry.We have a strong commitment to our workers and all of our stakeholders to keep our business safe, clean, environmentally compliant, forward thinking, and sustainable. We are proud members of the National Association of Surface Finishers and the Chicago Metal Finishing Industry.