CENTURY
Century is a well established metal finishing company which can trace its roots back over 75 years specialising in heat treatment, plating and allied finishes.
Approved to BS EN ISO 9001:2015 the company is able to offer a fast reliable service together with full technical support to the motor, electronic and general engineering industries.

Century Heat Treatment
& Plating Co Ltd

A Birmingham based company offering a complete heat treatment & plating service

THE TEAM
Andrew Lilly Director
Peter Stokes Director
Ricky Lilly
Customer Service Manager
Nick Archer
Heat Treatment Manager

CENTURY
Heat Treatment and Plating Co. Ltd
121, Kings Road, Tyseley
Birmingham B11 2AR

Phone: 0121 706 5525
Fax: 0121 707 7718
E-mail: sales@centuryhtp.co.uk
Web: www.centuryhtp.co.uk

Fast reliable service
Collection & Delivery service
Expert advise
Rectification of inferior parts
Approved to
BS EN ISO 9001:2015

Phone: 0121 706 5525
Fax: 0121 707 7718
E-mail: sales@centuryhtp.co.uk
Web: www.centuryhtp.co.uk

SPECIALITIES
Local and End Hardening
Selective Case Hardening using Stop-off Procedures
Small Parts Treatment
Small Batch Treatment
Processing of Aluminium Killed Steels
High Surface Hardness available from Low Carbon Steels

TEST METHODS
Vickers and Rockwell Hardness testing
Micro Section Examination

HEAT TREATMENT

PLATING

PROCESSES
Case Hardening
Cyanide Hardening
Carbonitriding
Carburising
Salt Bath Hardening
Water, Brine, and Oil Quenching
Hardening and Tempering
Stress Relieving
Non Ferrous Annealing

ALLIED FINISHES
Bright (Acid) Dipping
Brass Aluminium Copper
(Environmentally Friendly Methods)
Cleaning/Pickling/De-rusting
Black Finishing of Stainless Steel
(Stayblack Process)
Passivation of Stainless Steel
Removal of Organic Coatings
(e.g. Nylon Patches, Polyseal, etc).

POST PLATING
FINISHES
Passivation
Trivalent Cr3 Hexavalent Cr6
Clear
Yellow
Black
Olive Drab
Dyes
Leach and Seal
Oil/Lacquer Coatings
Hydrogen De-embrittlement

TESTING METHODS AVAILABLE
X-Ray Flourescence, Coulometric, Micro Section, Magne-Guage

PLATING
FINISHES
Zinc
Zinc/Nickel
Alloy (12%-15%)
Nickel
Silver
Copper
Tin
Brass