Finishing, plating, heat treat — managed end-to-end.
Plating, anodizing, heat treat, paint, powder coat — handled through a vetted network of AS9100-aligned and ITAR-cleared partners. Lead times live in the K+G Ai ERP scheduler, and every supplier is managed through the supplier portal (compliance vault, auto-RFQs, one-click PO chain) — so customer due dates don't slip on paperwork surprises. You manage one PO, not three.
The finishing problem is a vendor-management problem.
Most shops would ship more on time if their plater, heat-treater, and powder-coater talked to each other. Ours do — because we manage all three on a single ERP job number with a single accountable owner.
Plating & passivation
Zinc, nickel, electroless nickel, chrome, cadmium, gold, silver. Passivation for stainless per ASTM A967. Mil-spec callouts run on the qualified partner for that spec — no scramble at the end of the job.
Anodizing
Type II decorative and Type III hard-coat for aluminum. Color-dyed available. MIL-A-8625 conformance for aerospace and defense. Masking and selective anodize for parts with bonded inserts or critical mating features.
Heat treat
Case-harden, through-harden, stress-relieve, age-harden, normalize. Furnace chemistry matched to the steel grade. Pre- and post-process inspection on the K+G end so customer-facing Rockwell results aren't a surprise.
Paint & powder coat
CARC (defense), mil-spec primer-topcoat, industrial enamel, TGIC and hybrid powder. Masking strategies for assemblies that need painted skin + bare-metal mating surfaces.
One job number from raw bar to finished part.
Outside processing isn't a separate vendor in our world — it's a routing step that lives on the same job traveler as milling, welding, and inspection.
Machine
Mill, turn, grind, or EDM the part to the dimensional spec — undersize where the finish will plate up, oversize where it'll be ground after heat treat.
/ StepRoute to partner
K+G Ai ERP routes the part to the partner with the right qualifications. PO, drawing, callout, and material cert travel together.
/ StepVerify
Returning parts get inspected on receipt — coating thickness, hardness, finish, callout conformance — before they ship to you.
/ IndustryAerospace + defense
Where finishing callouts are most strict. AS9100D-aligned partners, ITAR-cleared chain of custody, full traceability.
Outside processing questions, answered.
What finishing processes do you handle?
Plating (zinc, nickel, chrome, electroless nickel, cadmium), anodizing (Type II, Type III hard-coat, dyed), heat treat (case-harden, through-harden, stress-relieve, age, normalize), painting (CARC, mil-spec, industrial enamel), powder coat (TGIC, hybrid, epoxy), and passivation. All managed end-to-end.
Are your finishing partners AS9100 certified?
The partner network is AS9100-aligned and ITAR-cleared. Specific aerospace and defense programs route to partners with the right specific certifications (NADCAP-accredited, Mil-Spec qualified, etc.). The cert package travels with the part.
Why outsource finishing instead of doing it in-house?
Finishing is a specialized chemistry and equipment problem. Doing it well requires dedicated lines, environmental controls, and certifications that only make sense at scale. Our network specializes — we manage the relationship, lead times, and quality so you don't have to.
How do you handle supplier lead times so customer due dates don't slip?
Partner lead times live in the K+G Ai ERP scheduler — not in someone's head. When a partner's queue extends, the scheduler re-plans the downstream operations automatically and flags it on the production dashboard, so we can call you before the slip becomes a missed ship date.
Can K+G manage the full chain from raw material to finished part?
Yes — that's the design point. Raw material in, machined parts → outside processing → quality verification → packed crate out, all tracked under one job number with one PO. You don't manage three vendors; you manage one.
One job number. Raw bar in, finished part out.
Send the print with the finish callout. We'll quote the machined part and the finishing in the same response.