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Santa Clara Plating Co Reviews

surface treatment and electropolishing experts


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
06/16/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

These guys are surface treatment experts. They have played a vital role for us in surface treating and electropolshing our stents. Their customer service is excellent and they even allowed us to walk their floors to see their electropolishing and surface treating process. We send our stents to them to have them polished and get them back very quickly. We have very high yields with our inspections on our end and I'm very pleased with the quality of service they provide us with. We have confirmed this by going to various SEM analyzers in the area to get a close up of the surface and can say that they are the real deal. Pricing is fair and the service they provide is unique. They're very quick to answer inquiries over the phone. Very pleased with their service and will continue to do business with them.

Strengths: surface treatment of metals, customer service, custom product, eletropolishing.

Needs to improve: None

Good choice for metal coating and plating


Finance/Accounting , Medical Device
12/10/2014

Speed 1 / Price 2 / Quality 4

My start up uses Santa Clara Plating Co. for their coating and metal plating services on our medical devices. They offer a wide selection service offerings and have knowledgeable team that will provide insight along the way in selecting and tailoring the correct specific surface treatments. The end coating results looked great on our devices. We felt in touch throughout the entire process. They had excellent customer service. Only major issue is that this level of tailoring is not cheap and lead times can be long. However, we'll continue to work with them.

Strengths: High level of industry knowledge, tailored solutions, excellent work product

Needs to improve: Long lead times, pricing

Plating Experts


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
06/13/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 5

Our R&D engineering department and manufacturing uses Santa Clara Plating Co as a source for their metal coating services: electroplating / Polishing / Anodizing (variety of colors). We use them mainly for our fixtures because we like to have different colored anodize to indicate different parts of our product for assembly. They have a good internal sales force that understands our requirements and can ensure that our fixtures are taken care or every time we need anodizing including surface preparation. Furthermore, their pricing is competitive, high quality, quick turn around and great customer service.

Strengths: - customer service - reliable finishes - competitive pricing - accurate quotes - quick turn-time

Needs to improve: none

A shop that will help you out for special parts processing needs.


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
03/16/2014

Speed 4 / Price 5 / Quality 5

They were very nice people willing to help me out to develop a new process for my specialized application. Their customer service is top notch.

Strengths: They are willing to help you develop new processes - in my case, they helped me pick the correct media for tumbling my parts. Although we ultimately didn't go with the process as it didn't work as well as I'd hoped for my particular application, they were more than willing to try it out for me with minimal cost.

Needs to improve: They seem a bit small and equipment limited. Not sure if they could handle a lot of jobs at the same time.

Highly recommended, will always go here for our plating needs


Manufacturing , Consumer Products
06/13/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We have little experience with Santa Clara Plating Co. We contracted them for a few prototype models we had and wanted to see the variety of plating we could use on our products. However, from the get go, we noticed and realized right away this company is legit. They are great and we will definitely contract out with them for our products when we decide on the finish. We are very pleased with the whole process and the quality. Their customer service was awesome and they were very accommodating. Highly recommended vendor.

Strengths: quality, pricing, service, quick turn around

Needs to improve: none

Great vendor


General Administrative , Medical Device
06/13/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Our firm contracted Santa Clara Plating Co. for their coating services on our medical devices. The end results were fantastic. We have a lot of different custom products and Santa Clara Plating was able to work with all of them. They offer a great selection and have wonderful staff that will help along the way of choosing the right surface treatments. As a smaller firm, we tend to have tighter deadlines than other most but this vendor was able to exceed our expectations at a very competitive price. Great team here!

Strengths: great customer service, quality products, good pricing

Needs to improve: none

Great Service


Customer Service , Consumer Products
06/23/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

My company sources Santa Clara Plating Co. for their coating services on our consumer products. We were very glad to make the decision to go with Santa Clara as the results were fantastic. We have a lot of different custom products and Santa Clara Plating was able to work with all of them. They offer a great selection and have wonderful staff. They are highly knowledgeable and work hard to make sure we are taken care of. I would highly recommend trying Santa Clara Plating. You will not be disappointed.

Strengths: Products

Needs to improve: None

Local electropolishing work


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
05/12/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

We use them for R&D small lots electro polishing project.. Good communication on the requirements of certain work and since they are local to us, can stop by to drop off and pick up parts. They price is compatible and it may get a little cheaper for certain type of job.

Strengths: Good local a little cheaper than other big company. Easy to discuss and deal for the work.

Needs to improve: Would be nice to see add more resources to be able to handle big jobs.

Local surface finishing company in Bay Area


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
06/08/2014

Speed 5 / Price 4 / Quality 4

I like their pick up and drop off service. It saved our time. Their surface finishing job is good and we placed small lots orders for R&D testing and new innovation. So far we have no major issue with them. I will keep using them as for our R&D projects.

Strengths: Good local surface finishing company. Pick up and drop off service available is great. Competitive pricing

Needs to improve: In US the pricing is competitive, but still expensive compare to other companies outside US.

Quality Coating


Operations , Medical Device
06/13/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We contracted Santa Clara Plating Co. for their coating services on our medical devices. They offer a wide selection and have expert staff that will help along the way of choosing the right surface treatments. We felt updated throughout the entire process. The coating looks great on our devices. We couldn't be happier. Overall we've had excellent customer service and quality work from them. We'll continue to work with them and recommend.

Strengths: quality, customer service, wide selection

Needs to improve: none encountered

Plating and Electropolishing


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
02/28/2014

Speed 5 / Price 4 / Quality 5

Now that we have found a good local anodizing company we will continue to do more business with them. We tried their abrasive blasting and anodized services on our metal parts. We were very pleased with the service provided and the quality of service. Customer service kept us up to date on the job status and we received our parts on time.

Strengths: Offers anodizing, electropolishing and abrasive blasting services. Local to the bay area with delivery and pick-up services

Needs to improve: None

Give this vendor a try!!!


Manufacturing , Medical Device
06/16/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

My company contracted with Santa Clara Plating Co. for their coating services on our medical devices. The end results were great. We have a lot of different custom products and Santa Clara Plating was able to work with all of them. There wide selection is great and fits anyone's needs. There pricing is very fair and there turnaround time is quick. Will use again in the future.

Strengths: *Wide selection
*Quality products
*Reliable service
*Fast turnaround time

Needs to improve: they have none

I would recommend to others


Manufacturing , Medical Device
06/08/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

Wide selection - Quality Products - Competitive Pricing - Fast Turnaround - Customer Service Knowledgeable

Strengths: Santa Clara Plating is one our source we use for nickle plating and aluminum anodize parts for our R&D Prototype fixtures. Our engineering like to use them for small lots, prototypes, research and development, engineering models. The quality is very good. Their customer service reps. are very helpful and knowledgeable of their products. Quotes are accurate and price competitive. Delivery is on time.

Needs to improve: None

Santa Clara Plating


Manufacturing , Medical Device
05/13/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Our company use Santa Clara Plating for Passivation our components such as hypotube, stainless steel shaft and other components. We like it because it's local and quick turn around. If we drop parts early in the morning then we can pickup parts the same day. Great price by lot charge and we never have any problem with packing list or certification. Great customer service too

Strengths: Fast Turn around and great price

Needs to improve: None

High quality plating services at excellent prices. Also fast turn around too!


CEO/Owner , Architectural And Engineering
06/10/2014

Speed 4 / Price 5 / Quality 5

We have used Santa Clara Plating in the past for our assembly line machinery to provide new nickel plating. The quality of their work is top notch, and you can see they pay a lot of attention to small details. Their pricing is also very competitive and excellent customer service as well!.

Strengths: Fast turn around, very competitive pricing. Their work is also very high quality and attention to details.

Needs to improve: none.

very satisfied with the product and services


Purchasing , Medical Device
05/08/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

they always provide excellent service and very convenient to us locally .

Strengths: the provide a very good service and helped me pick the correct media for tumbling my parts. Although we ultimately didn't go with the process as it didn't work as well as I'd hoped for my particular application, they were more than willing to try it out for me with minimal cost. very reliable and services are great.

Needs to improve: non

A good place to get any kind of coating done.


Manufacturing , Medical Device
12/11/2013

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

This is the only local place I know and would recommend others too..

Strengths: I have used this company several times anodize aluminum parts to be used in the CER. This company offered free service to pick-up the parts and delivered these upon anodization. The coating was done correctly, it never deteriorated.

Excellent customer service.

Needs to improve: None

Electropolishing


Clinical , Medical Device
03/25/2014

Speed 5 / Price 5 / Quality 5

Good source for electropolishing. Staff walks you through the steps so that you become familiar with there processes. They have always done great work on the parts that we have sent them.

Strengths: Competitive pricing, electropolishing

Needs to improve: None

great array of surface treatment services (passivation, annodize, EP, plating, etc)


R & D / Engineering , Medical Device
02/28/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

very good source to get your surface treatments for your products done (annodize, passivation, ep, plating, etc.) the staff is very helpful as well

Strengths: various surface treatment services, great customer service

Needs to improve: none

Aluminum Anodizing


Manufacturing , Medical Device
03/07/2014

Speed 4 / Price 4 / Quality 4

A good local spot to get your aluminum anodized. They also offer other plating/surface treatment services as well. Good customer support

Strengths: variety of coatings and surface treatments, expert staff

Needs to improve: none