Surface Treatments


Bowmill Metal Treatments produce high quality products which are upheld by our AS9100 Quality Management System with Lloyd’s accreditation and NADCAP processing approvals.
From manufacture to NDT and final material surface treatment processing reducing the necessity for further subcontracting and increased lead-time with control of the entire product process.
Our processing capabilities extend to a wide and diverse range of treatment disciplines including, non destructive testing, anodising, cadmium plating and spray surface treatments.
Supported by our fully integrated engineering facility combing key business metrics to the processing operations, offering our customers the benefit of reduced lead-time through single management order processing and under NADCAP Quality.
We provide a quality surface treatment service for the aerospace industry, encompassing the following processes and applied to a wide scope of customer specifications:
Process | VAT Capacity (mm) |
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Automated Shot Peen | 600 dia x 100 |
Heat Treatment (stress relieve) | 1300 x 2000 x 1000 |
Dye Penetrant Inspection | 3800 x 2000 spray booth |
Magnetic Particle Inspection | 990 x 2400 (between head) |
Etch Inspection | 500 x 500 x 800 |
Hard Chrome Plating | 2300 x 750 x 1100 |
Chromic Anodise | 2300 x 900 x 1100 |
Sulphuric Anodise | 2300 x 850 x 1100 |
Zinc Nickel Plating | 1300 x 620 x 780 |
Cadmium Plating | 1100 x 600 x 450 |
Passivation - Stainless Steel | 850 x 685 x 750 |
Alocrom 1200 | 885 x 685 x 750 |
Paint - all schemes | 4400 x 2200 x 1500 |
VAT Capacities
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Capabilities
- Zinc Nickel plating
- Automated shot peen
- Heat treatment (stress relieve)
- Hard chrome plating of ferrous and copper based alloys
- Cadmium plating of ferrous and copper based alloys
- Chromic anodising of aluminium alloys
- Alocrom 1200 conversion coating
- Stainless steel passivation
- Paint spraying – all schemes
- Dry film lubricant coating
Testing
- Dye penetrant inspection
- Magnetic particle inspection
- Acid etch inspection
Paint and Masking shop
Processing & testing facilities in Poole, Dorset
Bowmill Engineering
18-30 Morris Road
Nuffield Trading Estate
Poole BH17 0GG
Tel +44 (0)1202 266266
Fax +441202 665301
info@bowmill.co.uk
Bowmill Engineering
Spectrum 700
Ashchurch Business Centre
Alexandra Way
Tewkesbury GL20 8TD
Tel +44 (0)1684 423112
info@bowmill.co.uk
Bowmill Metal Treatments
85 Sterte Avenue West
Poole BH15 2AL
Tel +44 (0)1202 677551
Fax +44 (0)1202 666372
treatment@bowmill.co.uk
Taymar Precision Grinding
18-30 Morris Road
Nuffield Trading Estate
Poole BH17 0GG
Tel +44 (0)1202 674967
Fax +441202 665301
taymar@bowmill.co.uk