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Toledo, Ohio

In 2022, Cook-Leitch Inc. added Whitaker Finishing to our portfolio of metal finishing companies.  Whitaker was founded in 1898, and today Whitaker remains a leader in the barrel plating industry--alkaline Zinc Nickel (Clear and Black), standard Zinc (Clear, Yellow & Black) and functional Copper (Cyanide) plating.   

  • Our fully automated barrel plating lines were designed and built by the Whitaker Finishing’ technical staff.

  • Whitaker’s barrel lines are precisely controlled via our computer network system including auto-feed chemistry.

  • Stampings—Whitaker’s barrel design allows us to barrel plate stampings which may otherwise need to be rack plated.

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Why Whitaker Finishing?

•  Communication with our customers is paramount!

•  Whitaker's commitment to quality and prompt

    delivery & service.
•  We will respond to RFQ’s within 48 hours.

•  Whitaker does NOT charge for break-ins on our

    plating lines.

•  Whitaker does NOT charge for PPAP

   submissions (only outside lab fees).

•  Whitaker has an excellent MRP & lot control 

   traceability system.

•  We have on-site salt spray testing capabilities--

   however, we continuously send parts to an outside

   accredited lab so to verify our in-house results.

•  Our quality lab can provide thickness certs and C of     C's (Certificate of Conformance) with each shipment.

•  We are ISO9001:2015 certified.

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Barrel Zinc Nickel:

  • Three (3) alkaline Zinc Nickel (ZiNi) 48” barrel plating lines with 6, 9 and 14 plating stations.

  • Our alkaline ZnNi chemistry provides for a more uniform plating thickness across high & low current density areas.

  • Whitaker offers ZiNi with Clear or Black  passivates.

  • We can offer a wide variety of  Topcoats or Sealers.

  • Whitaker Finishing can attain 1,000+ hours of salt-spray testing depending upon your specification.

  • We meet a wide variety of automotive, agriculture, fluid power, etc. Zinc Nickel plating specifications--Call or e-mail us for a listing of those specifications (216.870.1098 or dbleitich@cook-leitch.com.

Barrel Zinc:
•  Two (2) Zinc barrel plating lines were – 36” and 48” 

    barrels each with 8 specially designed & built plating stations.

•  Whitaker’s barrel lines are precisely controlled via our

    computer network system including auto-feed chemistry.

•   Whitaker offers Zinc with Clear, Yellow, and Black passivates.

•   We can offer a wide variety of Topcoats or Sealers.

•  Again, Whitaker can certify our Zinc Plating process to a wide-

    range of specifications--Call or e-mail us for a listing of those

    Zinc specifications.

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Functional Cyanide Copper:
•   Whitaker offers copper cyanide plating which
    provides a high-quality functional finish.

•   We offer copper thicknesses ranging from flash to 
    .002” (50 microns) for certain applications.

•   We copper plate a variety of products:
                        Weld Studs

                        Brake and Clutch Plates
                        Electrical Components

                        Nuts, Washer & Other Fasteners
                        Refrigeration Components

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Cook-Leitch Inc. has proudly represented the metal finishing & plating industry since 1973

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