Dover Industrial Chrome, Inc.

Dover Industrial Chrome, Inc. was founded in 1945 by four men who had worked for the Chromium Corporation of America during World War Two. The name Dover was chosen because, at that time, the white clay mounds that had resulted from the dredging of the north branch of the Chicago River, nearby, reminded the founders of the White Cliffs of Dover.

A new facility was established then, with a five-ton crane capacity and a variety of tank sizes to accommodate primarily the plating of rollers and cylinders used in industries continuously processing sheet or film materials.

Vertical tanks, up to twelve feet in depth by four feet in diameter, and horizontal tanks up to 27 feet in length by four feet in width, are available. Plating of rollers and cylinders, either new or used, continues to be the principal service provided, although many different types of machinery components, such as tension-reel segments, folding boards, and guide pins are plated.

The chrome plating shop has a fourteen-foot long Watts nickel bath for putting down a corrosion resistant layer over some substrates prior to chrome plating. In addition to hard chrome, plating of crack free chrome is available to create water receptive surfaces. Polishing of rollers and cylinders is accomplished by means of large engine lathes equipped with overhead continuous polishing belts. Precision cylindrical grinding is provided through association with Balas, Inc.

Dover Industrial Chrome, Inc. has a unique facility constructed for plating aluminum-manganese alloys from molten salt baths. This facility is operated as a research and development facility for the U. S. Navy.