Engineering Partnerships That Outperform

About Us

Our mission is to engineer partnerships that outperform

Since 1940, US Chrome has been defining quality, precision, and innovation in the plating industry.  We expanded our plating services exponentially by investing in a state-of-the-art research and development laboratory where we have developed everything from special-purpose coatings to environmentally-friendly replacements for chromium. Let us address your highly specific needs.

Expertise

We have the expertise to scale production with multiple plating facilities located throughout the United States.

Client Focused

The needs and expectations of our customers become ours, allowing us to foster fair, long-term partnerships.

Quality

We maintain higher standards of quality to safeguard not only our success, but the success of our customers.

Our Story

As a family owned business, we have incorporated people, technology, quality and service into a national network of the finest plating facilities in the industry. Our business philosophy is simple. We operate with a small corporate team which works closely with each of our five facility general managers.

The intricate art of combining chemical and mechanical engineering in our plating services with creative and innovative industrial applications is our forte. Whether we’re designing and fabricating a system for processing chrome plating for NASA or chrome plated titanium engine components, our total commitment and personal enjoyment of what we do are the reasons we do it so well.

Our exclusive proprietary processes for our plating services, combined with our greatest asset— our people—will maintain our leadership in performance coatings in the 21st Century.

U.S. Chrome Corporation
80 Years Of Leadership

Roger Reath founding partner, Superior Plating

Roger Reath

Founding Partner

In 1940, Roger Reath co-founded Superior Plating and opened several satellite facilities around the country that went by the name Tibon Plating.

Robert Reath, U.S. Chrome

Robert Reath

Owner

In 1980, Robert (Bob) Reath split the Superior Plating facilities and formed U.S. Chrome Corporation. U.S. Chrome currently comprises of six facilities around the country.

Mike Reath, President and GM of US Chrome CT

Mike Reath

President & GM of CT

Mike Reath has worked at every U.S. Chrome facility and in every capacity since 1986. Mike is currently the company President & General Manager of U.S. Chrome Connecticut.

John Carpenter, CEO, U.S. Chrome

John Carpenter

CEO

John Carpenter started at U.S. Chrome in 1993, building the research and development division. Leading U.S. Chrome, John has helped each facility see consistent year-over-year growth.

We're ready to work with you.

We’re confident US Chrome will be the best option for your plating applications because of our engineering approach, exceptional customer service, and regional locations. Contact us now with your questions or coating challenges.
We’ll help you find the right answer.