Applications by industry

Electronics manufacturers and rework technicians use Micro-Metallizer pens for selective plating on PCB contacts, edge connectors, switch contacts, and connector pins. Tin plating restores solderability to oxidized pads and leads. Gold plating is the standard for premium contact restoration. The pen-tip precision avoids bridging adjacent pads or contaminating sensitive board areas.

The Micro-Jet 200 micro-abrasive blaster handles PCB-level cleaning and surface preparation where conventional blasting would damage fine traces or component bodies.

Systems:Micro-MetallizerMicro-Jet 200

Aerospace MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) shops use Hunter Products electroplating pens to restore worn or corroded surfaces on aircraft components — connectors, fasteners, contact rings, edge connectors — without full disassembly of the assembly the part lives in. Selective spot plating of nickel and gold restores conductivity and corrosion resistance in place, dramatically reducing repair turnaround vs. tank-based methods.

Defense electronics teams use the same workflow on radar contacts, communications connectors, and avionics modules where pulling a sub-assembly for tank plating is impractical or impossible.

Systems:Micro-Metallizer

The Carbitron 300 — the diamond-dusting tungsten-carbide coating platform Hunter Products invented — is the standard tool for hardening cutting edges on surgical scalpels, scissors, dental burrs, and precision medical instruments. The deposited tungsten carbide layer extends the operational life of cutting edges far beyond untreated steel and lets older instruments be re-coated rather than replaced.

Stainless steel instruments require specialized surface preparation before any plating step. The Stainless Steel Degreaser Pen is the correct prep for stainless substrates — the standard Absorbent / Degreaser pen will not work.

Systems:Carbitron 300Micro-Jet 200Micro-Metallizer

Manufacturing operations use Hunter Products instruments for corrosion protection, decorative finishing, and tooling-edge hardening. Zinc plating provides sacrificial corrosion protection on steel fasteners and structural components. Heavy-duty copper, nickel, and silver pens handle production-volume buildup work on industrial parts. The Carbitron 300 deposits tungsten-carbide layers on cutting tools, dies, and wear surfaces.

Systems:Micro-MetallizerCarbitron 300Micro-Jet 200

Maintenance teams across heavy industry use Hunter Products pens for on-site, in-place repair of plated surfaces — touch-up of corrosion on galvanized steel, restoration of plated machinery surfaces, contact repair on industrial control panels, and field plating wherever sending the part out is not an option.

The portability of the Micro-Metallizer system — 12V DC operation, no tanks, no waste handling, no plating bath — is the key advantage. Bring the system to the part, not the part to the shop.

Systems:Micro-Metallizer