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Engineered to
outlast

OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING BEST-IN-CLASS SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS

1983

1,000+

12 Yrs

MILLIONS

MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF ENGINEERING SURFACES TO OUTLAST

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TS Tech Nickel was founded in 1983 as a small electroless nickel plating shop serving the manufacturers of Southwest Michigan. Through hard work by a lot of dedicated employees and a focus on customer service, the business grew and expanded, ultimately needing to move to its current location and adding several new surface treatment technologies such as salt bath nitriding, hard chrome plating, and the proprietary Tech-Kote® anti-weld spatter technology.

The business has not lost sight of what led to this sustained success, still focusing on the customer and still providing best-in-class surface treatment solutions. Now owned by the world leader in surface treatment and tribological solutions, HEF Groupe, TS Tech Nickel is now a part of a global family that provides many additional solutions that can be offered to its loyal customer base.

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A global surface-treating family.

TS Tech Nickel is a wholly owned subsidiary of HEF Groupe, a global leader in surface treatment and tribological solutions. The partnership connects our team in Benton Harbor, MI to R&D, additional surface treatment processes, and a manufacturing service network of 90+ sites spanning more than 20 countries.

Engineering surface finishes our customers can build their reputation on

TS Tech Nickel prides itself on best-in-class quality, reliable and dependable turnaround times, responses when questions are asked, and an overall atmosphere of a services business that appreciates its customers.

We pride ourselves on our robust list of accreditations, process conformance to some of the toughest industry standards, and an appreciation for the amount of work that our customers put into the parts that they manufacture. We’ve said it for many years, and we intend to continue the legacy far into the future. At TS Tech Nickel, your success is our success!

The People Behind Every Finish

Decades of surface treatment, operations, and customer service experience – click any portrait to read a short bio.

ENGINEERED SURFACES, END-TO-END

EXPLORE ALL SERVICES

Check out all of the services that we offer. If you have any questions or can’t find what you’re looking for, contact us for more information!

Interactive Finish Tool

TS Tech Nickel is capable of producing multiple types of surface finishes. This tool will allow you to get a visual example of what the surface types look like when finished.

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Select Your Example Part

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Choose type of surface treatment

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Explore finish and color options

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