Mahalakshmi Electro Plating

You can find us at Sarkarsamakulam, right across from the big arch at Vaiyapuri Nagar. Our address is a bit of a mouthful with all the door numbers, but we are basically at SF No. 492/2. The shop is full of large tanks filled with different chemicals for the plating process. It has a very specific sharp smell that you never quite get out of your nose. We spend the day dipping metal parts into the baths and watching the timers. It’s a process that requires a lot of patience and steady hands. We wear heavy rubber gloves and aprons because the liquids can be quite nasty if they splash. The floor is usually a bit damp from the rinsing stations. We aren't a big corporation; it’s just a local operation where a few of us keep the tanks maintained and the parts moving through. Sometimes when the electricity is unstable, we have to pause everything because the plating needs a constant current. We don't have a lobby or a waiting area, just the workspace and a small area to store the finished pieces before they are picked up. It’s a hot, humid environment and we are always cleaning the equipment. People in the area know us by the sound of the exhaust fans that run all day long. It is just a straightforward metal finishing shop doing what we know how to do.