ASE can now offer Chrome Free conversion coatings to meet ROHS, ELV, and WEEE directives. This environmentally friendly chemical process produces a protective conversion coating on aluminium and its alloys. ASE can also provide a non-hexavalent chrome coating suitable for aerospace alloys and also for the treatment of castings.

Other processes carried out at the Coventry site include Nituff PTFE impregnation of hard anodised films, sulphuric anodising, chromic acid anodising, and Alocrom conversion coatings.

Led by current International Hard Anodising Association president, John Alksnitis, ASE services all industry sectors including aerospace, medical, automotive, food processing, electronics, telecommunications and precision engineering. John has also sat on MOD and BSI boards for standardisation and specification.