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Consider Custom Matching For Beautifully Plated Parts
If you consider your private plane, business jet, or aircraft fleet as an investment, you want to do everything in your power to maximize the return on your investment. One way to increase the value of your assets is to custom match plated interior parts to other design elements of the aircraft interior. Matching interior… Read more »
Why Choose Decorative Electroplating For Your Aircraft?
There are many types of electroplating processes, including commercial grade, high volume, industrial, and medical. However, only HighTech Finishing specializes in the unique field of decorative electroplating for aircraft interiors. When selecting an interior design for your private aircraft or business jet, even the smallest detail is important. Upholstery, color scheme, even carpeting requires careful… Read more »
NBAA-BACE 2019 Recap: Terry Bradshaw, NASCAR, Students & more
Earlier this year, the HighTech Finishing team attended the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), held October 22-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. This year’s conference was exciting for many reasons, including visits to our booth from NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw, NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, students from aviation… Read more »
Introducing Our Faucet Leak Test to Ensure the Highest Quality Plating
During our 35+ years of existence, High Tech Finishing has been committed to the highest quality and on-time delivery of our aircraft interior plating service. We developed a 50-step quality control process and have continually refined or added to the process with the emergence of new technologies. Now, we are proud to introduce a newly… Read more »
3 Experimental Aircraft Interiors Worth Considering
As a business jet or luxury aircraft owner, you may have an idea in your head of how you would like to change the look and feel of the aircraft interior. But, you don’t want to waste time or money experimenting with aircraft interior ideas that don’t pan out. We’re here to help you think… Read more »
Introducing Our New Aircraft Interior Colors
Styles change. Tastes expand. New preferences are introduced. The color selection for aircraft interior parts is not a static portrait. Rather, colors constantly need to be reviewed and updated to continue delivering a luxurious experience for passengers. Muted grays and tans have been the safe, convenient, and expected solution for aircraft interior finishes for decades.… Read more »
EBACE 2019: A Valuable Time of Connection and Innovation
For the 13th year in a row, HighTech Finishing attended the EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) conference. This year’s conference was held May 21-23, 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland. The EBACE conference represents a valuable opportunity for our company to connect with our European-based customers. The show also draws many of our valued U.S.-based… Read more »
3 Types of Plating Options You May Not Know About
One of the benefits of owning a luxury aircraft is the ability to command the best in luxury interior part design. Because luxury is uncompromising and unique, the path to maintain a luxurious experience for passengers is having multiple options to enhance the interior look. Options Are the Lifeblood of Interior Plating Options allow customers… Read more »
Aircraft Interior Design is All About the Finishing Touches
When it comes to aircraft interior design, the final product is all that matters. The process of arriving at the highest quality final product requires a finishing touch. Does the part meet the customer specifications? Is the part verified for quality before shipment? Will the interior part be handled with care to ensure intact arrival?… Read more »
How to Select the Best Metal Finishing Options
One of the most important choices for creating a luxurious environment for passengers on your aircraft is the metal finish of parts. The color, texture, and finish sends a message to your guests about the experience you are creating for them. HighTech Finishing boasts more than 130 decorative metal finishes to select from. Each option… Read more »
HighTech Finishing Announces Green Initiative
HighTech Finishing is proud to announce a new green initiative at our production center in Houston, Texas. Our company has received a permit from the City of Houston that specifically allows our facility to discharge treated water directly into the city’s waste treatment system. The “Source Reduction / Waste Minimization Plan” is the result of… Read more »
The Metal Plating Process: 50 Steps to Success
Sharp curves. Glistening metal. Vibrant colors. Sleek finishes. Each guest who steps onto your luxury jet should be overwhelmed by the pristine composition of the interior elements. To arrive at the ideal condition, your parts need to be supported by capable hands, industry-leading machinery, and a proven metal plating process that produces the highest quality… Read more »
Advanced Disassembly / Reassembly Services
HighTech expands its Disassembly / Reassembly (D/A) services to expedite customer deliveries. Many of the parts HighTech Finishing receives from customers require disassembly prior to processing. Once processed, reassembly is required before being returned to the customer. HighTech has been performing the D/A service on parts for many years on items such as latches, hinges, gaspers and other assemblies… Read more »
European Presence at EBACE
HighTech Finishing recently attended and displayed at the 2018 EBACE European Business Aviation Convention in Geneva, Switzerland. HTF showed its current product offerings as well as introduced new decorative finishes aimed exclusively for the aviation market. EBACE is the premier trade show focusing on the European and Middle Eastern aircraft operations. The show brings together thousands of key personnel from a wide spectrum of aviation… Read more »
HighTech Finishing Announces New Brand Initiative
You may have noticed a change to the look of HighTech Finishing. As an industry leader in aviation plating design, we decided to apply our noticeable design work to visually refresh our company’s look. Our company’s commitment to delivering the highest-quality products using our 50-point quality check has not changed. However, our new brand reflects… Read more »
The Newest Way to Select Aviation Plating Finishes
As part of the new HighTech Finishing brand initiative, we are proud to introduce a new way to select the aviation plating finish that meets your specifications. HighTech Finishing features more than 130 brilliant decorative finishes, including the ability to custom match finishes to samples from competitors, fabrics, woods, paint swatches, or other materials. Additionally,… Read more »
HighTech Finishing Presents at the NBAA Aviation Trade Show
HighTech Finishing dazzled attendees at the 2017 NBAA-BACE Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition this October in Las Vegas. Every year since 1991, HTF has attended this important aviation trade show. This year, we unveiled our new brand initiative further highlighting our aviation plating products and services. Why Did We Unveil at NBAA-BACE? NBAA-BACE is the… Read more »