Automotive & Transportation Plating in Texas

Automotive and heavy-truck hardware has to survive road salt, heat, and vibration for years — and it has to be finished at production volume without missing a delivery. Automotive and transportation are among Gleco’s largest markets. From two Texas plants in Rowlett and McAllen, we plate and coat chassis hardware, fasteners, brackets, connectors, and trim under an AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 quality system, and we are an approved supplier to Volvo and Mack Trucks .

AS9100D

ISO 9001:2015

ITAR Registered

Rowlett & McAllen, TX

Finishes for Automotive & Heavy Truck

Zinc & zinc-nickel — corrosion protection for fasteners, brackets, and chassis hardware; zinc-nickel for under-hood heat and high-salt service (AMS 2417 / ASTM B841).
Tin & silver — solderable and conductive finishes for connectors, terminals, and electrical hardware.
Electroless nickel — uniform wear and corrosion protection on hydraulic and powertrain components.
Powder coating & wet paint — durable, colored, corrosion-resistant finishes for brackets, trim, and structural parts.
Chem film — corrosion protection and conductivity on aluminum components.

Passenger Vehicles

Zinc and zinc-nickel on fasteners, brackets and chassis hardware; tin and silver on connectors and terminals. A large share of our passenger-vehicle work is formed steel tubing — air-conditioning and hydraulic fluid lines — plated and chromated so the line resists road salt and under-hood heat for the life of the vehicle.

Heavy Trucking

Class 6–8 truck and trailer hardware: chassis brackets and fasteners, air and hydraulic line assemblies, and cab components. Gleco is an approved supplier to Volvo and Mack Trucks, with corrosion performance qualified to heavy-truck specifications. Zinc-nickel is the usual call where salt exposure and under-hood heat run together.

Why Automotive Manufacturers Choose Gleco

Approved supplier to Volvo and Mack Trucks, with corrosion performance qualified to heavy-truck specs
High-mix, high-volume barrel and rack lines for production programs
One-stop finishing — plating plus powder, paint, and chem film under one PO
In-house chemists and on-site labs holding chemistry and thickness in spec, run to run

Automotive Plating FAQ

What finishes do you provide for automotive and heavy-truck parts?

Rack and barrel zinc and zinc-nickel for corrosion protection on fasteners, brackets, and chassis hardware; tin and silver for connectors and electrical hardware; electroless nickel for wear; plus powder coating, wet paint, and chem film — all under one AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 quality system.

Are you an approved automotive or heavy-truck supplier?

Yes. Gleco is an approved supplier to Volvo and Mack Trucks (December 2024), with corrosion performance qualified to heavy-truck specifications — direct proof of our zinc and zinc-nickel capability for transportation programs.

Can you handle high-volume automotive production?

Yes. Our barrel lines are built for high-mix, high-volume runs of fasteners, stampings, and brackets, scaling the same documented, certified process from PPAP first articles to full production at two Texas plants.

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