Stainless Steel Pickling in Manchester

Professional corrosion resistance solutions for the Greater Manchester and Trafford Park manufacturing community.

Contact Us

What is Pickling?

Address: Serving Manchester, Salford, and Trafford from our Brimington Road facility.

Phone: 01246 451710

Email: Sales@Metapic.co.uk

Hours of Operation:

  • Mon – Thurs: 08:00 – 17:00

  • Fri: 08:00 – 15:00

  • Sat – Sun: Closed

Specialist Services in Manchester

  • Immersion Pickling: Utilising our deep-tank immersion process to ensure full chemical coverage for complex Manchester-manufactured components, reaching internal bores and intricate welds that spray pickling misses.

  • Chemical Passivation: Promoting the vital chromium-oxide layer on stainless steel to meet ASTM A380 standards, essential for Greater Manchester’s thriving Medical, Nuclear, and Food-grade fabrication sectors.

  • De-greasing & Surface Pre-treatment: Removing shop dirt, oils, and grease from fabricated parts to ensure a pristine, “bright-white” finish before they leave the workshop.

Why Choose Metapic

Established Company

Established in Sheffield in 1960 Metapic have been an ever present company steel treatment company for over 60 years.

Skilled Team

With years of hands-on experience, we offer a comprehensive range of cleaning and chemical passivation processes.

Time served technicians

Our time-served expertise ensures high-quality results across various applications, providing reliable and effective solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients.

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Immersion Pickling

Immersion pickling is the preferred method at Metapic, offering superior results compared to spray pickling. This process ensures that the entire item is fully submerged in acid, allowing the solution to reach every surface, inside and out, for a thorough and consistent pickling treatment.

Why We Use Ambient Temperature for Pickling

At Metapic, we opt to pickle at ambient temperature for several key reasons:

  • Enhanced Control Over Finish:
     The slower pickling process provides us with greater control over the final finish, ensuring a high-quality result every time.

  • Health and Environmental Benefits:
     Pickling at lower temperatures reduces the amount of acid vapour released into the atmosphere, creating a safer work environment for our staff and minimising  environmental impact.

  • Cost Efficiency:
     By eliminating the need to heat the acid with electricity, we reduce operating costs. This translates to cost savings for both Metapic and our clients.

Serving the Manchester Community

Metapic provides a vital link in the Greater Manchester supply chain. From the high-tech labs in Salford to the heavy engineering plants in Trafford Park and Stockport, our pickling and passivation services ensure that “Manchester-made” means quality.

Our 60+ years of experience allows us to provide reliable, time-served expertise to the entire M60 corridor.