JIT Industries Acquires Birmingham Chrome Plater
Precision Plating, a 40-year Birmingham industrial hard chrome business, joins JIT Industries' network of seven locations across four states.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Manufacturing
JIT Industries has acquired Precision Plating in Birmingham, Alabama, a provider of industrial hard chrome plating, machining, grinding, roll repair and surface restoration. The facility can chrome components up to 23 feet long and 28 inches in outside diameter.
Why it matters
The acquisition extends JIT Industries' regional footprint in industrial plating and surface restoration services. Precision Plating's established operation and experienced team bring continuity of service to customers in the Birmingham area.
Precision Plating's facility can chrome components up to 23 feet long and 28 inches in outside diameter, with its team holding more than 90 years of combined industry experience. The acquisition brings JIT Industries to seven locations across four states, but the deal's financial terms were not disclosed.
The players
JIT Industries
JIT Industries is an Alabama-based industrial services company headquartered in Hartselle that operates seven locations across four states.
Precision Plating
Precision Plating is a Birmingham industrial hard chrome plating business that has served the area for more than 40 years.
Charlie Butler
Charlie Butler is the operations manager of Precision Plating and brings more than four decades of chrome plating experience to the business.
The details
Precision Plating, located at 980 North Pine Hill Road in Birmingham, is led by operations manager Charlie Butler, who has more than 40 years of experience in chrome plating. JIT Industries, headquartered in Hartselle, Alabama, now operates the business as part of its network.
Timeline
November 9, 2026: JIT Industries' acquisition of Precision Plating was announced.
Manufacturing Consolidation
The acquisition fits a pattern in which regional hard chrome and surface-restoration shops are absorbed into multi-state industrial service networks that can offer broader capacity. JIT Industries' move follows that trajectory by adding a Birmingham facility to its existing footprint.
Customers who rely on Precision Plating for chrome plating, grinding or roll repair in the Birmingham area will now be dealing with a JIT Industries-owned facility. The stub does not indicate any change to pricing, service terms or contact information.
The takeaway
Regional industrial service providers like Precision Plating often expand their reach through acquisition, which can give customers access to broader capacity without changing local points of contact. Readers with ongoing plating or restoration needs should confirm service details directly with the facility.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Products Finishing.
