Enhancing, repairing and refurbishing large, high value, or hard to replace components is a key concern for the mining industry, with the maintenance service sector for heavy off-highway vehicles (OHV) remaining resilient. Localising the application of engineered surface coatings can dramatically reduce downtime when complex parts prematurely reach the end of their service life. Derek Vanek of SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts (ASC) discusses the application benefits and possibilities of selective plating