Variant of NAICS 2002 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sector

33281 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, engraving, heat treating and similarly processing metal. These activities often involve heating the metal, and the purpose is often to harden it. In general, the hardening of metal is included. Other activities of this industry include tempering, brazing, plating (including electroplating and re-chroming), polishing, sand-blasting and colouring metal and metal products. Establishments primarily engaged in plating with precious metal for the trade are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  

  • turning metal (See 33271 Machine Shops)
  • etching and engraving jewellery and articles of precious metals (See 33991 Jewellery and Silverware Manufacturing)

332810 - Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating and Allied Activities^MEX

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in coating, engraving, heat treating and similarly processing metal. These activities often involve heating the metal, and the purpose is often to harden it. In general, the hardening of metal is included. Other activities of this industry include tempering, brazing, plating (including electroplating and re-chroming), polishing, sand-blasting and colouring metal and metal products. Establishments primarily engaged in plating with precious metal for the trade are included.

• Example Activities:

  • Brazing (i.e., hardening) metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Buffing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Burning metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Chasing metals and metal products (except printing plates), for the trade
  • Coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Colouring metals and metal products (except by coating), for the trade
  • Depolishing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Electroplating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Enamelling metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Engraving metals and metal products (except printing plates or precious metal jewellery and flatware), for the trade
  • Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates or precious metal jewellery and flatware), for the trade
  • Galvanizing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Heat treating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Hot dip galvanizing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Lacquering metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Painting metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Plating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Polishing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Powder coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Precious metal plating of metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Rust proofing metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Sandblasting metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Teflon (TM) coating metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Tempering metals and metal products, for the trade
  • Varnishing metals and metal products, for the trade