One component of the manufacturing process is carried out shock absorber piston rod manufacturingprocess must be completely free of defects so that no leakage occurred at the time of use. The piston rod has afunction as a valve seat and a linear movement of rod guide. In the process of making the piston rod of theproduction cost for the plating process is still high when compared with other processes, it is necessary efficiency.Steps to be taken in such efficiency is to lower non-productive time that it becomes productive time. Based onmonthly data obtained there are some non-productive time on chrome electroplating process include: changingmodels of 35.82%, 17.1% cleaning area, the waiting time before the process of 12.02%, 11.42 engine problemsand refit the piston rod 4 , 46%.To facilitate solving the problems facing particularly non-productive time is highthen the principal take biggest problem is the process of changing the model reaches 35.82%.After making the repair process of the components supporting the process of change plating process model fell to10.59%.