Decorative coatings
Combining function and design?
Quick facts
- Full range of copper, nickel, nickel alloy and chrome electrolytic processes
- Environmentally-friendly trivalent chromium solutions
- Broad range of colors to meet contemporary design requirements
- Approved by automotive manufacturers and Tiers worldwide
- Full range of pretreatment products for multi-metal application
- Improved production solutions with auxiliary systems
Applications
- Interior and exterior vehicle components (e.g. trim, handles, emblems, aluminum rims), shower heads, bathroom faucets, general fittings, hinges, fashion, jewelry, cosmetics
- Applications within automotive, sanitary, furniture, solar cells, consumer electronics, consumer goods, cosmetics and fashion industries
Plating chemicals
Copper electrolytes
Features and benefits
- Full range of acid copper, rotogravure copper, pyrophosphate copper, immersion copper, copper alloys, copper strike and non-cyanide alkaline copper
- Specialized acid copper processes for a wide variety of applications
- Excellent throwing power, superb leveling and high ductility
Nickel electrolytes
Features and benefits
- Full appearance range including bright, semi-bright and satin nickel
- High sulfur nickel, microcracked and microporous nickel processes for ultimate corrosion resistance
- Nickel alloys for decorative applications
- Tools ¨C such as wetting agents ¨C designed to reduce surface tension and purifiers for reduction and even elimination of problems related to metal or other contaminations as well as additives
- Ion exchange system HELiX? is designed to recover nickel from the rinse water of our semi-bright, bright, satin and microporous nickel processes
- With Nikotect? we offer an advanced maintenance and recycling system for semi-bright, bright and MPS nickel electrolytes
- Regeneration system Satilume? LongLife combines our well-known Satilume? Plus process with advanced filtration and dosing equipment
Chrome electrolytes
Features and benefits
- Complete range of hexavalent and trivalent chrome deposits
- Unmatched range of bright and dark TriChrome? finishes
- Non-PFOS mist suppressants, nickel activation processes and post-treatments for improved performance of decorative chrome plating
- Fully-automated regeneration system TriChrome? Ion Exchanger for our TriChrome? electrolyte range
Precious metal electrolytes
Features and benefits
- Atotech’s precious metal portfolio provides pure and alloyed gold, silver, ruthenium, rhodium and palladium electrolytes
- Hard gold product range for extreme wear and/or corrosion resistance
- Colored gold electrolytes
- Mirror bright Pd/Ni alloy deposits
- Brilliant, black and anthracite ruthenium finishes
Featured products
Auxiliary systems
More efficiency in a sustainable way
Highlighting our commitment to sustainability, we offer auxiliary equipment in addition to exceptional plating processes. Designed to reduce chemical consumption and extend bath lives, Atotech¡¯s auxiliary systems for decorative electroplating share the same major benefits: cost-efficient production, environmentally-friendly production and consistent plating quality.
Our equipment ranges from ion exchange systems for nickel or trivalent chrome plating electrolytes to regeneration systems for nickel electrolytes.
¡°Our TriChrome? features tried-and-trusted technology and is currently in use at more than 300 customer locations worldwide.¡±
Dr. Christina Pfirrmann
Scientist at 91ÖØ¿Ú’ Atotech Germany
