How to choose the right plating process for the prototype

electroplating is the process of plating a thin layer of other metals or alloys on some metal surfaces by electrolysis principle, it is a process that uses electrolysis to attach a layer of metal film to the surface of metal or other material parts to prevent metal oxidation (Such as corrosion)And enhance the role of beauty. Many plastic prototypes, in order to make its surface look like metal, need to be plated with a layer of metal on the surface, this process is called electroplating.

plating includes water plating and vacuum plating. In the process of making the prototype, which method should be adopted according to the characteristic of the prototype, some prototypes (Such as Ring) It is small in size and cannot be fixed with a fixture. It needs to be hung up and then soaked in the potion. This method is called water plating. Some prototype parts are relatively large in size and can be fixed on the fixture, sprayed with conductive paint, and then vacuumed. This method is called vacuum plating.

although the plastic prototype can be vacuum plated, some plastic materials are not suitable for water plating, such as PC materials, a long time ago, we have received a project of PC prototype. The customer asked us to do surface treatment of water plating. Although we once explained that the effect of PC water plating was not ideal, the customer insisted on asking us to water plating, the result is easy to fall off after being made. In fact, if the PC prototype is made of water plating, it is necessary to find a special electroplating factory for PC electroplating process. The electroplating factory of the general ABS electroplating process is difficult to achieve the expected results. In addition, the material mixed by PC and ABS can also be plated, but if the proportion of PC is too large, it is difficult to achieve good results even if it is a special water plating factory.

after knowing the relevant knowledge of having a prototype plating, I believe you can choose the right prototype plating method in the future.

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