Having our own inhouse electroplating plant supplements our vertically integrated range of production processes. In turn, this means that we offer greatest convenience to the customer. Various finishing processes such as brushing, taping and immersion finishing are available, so that many different customer requests as well as the full scale of demands from the automotive industry can be satisfied. Strip widths up to 100mm and thicknesses up to approximately 2mm can be handled with our equipment.
Various coating options are in use at Heraeus:
- Copper (Cu)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Nickel-Nickelphosphor (Ni/NiP)
- Pure tin (Sn100 – for lead-free applications)
- Tin - Lead (SnPb95/5,SnPb98/2, SnPb90/10)
- Silver (Ag)
- Palladium (Pd)
- Gold (Au – Hard gold, bonding gold)
- Special applications (AgSn20, Ru, …)
