Sanitary Applications
In the sanitary industry decorative final finishes are demanded on various substrates including steel, brass, zinc die cast and plastics. The Atotech product range includes technologies for the entire spectrum of surface treatment starting with cleaning and pretreatment of metal as well as plastic substrates, followed by subsequent electrolytic finishing, usually copper / nickel / chrome. For special decorative requirements Atotech offers precious metal finishes such as ruthenium, palladium and gold. For plastic substrates Atotech's innovative Futuron® ULTRA and Noviganth® AK are perfectly suited.
Sanitary Application on Metal - Typical Process Sequence with Recommended Products
Substrate | >> Brass |
|---|---|
Soak Cleaning | >> UniClean® 151(for unpolished brass), BCR (for polished brass) or TRI-MAX® series |
Electro Cleaning | >> UniClean® 251 or TRI-MAX® series |
Activation | >> UniClean® 690 |
CN Copper | >> Copperlume |
Acid Copper | >> Cupracid® 210 |
Activation | >> UniClean® 675 |
Nickel Plating | >> Makrolux® NF |
Chrome Plating | >> CR 843 |
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Sanitary Application on Metal - Typical Process Sequence with Recommended Products
Substrate | >> Zinc based die cast |
|---|---|
Soak Cleaning | >> UniClean® 158 or TRI-MAX® series |
Electro Cleaning | >> UniClean® 251 or TRI-MAX® series |
Activation | >> UniClean® 675 |
CN Copper | >> Copperlume |
Acid Copper | >> Cupracid® 210 |
Activation | >> UniClean® 675 |
Nickel Plating | >> Makrolux® NF |
Chrome Plating | >> CR 843 |
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Sanitary Application on Plastic - Typical Process Sequence with Recommended Products (Conventional Process)
Substrate | >> ABS/PC and ABS |
|---|---|
Chrome Etching | >> Noviganth® Additive CR |
Neutralizer Pre Dip | >> Noviganth® AK Neutralizer >> HCl |
Activation | >> Noviganth® Activator PL |
Accelerator | >> Noviganth® AK Accelerator Plus |
E'less Nickel Plating | >> Noviganth® LFS or Ni PA |
Cu / Ni / Cr Plating | >> Cupracid® / Markolux® NF / CR 843 |
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Sanitary Application on Plastic - Typical Process Sequence with Recommended Products (Direct Metallization)
Substrate | >> ABS/PC and ABS |
|---|---|
Etching | >> Futuron® ULTRA Additive Cr |
Conditioning | >> Futuron® ULTRA Reducer Cr |
Pre Dip | >> HCl |
Activation | >> Futuron® ULTRA Activator |
Accelerator | >> Futuron® ULTRA Cu-Link |
Cu / Ni / Cr Plating | >> Cupracid® / Markolux® NF / CR 843 |
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