Precious Metal Plating – Brilliant Technologies for Decorative Applications
Fascinating Precious Metals
Being in the metal finishing business for more than a century, Atotech has gained extensive know-how in electroplating technologies. Our precious metal processes provide an exceptional performance for a wide range of requirements:
The processes are used to decorate and protect everyday items including faucets, lamps, spectacle frames, fashionable jewelry or sanitary tapware and exquisite writing instruments. Atotech's extensive range of precious metal colors allows designers to enhance everyday products with the attractive qualities of specific metal.
Atotech's Precious Metal Range
| Type of Process | Product Line | Properties and Typical Applications | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
Gold and | Aurocolor | Atotech's processes from the Aurocolor, Aurocor® or Orolux line are ideal choices for a varity of applications ranging from bathroom fittings and fashion jewellries up to technical and industrial purposes. | Diverse color spectrum, ranging from rose and green up to pale yellow or deep yellow options |
Silver | Argalux® | Atotech's silver range provides brilliant, non-hazy coatings of long lasting beauty and durability. With Argalux® NC it includes an alkaline cyanide-free plating solution. Post-treatment processes for excellent anti-tarnish on silver and silver plated items are also available. | Brilliant silver or |
Palladium and Palladium Alloys | Pallacor® | Pure palladium coatings are used as a diffusion barrier or where a nickel free coating is required. The product range includes processes for flash and thick deposits and multilayer systems. | White and mirror bright |
Ruthenium | Ruthen Decor | The anthracite-colored, highly transparent visual approach of ruthenium creates an outstanding visual effect. Atotech offers ruthenium electrolytes in different shades of color for predominantly decorative applications. | Brilliant gray and black |
Rhodium | Rhodeco | Rhodium processes from the Rhodeco range combine brilliant white color whilst achieving highest technical demands. Rhodeco meets the demands of most jewelry, spectacle frames, writing utensils or technical applications. | Brilliant white |