Our automotive competence
The right solution for every requirement
At Atotech, we have a deep understanding of the requirements of automotive manufacturers, OEMs, and their suppliers. This, combined with our expertise in surface finishing, enables us to provide customized solutions that meet the demanding performance and quality requirements of the industry. Our product range offers technologies that cover the entire spectrum of decorative and functional surface treatments. This includes a comprehensive palette of trendsetting design options for decorative applications, corrosion protection solutions, processes in line with the specific requirements of automotive electronics, functional surfaces for superior wear resistance and friction reduction, as well as paint pretreatment and paint support technologies for automotive applications.
Surface finishing solutions for key applications
EV, HEV and PHEV batteries
In the pursuit of sustainable transportation, Lithium-ion batteries are at the forefront. Our advanced surface-finishing solutions play a crucial role in this shift.
We enhance energy density, reshape battery design, and innovate surface treatments, differentiating your EV, HEV, or PHEV. Extend your vehicle’s range, reduce emissions, and align with environmental responsibility through our expertise.
Automotive electronics
Developing electronic components such as HDI, MLB, flex PCBs, and semiconductors must meet the requirements of the eVehicle and automotive industry.
These requirements include the increasing need for components that assure high reliability, have a fast response time, and provide ever-increasing functionalities – all of which are at the core of our innovative solutions when it comes to surface finishing solutions, equipment, and processes.
Interior and exterior design
From plastic pretreatment to eco-friendly trivalent chrome, our solutions ensure sustainability and pave the way for future-proof, dazzling mass production
Automotive body and chassis
Aluminum and its alloys are the material to chose when it comes to chassis design and manufacturing
Powertrains
Require longer service lives and components with higher wear and corrosion resistance
Our automotive experts
Let our global experts support your business
Our global OEM team is the interface between customers, OEMs, Tiers and Atotech. Located in various countries, our experts are only a heartbeat away from OEMs/Tiers worldwide to identify future technologies, allowing us to tailor products and features to the industry’s needs and demands.
The industry’s approved choice
Our global automotive approvals
Atotech’s processes fulfill the requirements of a substantial number of OEM specifications and are approved by automotive manufacturers and Tiers worldwide. Our leading position as a partner to the automotive industry is reflected by the constantly growing number of approvals achieved. This is why we have created a special feature to provide key information: a list of specification numbers together with approved product families from the Atotech range, including details on their performance features for both our corrosion protection and decorative coatings.
Our AAA program
Atotech Automotive Applicators for corrosion protection coatings
A cornerstone of our automotive approach is the global network of certified applicators – known as the Atotech Automotive Applicators (AAA) program. AAA certification demonstrates to the automotive community that a plater or coater is a capable applicator of our technologies meeting or exceeding automotive industry quality standards and specification requirements.
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