There are two common plastic electroplating processes: water electroplating and vacuum ion plating. Vacuum ion plating, also known as vacuum coating. Vacuum plating is now a more popular method, and the products made are strong in metal and high in brightness. Compared with other coating methods, the cost is lower and the pollution to the environment is small, and it is now widely used in various industries.
In addition, because the surface of the plastic is not flat enough, the surface of the workpiece that is directly electroplated is not smooth, has low gloss, and has poor metallic feeling, and there will be undesirable conditions such as bubbles and blisters. After spraying a layer of primer, a smooth and flat surface is formed, and the generation of air bubbles in the plastic itself is prevented, so that the effect of electroplating can be displayed.
Vacuum electroplating can be divided into general vacuum electroplating, UV vacuum electroplating, and special vacuum electroplating. Processes include evaporation, sputtering, gun color, etc. Water electroplating is relatively simple, and the requirements from equipment to environment are not as demanding as vacuum ion plating. is widely used.
Plastic electroplating is the process of plating a thin layer of other metals or alloys on the plastic surface using the principle of electrolysis. Plastic electroplating can be used in various machinery industries. The processed plastic electroplating products not only have metal-specific conductivity, reflection, and prevention Corrosion, wear resistance and light weight can reduce the weight of the machine itself. For example, in the automobile industry, if it is full of metal structures, you can imagine how huge its own weight is. Driving will cause a lot of energy waste due to the resistance generated by its own weight. The plastic electroplating layer is even more uniform than the hot dip layer. They are all relatively thin, ranging from a few microns to tens of microns.
