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Nahaufnahme einer beschichteten, metallischen Oberfläche mit hexagonalem Muster, behandelt mit dekorativen Elektrolyten wie Sauer Kupfer, Nickel und Chrom

Decorative electrolytes

For plastic and metal

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DR. HESSE company logo – specialist for electroplating, electrolytes and surface technology.

What makes our electrolytes so special

Simple application with outstanding performance.
 

Nahaufnahme eines glänzenden, modernen Wasserhahns mit einem Wassertropfen am Auslauf, behandelt mit dekorativen Elektrolyten wie Sauer Kupfer, Nickel und Chrom

Acid Copper

PRIMUS® & CUSUN

Cu

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling
Illustration of a semi-bright nickel layer using the SUPRATIAL process – sulfur-free nickel deposition with a constantly high potential difference, uniform gloss level and an ideal basis for bright or satin nickel.

SB Ni

Features / Benefits:

- Constantly high potential difference

- Sulfur-free nickel deposition

- Only 1 additive for adjustment

- Uniform gloss / brightness gradient, which ensures ideal coverage with bright or satin nickel

SUPRATIAL

Semi-Bright Nickel

Cu

Illustration of a CUSUN acid copper coating – a dye-based process with excellent gloss dispersion, unsurpassed leveling, moderate edge build-up, and high temperature stability.

Features / Benefits:

- Dye-Based

- Excellent gloss / brightness throwing power

- Unrivalled leveling

- Moderate edge build-up

- 3 additives, for make-up and consumption

- Outstanding temperature stability, up to 36°C

CUSUN

Acid Copper (Dye-Based)

Nahaufnahme einer hochglänzenden, verchromten Oberfläche – dekorative Elektrolyte für Halbglanz-, Glanz- und mikro-porige Nickel- sowie Chromverfahren (SUPRATIAL, SUPRAGAL®, HESSOPORE).

Our Nickel Systems Semi-Bright / Bright / Micro-Porous Nickel

SUPRATIAL / SUPRAGAL® / HESSOPORE

Cu

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling

Features / Benefits:

- Easiest handling

- Low in dye

- Non-porous - Permanent

- Extreme gloss / brightness depth throwing power

- Excellent leveling

- No edge build-up

- 3 additives, for make-up and consumption

- Outstanding temperature stability, up to 36°C

PRIMUS®

Acid copper (low dye content)

Nahaufnahme einer satinierten Nickeloberfläche im SUPRAMATT® Verfahren – zeigt die edle, matte Optik an einer Automobil-Mittelkonsole. Eigenschaften: einfache Handhabung, zwei Mattierungszusätze zur Einstellung von Glanzgrad und Korngröße, Erzielung aller gängigen Automobil-Farbtöne, stabile 24/7 Produktion sowie Spezialnetzmittel ohne Streifenbildung.

Satin Nickel

SUPRAMATT

Cu

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling
Illustration of a semi-bright nickel layer using the SUPRATIAL process – sulfur-free nickel deposition with a constantly high potential difference, uniform gloss level and an ideal basis for bright or satin nickel.

SB Ni

Illustration of a satin nickel coating using the SUPRAMATT® process – easy handling, two matting additives for adjusting gloss level and grain size, achieving all common automotive colors, stable 24/7 production (bypass filtration), and a special wetting agent without streaking.

Satin

Ni

Features / Benefits:

- Easy to use

- Two matting additives for adjusting the desired gloss level and grain size (mixing of additives possible)

- Achieving all common automotive colors

- Stable 24/7 production (filtration in bypass)

- Special wetting agent without streaking, can also be dosed on existing bright spots

SUPRAMATT

Satin Nickel

Cu

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling
Illustration of a semi-bright nickel layer using the SUPRATIAL process – sulfur-free nickel deposition with a constantly high potential difference, uniform gloss level, and an ideal base for bright or satin nickel.

SB Ni

Illustration of a bright nickel coating using the SUPRAGAL® process – excellent brightening and leveling, pore-free deposition, high ductility, low passivity and free of whitewashing even at high level of leveling.

B Ni

Features / Benefits:

- Easiest handling

- One additive for excellent gloss / brightnes & leveling

- Variable leveling: Good – Excellent

- Pore-Free

- High ductility

- Low passivity

- Free of white-washing even with high leveling

SUPRAGAL®

Bright Nickel

Automotive-Innenraum mit verchromten Bedienelementen – Darstellung der Chrom-Verfahren HESSOTRICHROME® (3-wertig) und HESSOCHROME® (6-wertig). Diese Systeme erfüllen höchste Anforderungen an Korrosionsbeständigkeit, Farbkonstanz (stabile L-A-B-Werte) und sind kompatibel mit Mischverbau-Lösungen.

Our chrome processes, trivalent / hexavalent

HESSOTRICHROME® / HESSOCHROME®

Cu

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling
Illustration of a semi-bright nickel layer using the SUPRATIAL process – sulfur-free nickel deposition with a constantly high potential difference, uniform gloss level, and an ideal base for bright or satin nickel.

SB Ni

Illustration of a bright nickel layer in the SUPRAGAL® process – excellent gloss formation and leveling, pore-free deposition

B Ni

Illustration of a deposited chromium-6 layer in the HESSOCHROME® process – one compound catalyst for make-up and use (available in liquid & solid), soluble catalyst system without solids, excellent depth scattering and special additive against “white-washing”.

Cr 6

Features / Benefits:

- 1 catalyst for make-up and consumption (liquid & solid available)

- Soluble catalyst system (no solids)

- Excellent throwing power

- Special additive against white washing

HESSOCHROME®

Hexa-valent Chrom

Cu

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling
Illustration of a semi-bright nickel layer using the SUPRATIAL process – sulfur-free nickel deposition with a constantly high potential difference, uniform gloss level and an ideal basis for bright or satin nickel.

SB Ni

Illustration of a bright nickel coating using the SUPRAGAL® process – excellent brightening and leveling, pore-free deposition, high ductility, low passivity and free of whitewashing even at high level of leveling.

B Ni

Illustration of a microporous nickel layer using the HESSOPORE® process – uniform pore distribution for automotive standards and neutral gloss retention for satin and bright nickel-plated surfaces.

MP Ni

Features / Benefits:

- Uniform pore distribution to meet all common automotive standards

- Neutral gloss / brightness retention: This allows the use of only one electrolyte for both satin and bright nickel-plated goods.

HESSOPORE

Microporous Nickel

Illustration of an acid-copper layer in the PRIMUS® process – low-dye copper deposition with high gloss throwing power, pore-free and excellent leveling
Illustration of a semi-bright nickel layer using the SUPRATIAL process – sulfur-free nickel deposition with a constantly high potential difference, uniform gloss level, and an ideal base for bright or satin nickel.
Illustration of a chromium(III) coating using the HESSOTRICHROME® process – stable L-A-B values, mixed installation with chromium(VI) possible and compliance with all common standards and requirements for corrosion resistance.

Cu

Illustration of a bright nickel coating using the SUPRAGAL® process – excellent brightening and leveling, pore-free deposition, high ductility, low passivity and free of whitewashing even at high level of leveling.

SB Ni

B Ni

Cr 3

Features / Benefits:

- Stable LAB values

- Mixed installation with Chrom-6 possible

- Compliance with all current standards / requirements for corrosion resistance

HESSOTRICHROME®

3-Valent Chrom

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