Plating on plastic pretreatment - POP
Conventional
What makes our plating on plastics pretreatment so special
- Outstanding cost-effectiveness
- PFOS-free & resource-saving
- Environmentally friendly through simple wastewater treatment
- Lowest ammonia concentration in the process
- Minimal palladium consumption
- Shortest cycle times in the industry
- Can be integrated into modern direct metallization systems
Our PFOS-free, resource-saving, and environmentally friendly plastic pretreatment for electroplating impresses with its highest efficiency and reliability. With the lowest palladium consumption, the shortest cycle times in the industry, and the simplest wastewater treatment with the lowest ammonia concentration, we create ideal conditions for decorative and functional coatings – especially for applications in the sanitary and automotive industries.
Etching (chromium-sulfuric acid)
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Etching (chromium-sulfuric acid)
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Etching (chromium-sulfuric acid)
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Etching (chromium-sulfuric acid)
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Rinsing
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Rinsing
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Rinsing
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Reduction
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Rinsing
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Rinsing
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Pre-dip hydrochloric acid
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Activator
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Rinsing
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Rinsing
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Accelerator 2C
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Accelerator 1C
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Rinsing
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Rinsing
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Electroless Nickel
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Electroless Nickel
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Rinsing
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Immersion Copper
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SCROLL / SWIPE
HESSOPLAST®
Example plant representation
A look behind the scenes. Minimum space requirement with maximum success . Our system requirements.
HESSOPLAST®
ABS + PC (Etched)
Features / Benefits:
- Extremely high stability
- Sodium bisulfite - free
- No unpleasant odors
- High tolerance to introduction into the activator
- Long service life
HESSOPLAST®
Reduction
ABS + PC (Activated)
Features / Benefits:
- Unmatched activity
- One activator step for all plastics as well as 1 and 2K components
- Lowest Pd consumption / batch concentration 22 - 25mg/l Pd for all plastics
- Extremely high stability against Cr6+ introduction (stable up to 1000 mg/l Cr6+)
HESSOPLAST®
Activator for both 1K and 2K
ABS + PC (Accelerated)
Features / Benefits:
- High tolerance to carryover in the chemical Ni process HESSOPLAST PL-H
- Free from hard complexing agents
- Extremely long service life as a 1K accelerator
HESSOPLAST®
Accelerator for 1K component parts
ABS + PC (Accelerated)
Features / Benefits:
- Excellent selectivity
- High tolerance to carryover in the chemical Ni process HESSOPLAST PL-H
- Free from hard complexing agents
- Control of selectivity via combination of analyzable promoter additive & oxidizing agent
HESSOPLAST®
Accelerator for 2K components
ABS + PC (nickel plated)
Features / Benefits:
- Very easy to handle
- Significantly reduced ammonia consumption
(Reduction of about 90%)
- Virtually unlimited service life
- Stable even at higher temperatures
- All additives can be analyzed on site (titration, photometer or AAS/ICP)
HESSOPLAST®
High-speed electroless nickel
ABS + PC
(IC copper)
Features / Benefits:
- Significant improvement in conductivity and adhesion
- Suppresses defects such as streaking & milkiness (after Cu)
- Suitable for permanent operation
- Extreme service life, up to 4 weeks in 24/7 operation
HESSOPLAST®
Immersion Copper
Our plastic pretreatment. Anything but classic.
HESSOPLAST®
ABS + PC (Etched)
Features / Benefits:
- Cleaning and pre-wetting the plastic
- PFOS - Free (Complies with all applicable restrictions and regulations on PFOA substances)
- Outstanding stability
- No sludge formation, direct addition of the concentrated product possible
- Stable surface tension