Electroforming

Electroplating: an additive manufacturing process Electroforming is a highly precise manufacturing process, also known as electroplating. It is based on the deposition of metal (nickel) onto a conductive substrate. In this process, two electrodes (anode and cathode) are placed in a bath filled with electrolytes. The bath contains a solution of metal salts as well as a direct current source. While the material at the anode dissolves, the cathode builds up and forms the material. This means that the metallic ions are converted into atoms that build up on the cathode surface through continuous deposition. This allows the material to be isolated with microscopic accuracy. Electroforming: the most important advantages , High precision ,Large volumes , Repeatability

Chemical Etching

Alphasol Tec AG creates, designs and produces contour-etched parts made of metal in small, medium and large batches according to completely individual customer specifications. With this technology, metal foils can be processed already from a thickness of 0.05 mm or up to a thickness of 1 mm. Standard metals are copper and copper alloys (CuBe, CuSn, CuZn, CuNi), steel and chrome-nickel steel or aluminium. The etched parts are used in the fields of electronics, medical technology, automotive design, sensor technology or in optics. There are practically no limits to the form and design of the etched parts (such as housings, labels, templates, contacts or event glasses frames). Retrospective functional or decorative coating of etched parts with pure or hard gold, white gold, high gloss silver, nickel, bright nickel, copper, tin or rhodium demonstrates only some of the possibilities.

Coatings, Optical Black

Optical black coatings for deep matt surfaces in optical applications. Functional or decorative coating of etched parts with pure or hard gold, white gold, high gloss silver, nickel, bright nickel, copper, tin or rhodium demonstrates only some of the possibilities. The very high tool costs are just as convincing as the etching technology solutions.