Leak Free Brush Electroplating Systems

On board brush plating process, one of the most time consuming steps is masking and sealing the system for leakage. Electrolyte dipped anode can not hold the solution for good. Gravity let the solution slowly leak out or if we are pumping the solution on the anode you have to catch excess solution to reach the undesirable surfaces in the system. Plating solutions are highly corrosive and any simple leakage creates harm to the system.

When operators plating any components overhead, they have to protect themselves and the surrounding area from dripping the solution with extra personal protection equipment and coverage. We designed a portable light weight units which contains the anodes that is always desirably wet and does not drip. The unit simply works two system in balance. The delivery system that contains peristaltic pump which supplies the solution to the anode handle from the solution chamber. The distributor spreads the solution in cotton batting at multiple points to keep it completely wet. The suction system has a vacuum pump ejector which works with compressed pressure air. The vacuum pump ejector sucks the excess solution and sends the air and solution mixture back to the chamber. Multiple suction points on the anode helps the solution to travel in the cotton batting evenly. When air and solution mixture hits the muffler in the chamber, the solution flows down and the air and toxic vapor leaves from the exhaust port.

In any overhead job, operators will feel more relaxed and safer. In any systems, operators won't have to spend days for masking and sealing. Simple protection will be enough. With these units, operators can use toxic solutions like Cadmium and Silver without any health concern, because the vacuum returns the toxic vapors back to the chamber and filtered suction line in front of the exhaust port will take the toxic vapor away.