More about electroplating

03-01-2020

New electroplating plant at Hansgrohe

The new plastic electroplating plant from Hansgrohe is characterised by sustainable processes, high safety standards and efficient production. Compared to the old plant, process runtimes have been shortened and process stability improved, resulting in significantly higher resource efficiency. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-electroplating-plant-at-hansgrohe-2525936.html

30-09-2019

New galvanic coating for more robust rolling bearing rings

The rolling bearing in the rotors of wind turbines is exposed to enormous frictional forces. Innovative galvanic coatings can make rolling bearings so robust that housings and lubricants become superfluous. This could increase the energy efficiency of wind turbines by up to 30 percent. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/new-galvanic-coating-for-more-robust-rolling-bearing-rings-2466535.html

26-10-2018

Layers for the way to Mercury

The European-Japanese BepiColombo mission to study Mercury started on 20 October 2018. It includes layers produced at the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST. More

https://www.ist-surfacetechnology.com/news/layers-for-the-way-to-mercury-2227462.html