A new environmentally friendly, complementary technology solution for the electroplating process: The 2nd China Internet
As a person engaged in the electroplating industry for 10 years, I feel a little shocking, is indeed the finished product, because he has a mass production, the whole process without water, so is not robbed our plating of the rice bowl? I think we should have this kind of open-minded attitude to embrace this new process, together to explore the advantages of learning this process.
Surface treatment industry has been a long history of many years, the vice president of special thanks to the organizers of the organizers of the global plating network to provide this opportunity to introduce new things, new directions. Oerlikon Balzers is involved in the coating surface treatment in fact not just a plastic, from metal, plastic and a wide variety of materials are involved in this aspect.
We talked about the brake pads, referring to the aircraft's engine, landing gear, Oerlikon Balchas has been doing, with thermal spraying technology, including the engine combustion chamber, which are used thermal spraying technology, without chemical plating, with thermal spraying This problem, our approach is more mature, including the 919 project we are also involved in the engine's overall coating process, including the landing gear its engine as a whole are using our technology.
Just mentioned the first thermal spray, plasma-driven thermal spray. The second is the plasma pulse nitriding process, of course, we all understand the PPD technology is Oerlikon Balzers relatively leading products, the application is very wide; physical vapor deposition coating; and then I am directly responsible for the embedded physical vapor deposition coating technology The
Oerlikon Balzars nationwide from south to north in China a total of 12 coating center, the number of employees about 500 people. Mainly for the industry, the current two major industries, it should be said that one is the automotive industry, and then one is aviation. So small as 3C electronics, mobile phones, iPhone mobile phone backplane drilling are done in the south of Dongguan, a little more.
What is ePD coating technology? This registered trademark ePD refers to "embedded PVD coating technology for design components". Where PVD is an abbreviation for the physical vapor deposition process and is a dry coating technique with a metal coating between two layers of UV-curable paint. A bit like a sandwich so that we call it embedded PVD technology, PVD in the end what is the principle is very simple, the first layer of UV curing paint, also known as primer is used to improve the surface roughness of the workpiece, and metal coating above Of the UV curing paint layer, also known as the paint is used for the overall structure of the long-term protection, it is very accurate control, because at the atomic level of operation, the film thickness control, adhesion is relatively high, this through to achieve you to achieve The function of the coating to match, and ultimately complete the function you want to achieve and the purpose.
The technology itself is not very new, the real PVD application in the past 20 years which has been rapid development, its greatest advantage has good environmental conditions, it will not create waste water, or even no emissions, while giving you Very flexible can be applied to the flexible space, the application of your product technology design, it has a strong functional coating.
Today we are involved in the automotive industry more, so we are more contrast and the traditional water and electricity plating industry, first from the material consumption point of view, our metal film is about 100 nanometers, there are many layers, the thinnest can be done To about 15 nanometers, these layers are required to be designed, and the upper and lower layers are combined to achieve the entire coating of the body to achieve the function, and water plating easier, and easy to automate.
We see the above are the characteristics of traditional water electroplating, the following is the characteristics of our technology, this feature is not only used in plastic substrates, the same metal, we first process which does not contain 6-valent chromium chemical ions, Which does not involve harmful substances, such as hexavalent chromium chromic acid and nickel and other chemical substances. The dry production process does not produce any waste water.
Another one we like this process is easy to change color, ePD coating system not only provides high / matte chrome visual effects, in color and effect can also provide a very broad design options and design color diversity. But the reaction is not the same way to achieve, this operation is very simple, and the reliability is very high, because it is at the atomic level of treatment, so its adhesion and binding capacity is very high, ordinary salt spray 700 hours, we are the same speed Salt spray, accelerated salt spray experiment over 240 hours, we have a record is more than 780 hours, with the acceleration multiplied by 8 to become a common salt spray experiment, this is a lot.
Just mentioned corrosion resistance test, the most typical is the Russian mud test, electroplating products in Russia life will not be more than a year, a winter college look, snow melting agent is very strong, a sprinkle your car up, you can see To the two or three months the car will be what it looks like, so you go to Russia, I especially observed that I have been to the winter, the surface above with a few plating, he almost super but the second year, some companies do car Of the bumper, because the electroplating parts can not afford this problem, the annual change of plating, the Russian mud is a typical means of corrosion, the smear can be passed.
The other is a special coating results are good to retain the original elastic modulus of the substrate, which is very important. So our test 500 anti-aging test on it, so there is mass production, which is only the beginning, so that the product can better meet the safety and anti-cracking use of the installation needs.
We have a lot of other advantages, especially plastic plating is more difficult to achieve, one is ePD coating technology is not limited to the usual engineering plastics such as ABS or ABS / PC surface applications. Can have a wider substrate selection. We can do surface treatment, nylon can also do surface treatment, can be painted on top, the use of materials is very wide range.
We can also ePD coating, you can easily apply laser laser engraving process, laser carving after the finish, clean, flat, and in accordance with the design of accurate corrosion-related coating to achieve the effect of local light The
At the same time, we can do radar, ePD radar coating and capacitive sensing coating can achieve the radar signal and electromagnetic induction signal bi-directional transmission function and to meet the maximum signal loss requirements. Our coating inside there is no atomic metal, you look at the metal, that is, ceramic technology to deceive everyone's eyes, but not metal, there are a lot of projects and radar, need to penetrate the surface of the metal to penetrate the radar signal, the general attenuation Not more than two decibels, and some companies to 1.2, not the same. Because our technology can provide such a function, this is difficult to do the electroplating industry.
There are also ePD coating technology can also achieve the overall light transmission effect, so that the background light when the coating showed a chrome plating effect. When the background is opened, the light will be transmitted in accordance with the design, the formation of ambient light. If the lamp is exposed there is very ugly, and often combined with the workpiece.
Based on different advantages, electroplating has the advantage of electroplating, some products have been in production, and some products in the early period, give you a signal, these things have become more and more industrialized, once the realization of industrialization, this ability to compete Can not be underestimated.
On the left of this picture to see you, plasma map glow effect, random process is not the same, the color is not the same, inside the high vacuum, through this means like a pattern box do whatever you want to do something that can be achieved through special practice Its coating effect. This effect of its binding force Ye Hao, visual Ye Hao, not worse than the plating.
Germany Volkswagen Golf R exterior cover project, SOP since March 2016, the technical standards used for the TL52451. This is our recent car industry which a few major breakthroughs, this standard is not published, the German Volkswagen headquarters 2015.11 through the test, they want to test the effect of industrialization how to look like, I estimate that soon release process approval.
The other is the public interior, this standard is not the same, is another standard, called TL 226, the use of this standard into the supply chain links, all the test plus more than 20 items, we have all through, now the currency of the process change, Seat SUV commissioned appointments.
In addition Daimler exterior DBL 7402.11, we have been fully adopted, and the release of technology books, supply chain links which can use this technology or the coating products can be sold, you can do the project.
Another giant is GM, GM has no exterior standards, for our technology, lists three different test standards, combined together, together a total of 30 several tests, very harsh very difficult, we also successfully through it Most of the tests, only deep under a circular corrosion, the next step in addition to cyclical corrosion with weak water marks, the other projects are passed, to further improve the test, into the product stage.
General interior GMW16876, has been successfully passed the test, the following is the audits, the next step release process approval, the world can do. ,
There is a Korean modern, but also into the development stage of testing.
These give you a signal, a new thing, a new technology, a new little brother came to this big family, give you an alternative solution, there are some new business, new orders you want to open up , Then focus on the next 50 years, this means is one of the optional.
This is our entire production line fully automatic, the production line from the material into the material out of the last complete coating, is fully automated production, you can implement unmanned workshop, turn off the lights run, the ability of this device is very large, we ourselves Suzhou is a complete small line, you can provide 40 million trolleys all the decorative effect of the decorative pieces, the demand for this decorative pieces, we have a large line, is 3.3-3.4 times.
Automatic unmanned production line is the integration of control, the workshop which can be no one, pendant or dignitaries, in addition to other are automated, this and your daily headache can be confession, no water pollution This is everyone Good thing.
The application of this technology is not just the automotive industry, take the bathroom example: If the area in accordance with the plating effect of chrome, the area even more than the automotive industry, of course, their application is not the same, the quality requirements and testing standards are not the same, we are confident , The next step into the other areas inside.
Consumer electronics, bathroom facilities and household items, outdoor special items, you may not imagine, there is a company famous fishing rod, and my carbon fiber is to him, the paint is difficult to do, ordinary paint process is difficult to do, we Can also do, the amount of their 13 million sets of fishing rods sold to the world a year.
These are for everyone a concept, its application is very wide, not only limited to a link inside.
Today, China is very concerned about the issue of environmental protection, we have personally experienced water pollution, soil pollution, air pollution, here to do a comparison, simple and water electroplating contrast, output, energy consumption, unit utilization and personnel So do a comparison. We can see a lot of aspects of our far lower than him, our efficiency is high energy consumption is low, we do not have a ton of wastewater, the wastewater industry to do plating we know that water treatment is a big problem.
The Significance and Impact of ePD Technology on Social and Macroeconomic. EPD technology and its INUBIA system have obvious advantages in environmental protection and social identity as opposed to electroplating processes. Substances of Very High Concern, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) revised list of substances of high concern, a total of more than 161 kinds of SVHCs.
INUBIA system and its environmental performance, Oerlikon Balzers coating (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. with an annual output of 130,000 spindle ePD decorative coating renovation project EIA test report, in December 2015, Suzhou Industrial Park Environmental Monitoring Center Station.
Investing in our technology and installation has a great advantage, no longer need to electroplate the government permission, approval of this, relatively easy to much more, less a lot of headaches. This photo is the production line in Suzhou, after the organizers organized a factory visit to understand the scene.
In the future, the list is REACH list, we know that things are exported to Europe to test a one, we are a European company, every day to deal with Europe, the European Union, a regulatory agency in Sweden, the list is REACH list, Pile of things, in fact you can not reach the standard can not import, we have a device need CE certification, the equipment late results detained in the customs for a week, the EU is very strict on this management.
Through the REACH standard to vigorously promote ePD as a substitute for hexavalent chromium plating technology. REACH standard for the six-price chromium plating process of the original plan to take effect on September 21, 2017. That is, 6-valent chromium to the day after the start can not be produced, this plan there is almost a year less than the time expired. Now several major consortia are complaining to ECHA that our solution does not have a clear realization of industrialization. This is a short board, causing them to be extended. The organization has not made a decision, originally scheduled for December, and may involve millions of people Employment, related to the supply chain, the number of people mentioned in front of the electroplating industry and related, so he can not be so decided, and now this decision is expected in the second quarter of 2011 the European Commission will make the final extension of the decision, The period of 4-7 years, up to seven years in accordance with EU law, 4-7 years may choose a time.
Once this time down, regardless of seven years or six years on the end of this time, that is, six years later or seven years later, 6-value chromium can no longer exist, and can not be applied in the production, it may be to that time, Really good or other alternative technology, our alternative technology is one of the only impossible, for this in December last year, our company's main person in charge to Sweden introduced this state.
There is also a focus, talk about the cost, the public talk about what you are good, what environmental protection, but your cost can not be higher than the plating.
We will aim at this walk, we will not let it high, but despite the need for large-scale, water plating development so many years has been relatively large scale. In addition, we also hope that through their own efforts and the joint efforts of the majority of participants, the Government's support. And now some government agencies to do roadshow, hope to let them know the new technology, in fact, he is very concerned about the hope that one day through our efforts, and finally in the near future, the technology included in the national incentive projects, if Can be included in the promotion of the entire industry, the promotion of new technologies have a fundamental change.
Moderator: I have done 10 years of electroplating in terms of, I feel a little shock, indeed the whole production of finished products, because he has a mass production, the whole process without water, so is not robbed our plating of the rice bowl?
I think we should have this kind of open-minded attitude to embrace this new process, because after all, they can put such a concept, do not have to meet the water requirements of these products, I think this idea is right, regardless of this product Is not really able to achieve to each of the above can be applied, I think this idea is very correct, we are to develop this non-emissions of new technology, tomorrow we will always organize our side to join us to register 30 to the site visit , In the future we have the organizers of his contact information, interested in him can contact us to help you and he made a docking.
Question: You said that your construction will spray paint above, is the coating plant, how your metal layer roughness, how to ensure the binding force?
Chapter: My metal film above the effect of chromium, there must be chromium in the composition, to achieve only this effect after my roughness is very smooth, as long as your substrate is to achieve a mirror of the injection effect, my Roughness is very good.
Question: how to keep it smooth and paint the binding force?
Chapter: Many products can be seen, flatness and smoothness is very high.
Question: What is the thickness of magnetron sputtering?
Chapter Road: 100-150 nano range.
Question: how many of the majority of the magnetron sputtering salt spray test?
Chapter Road: This is what we do outside.
Question: How big is this new process to reach the cost of plating?
Chapter: I have just cited the example and water plating can have a fight.
Thank you for the total sharing of the chapter, providing ePD such a process.