Wüko aims to replace galvanic chrome plating with Chrome Optics world wide

Wüko aims to replace galvanic chrome plating with Chrome Optics world wide

Source: www.wueko.de

The Chrome Optics Procedure concerns an innovative, new film system which is currently the only procedure in the world with which a corrosion resistant, chrome free coating system, which is optically identical to galvanically deposited chrome, can be applied to metal and synthetic components.

The Chrome Optics Procedure® concerns a coating system which is completely chrome free and is therefore very environmentally friendly, and neither toxic nor environmentally hazardous.

In contrast to materials which have been chrome plated galvanically, substrates that have been coated with the Chrome Optics Procedure® are absolutely corrosion resistant and are also immune to infiltration, even in the case of a scratching of the surface down to the substrate level.

With the Chrome Optics Procedure® no distortions (e.g. with synthetics or changes to the material such as with aluminium) occur, as is often seen to be the case during a galvanic chrome plating procedure.The finish of the surface can be a high gloss chrome finish, or matt, gold, titan, or brass finishes etc., including all anodized colours. This allows for the use of cheaper materials, such as aluminium for example, rather than relatively expensive raw materials like brass or stainless steel.

The Chrome Optics Procedure® takes the differing distension factors concerning substrate and coating into account, meaning no surface fissures and no brittle points occur, such as those commonly found on galvanically chrome plated synthetic components, particularly in automotive engineering.

In the coating of synthetics, the process costs are lower, and with metals they are even clearly lower than the costs of galvanic chrome plating. This is because among other things, no polishing of the parts is necessary and as a rule, one buffing (from rough deburring to vibratory grinding, depending on substrate), is sufficient. In the normal area, injection points are covered.

The entire process (depending on substrate) can be completed fully automatically, from the buffing procedure right through to the assembly of the parts.

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