Keep contacts conductive and durable.

Gold, silver and other precious metal plating chemicals for conductive, durable connectors and contacts.

Products

We supply the chemicals for these processes; series names and technical data are shared per application.

  • Gold plating

    Hard gold and pure gold for contacts and connectors.

  • Silver plating

    Silver and hard-silver electrolytes for electrical contacts and power connectors.

  • Palladium and palladium-nickel

    Palladium-based layers used with gold or as a partial gold replacement.

  • Rhodium and ruthenium

    Platinum-group finishes for contacts and decorative hardware.

  • Strikes and barrier layers

    Thin strikes and nickel underlayers that support adhesion beneath precious metals.

  • Anti-tarnish post-treatments

    Post-dips that protect silver and gold surfaces from tarnish and pore corrosion.

Process families

  • Precious metal plating

What we discuss with you

  • Contact resistance and wear cycles
  • Underlayer and thickness
  • Selective or full plating

Substrates

Discussed per application

Share the part, the substrate and the specification — our technical team comes back to you.