Our metal plating processes
Our rack, barrel and special-barrel lines cover every kind of part from prototype to series. We choose the process by the part’s purpose, substrate, operating conditions and specification.
Precious metals
Gold Plating
Our gold plating offers high hardness, wear resistance and conductivity, giving long-lasting, reliable results on electronic, defence and precision mechanical parts.
Silver Plating
Our silver plating provides high conductivity and wear resistance, ideal for applications that demand electrical contact and thermal performance.
Palladium Plating
Palladium plating gives high hardness, corrosion resistance and solderability, a durable solution for electronic components and contact surfaces.
Rhodium Plating
Rhodium is highly resistant to wear and oxidation, ideal for electrical contacts and high-current applications.
Platinum Plating
Excellent corrosion resistance and durability for electronics, medical devices and precision industrial applications.
Technical and alloy coatings
Silver-Graphite Plating
Developed for plug contacts in high-power applications, giving outstanding conductivity and wear resistance.
Nickel Plating
Nickel plating provides surface protection, hardness and corrosion resistance, a durable solution for industrial and decorative use.
Nickel-Phosphorus Plating
With its uniform structure, high hardness and chemical resistance, nickel-phosphorus forms hard, wear-resistant technical surfaces.
Copper Plating
Copper plating offers excellent conductivity and adhesion and is the key interlayer in multilayer plating systems.
Bronze Plating
A heavy-metal-free coating offering high corrosion and wear resistance, solderability, low porosity, a non-magnetic structure and RoHS compliance.
Tin-Zinc Plating
Tin-zinc alloy plating focused on corrosion resistance. Contact us for details.
Pre- and post-treatment
Zincate Pre-treatment
Zincate removes the passive layer on aluminium and its alloys, activating the surface before electroplating for strong adhesion and stable deposits.
Protective Layer
A nano protective layer for metal surfaces: prevents tarnish and corrosion, preserves contact resistance, reduces friction, does not hinder soldering and is environmentally friendly.
About our processes
Which plating services does Galtek offer?
Gold, silver, silver-graphite, nickel, nickel-phosphorus, copper and palladium are routine. Rhodium, platinum, bronze and protective layers are project-based; titanium substrates are assessed through sample plating and adhesion verification.
I don’t know which coating to choose. What should I do?
Just tell us the problem to solve rather than a coating name. We weigh substrate, function, environment and any target values and suggest a process. A drawing speeds things up.
Which materials can you plate?
Copper and its alloys, steel, stainless steel and aluminium, with substrate-specific pre-treatment. Titanium and Ti-6Al-4V are assessed per project through preparation, activation, layer system, sample plating and adhesion checks.
What do you need for a quote?
Substrate, a drawing or photo, the coating you want (or the problem to solve) and approximate quantity. Target thickness, specification and standard references speed up the review.
Let’s find the right process together
Tell us the substrate, the part’s function and its environment, and we will propose a coating system.