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AURUNA 311 - Hard gold electrolyte for direct gold plating of stainless steel - Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions - 40 years

Our gold electrolyte AURUNA® 311 is 40 years old. Nevertheless, it is still the standard in terms of quality for the permanent direct gilding of stainless steel or nickel. Until the appearance of AURUNA® 311, direct gold plating of stainless steel…

Umicore's RHODUNA® Alloy has earned the title "the bright queen" due to its superiority over other rhodium coatings on the market. In addition to its brilliant white final layer, it not only has all the benefits of pure rhodium layers - it also…

At the beginning of the year, we would like to give you a small preview of the events coming up in 2023. We would be pleased to welcome you at one or the other event.

As every year, we have summarized all important topics of the past year in the latest Goldpost issue.

The year 2022 flew by and is slowly coming to an end. That is why we would like to look back with you once again and then start a successful new year.

RUTHUNA® Elektrolyte bestechen nicht nur durch ihre Wirtschaftlichkeit – gleichermaßen vorteilhaft sind diese auch bezüglich Nachhaltigkeit, Qualität, Anwenderfreundlichkeit und im technischen Bereich zudem für ausgewählte Anwendungen im Bereich…

In his now freely accessible presentation, our expert Robert Ziebart explains why the previous standard for connector coatings in high-power applications cannot be satisfactory. Learn also how our silver-graphite dispersion electrolyte ARGUNA®…

Since this summer, Michael Herkommer, previously responsible for technical sales, has been at the helm of our entire Electroplating business line. Read this short interview to learn about his vision for EP.

Umicore offers numerous silver electrolytes for various technical applications and fields of use. These include, for example, electrical contacts in connector technology, high-frequency technology, medical technology, and coatings for electrical…

Due to current electricity prices, our specially developed electrodes (PLATINODE® HC) have a particularly positive effect on production costs, especially in energy-intensive hard chrome plating - while at the same time reducing the CO2 footprint.

For years, palladium has been considered the ideal intermediate or final layer among platinum metals. Now the balance of power is changing - RUTHUNA® beats palladium, which has been the preferred choice up to now, in all relevant properties. The…

The Umicore Group has set the course for the coming years and summarised the intention "to be a true transformation partner for our customers" in the Umicore RISE Strategy 2030. As the MDS business unit, we too have always been interested in…