IP electroplating does not fade, has a long color retention time, and contains no harmful substances.

IP (Ion Plating) is a type of PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) technology. It refers to a process carried out under vacuum conditions, using low voltage and high current arc discharge technology. Through gas discharge, the target material evaporates and the evaporated substances and the gases themselves become ionized. Utilizing the acceleration effect of the electric field, the evaporated substances and their reaction products deposit on the workpiece.

The three methods of PVD electroplating:

Vacuum sputtering plating: When high-energy particles (positively charged ions accelerated by an electric field) strike the surface of a solid, they exchange energy with the atoms and molecules on the surface, causing these atoms and molecules to be ejected.

Vacuum evaporation plating: In a vacuum, the material used for fabricating the film is heated and evaporated, allowing it to deposit on the appropriate surface.

Vacuum ion plating (IP): A new process developed by combining the two technologies of vacuum thermal evaporation and sputtering.

Vacuum ion plating (IP) is a new technology developed based on the two coating techniques of vacuum evaporation and sputtering plating. Various gas discharge methods are introduced into the field of vapor deposition, and the entire vapor deposition process is carried out in a plasma environment.

Vacuum ion plating (IP) significantly enhances the particle capacity of the coating layer, enabling the production of coating layers with superior performance. During the plating process, the workpiece (substrate) is subjected to a negative bias, and the workpiece is constantly bombarded by high-energy ions. The formed coating layer has good adhesion between the film and the substrate, good repeatability of the coating, multiple controllable parameters of the coating layer structure, and high overall particle capacity.

Characteristics of vacuum ion plating (IP) coating layer: high hardness, high wear resistance (low friction coefficient), corrosion resistance, stable chemical properties.

Colors of vacuum ion plating (IP) coating layer: The color of the coating layer can be deep golden yellow, light golden yellow, rose gold, coffee color, bronze color, gray, black, and multicolored, etc.

The similarities and differences between vacuum ion plating (IP) and traditional electroplating:

Both belong to the category of surface treatment, and both use certain methods to cover one material on the surface of another material.

The main difference between the two is that the adhesion force between the IP film layer and the workpiece surface is stronger, the hardness of the film layer is higher, the wear resistance and corrosion resistance are better, and the performance of the film layer is more stable. The IP coating does not produce toxic or polluting substances, so this coating fully complies with RoHS requirements and thus meets the needs of the international market.

The main industries where IP technology is applied: decorative coating and tool coating.

The purpose of decorative coating is to improve the appearance and color of the workpiece without changing the original properties of the material, while also making the workpiece more wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant and extending its service life.

For example, jewelry products are electroplated with IP coating.

The main purpose of tool coating is to increase the hardness and wear resistance of the workpiece surface, reduce the friction coefficient of the surface, and improve the service life of the workpiece.