Patent ID: 6340422
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: C25D

Abstract:
A process for electroplating one or more metallic or non-metallic continuous products with metals or metal alloys in a continuous process from aprotic electrolytes free of water and oxygen, wherein a continuous product is passed through a lock system (1) into an encapsulated coating plant, and the following steps are performed within the encapsulated coating plant under inert gas atmosphere at temperatures of &lE;120Â° C. in the following order:a. activating the continuous product; b. rinsing the continuous product; c. contacting the continuous product electrically; d. electroplating the continuous product using a metal or metal alloy to form a coated continuous product; e. drying the coated continuous product; and f. discharging the coated continuous product from the coating plant through a lock system; wherein the continuous product is passed from outside through the lock system (1) into the encapsulated coating plant and the activation and rinsing of the continuous product are performed thereafter in the coating plant.