Patent ID: 6231728
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: C25D

Abstract:
An apparatus for electroplating and deplating a rotogravure cylinder connectable to a current source out of a plating solution, the apparatus comprising:a plating tank adapted to rotatably maintain the cylinder and to contain the plating solution so that the cylinder is at least partially disposed into the plating solution;a non-dissolvable conductor partially disposed within the plating solution and connectable to the current source, wherein the non-dissolvable conductor includes a conductive core and a conductive surface material substantially resilient to the plating solution, the surface material covering at least a portion of the conductive core; andan ultrasonic system to introduce wave energy into the plating solution including at least one transducer element mountable within the plating tank and connectable to a power generator adapted to provide electrical energy to the at least one transducer element.