The leading users of tin plating are divided between electronics, mechatronics, hardware, fasteners, food equipment and, most recently, solar. Here are a few examples from each industry: terminals and housings used in avionics, circuit breakers and interconnects used in construction of new homes and buildings, screws, nuts and bolts used on marine hardware in naval vessels, baking sheets and bowls used in food manufacturing and home cookware, and now solar panels.