Device and method for electrolytic treatment of substrates

Abstract

The invention provides a system for electrolytic treatment of vertically oriented substrates. The system may include an elongated bath for electrolytic liquid, a conveyor for conveying substrates to be treated electrolytically, vertically oriented and suspended from the conveyor, in a transport direction according to a horizontal transport path through an electrolytic liquid in the bath, the conveyor being arranged for clamping the substrates near a top thereof during conveyance of the substrates through the electrolytic liquid in the bath. The system may further include a number of flow devices each with at least one discharge orifice in the bath, the discharge orifices being directed in a discharge direction that extends opposite to the transport direction for creating a flow of electrolytic liquid, with a flow direction that is opposite to the transport direction, in the electrolytic liquid along at least one longitudinal side of substrates suspended from the conveyor.

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