System and method for performing localized electroless nickel plating
AssigneeNuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl
InventorsAlice PRANZETTI, Michelangelo BELLACCI, Marco ROMANELLI, Giovanni PULCI, Francesco MARRA, Virgilio GENOVA, Laura PAGLIA
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Abstract
A system for performing electroless nickel plating on a portion of a metallic piece comprises a chamber fixedly coupled to the metallic piece during operation of the system so that the portion of the metallic piece and the chamber define a closed volume. The chamber has an inlet to supply at least a plating fluid into the volume and an outlet to discharge the plating fluid from the volume, so that the portion of the metallic piece is exposed to the plating fluid and is plated.
Claims16
A system for performing electroless nickel plating on a portion of a metallic piece, the system comprising:
- a chamber having an inlet and an outlet, the chamber being configured to be fixedly coupled to the metallic piece so that the portion of the metallic piece and the chamber together define a closed volume;
- wherein the inlet is configured to supply at least a first fluid into the volume,
- wherein the first fluid is a plating fluid and the portion of the metallic piece is exposed to the plating fluid for plating,
- wherein the outlet is configured to discharge the first fluid from the volume, and
- wherein the first fluid is supplied and discharged in a continuous way.
A method for performing an electroless nickel plating on a portion of a metallic piece, the method comprising the steps of:
- B) covering with a chamber to define a closed volume;
- C) fixing the chamber to the metallic piece;
- F) supplying a plating fluid into the volume through an inlet of the chamber;
- G) discharging the plating fluid from the volume through an outlet of the chamber;
- and
- H) removing the chamber from the metallic piece,
- wherein step F and step G are performed simultaneously.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.