Anode Baskets and Hooks
Platinum titanium
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Shapes: expanded metal mesh 5x10mm, Sheet metal, bar, Tube, Wire (other on request)
Coatings : Platinum => 2.5 µ (50g/m²) / 5 µ (100g/m²) / 10 µ (200g/m²), and according to your specifications.
Substrates: Titanium, Niobium, Zirconium, Tantalum, Copper, Stainless steel (others on request)
Product description: our platinum titanium anodes are dimensionally stable and insoluble anodes. The expanded metal guarantees you a good distribution of the current, increases the anodic surface and allows a better circulation of the bath. Our know-how and the quality of our coatings defined according to your needs, ensure the robustness and longevity of the anodes.
We can custom cut expanded metal, shape it and weld hooks to your requirements.
We can also replatinize your used anodes to reduce your production costs.
Areas of use: Platinum titanium is used for cathodic protection and surface treatment for precious metal baths, hard chrome plating baths , heavy metal recovery. It is also used for the manufacture of chlorine by electrolysis in swimming pools.
Titanium coated with Mixed Oxides
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Shapes: expanded metal mesh 5x10mm, Sheet metal, bar, Tube, Wire (other on request)
Coatings : The coating is either an Iridium oxide based ceramic or a Ruthenium based ceramic.
Substrates: Titanium, Niobium, Zirconium, Tantalum, Copper, Stainless steel (others on request)
Product description: Our anodes coated with mixed oxides are dimensionally stable and insoluble anodes. The expanded metal guarantees you a good distribution of the current, increases the anodic surface and offers a better circulation of the bath. Our know-how and the quality of our coatings defined according to your needs, ensure the robustness and longevity of the anodes.
Areas of application: Titanium coated with mixed oxides is used for cathodic protection and surface treatment for precious metal baths, classic chrome plating bath , chrome III bath and the recovery of heavy metals by electrolysis. It is also used for the production of chlorine by electrolysis in swimming pools or the production of hydrogen by the electrolysis of water.
Titanium screws
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Grades : grade 1 (T35), grade 2 (T40), grade 3 (T50), grade 4 (T60), grade 5 (TA6V), others on request.
Screws: DIN 931 / DIN 933 / DIN 912 / DIN 7991 / DIN 7984 / DIN 84 / DIN 963 / ISO 7380 / DIN 913/914/916
Nuts: DIN 934/439 / DIN 6923/985
Washers: DIN 125 Series L / LL / M / Z (NF Standard)
Threaded rods: M1 to M10 (others on request)
Wire / sheet / bar / tube: diameter, section on request
Product description: we offer you a very wide range of titanium screws and semi-finished products according to your needs and technical constraints. The properties of titanium make it a material of choice for industrialists: low density, mechanical resistance, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance.
Areas of use: titanium is used in aeronautics, medical, petrochemical, surface treatment, motor sports, jewelry and eyewear. It is also used as a savings product .
Titanium metal
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Grades : grade 1 (T35), grade 2 (T40), grade 3 (T50), grade 4 (T60), grade 5 (TA6V), others on request.
Shapes: sheet / plate / round bar / flat bar / flat / wire / tube with or without welding
Product Description: We offer titanium in different grades and in different forms depending on your needs and specifications. Its mechanical and physical properties such as its strength, its resistance to corrosion, its extreme lightness, its low density make it a material of choice.
Areas of use: titanium is used in aeronautics, medical, petrochemical, surface treatment, motor sports, jewelry and eyewear. It is also used as a savings product.
Immersion heaters
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Materials: Stainless steel, Teflon (PTFE), porcelain, titanium or technical glass.
Product Description: We offer you a wide range of immersion heaters and their spare parts. They are the solution for direct heating of corrosive liquids in almost all electroplating and pickling baths.
- Straight immersion heater : It is composed of the immersion tube, the heating element, the terminal box and the power cable. Power up to 1.6 kW for small models and up to 12 kW for large models.
- Right angle immersion heater : It consists of the horizontal heated immersion tube with heating element, the unheated vertical immersion tube, the terminal box and the power cable.
- Flat immersion heater : this range of immersion heater can be positioned at the bottom or on the side of the tank. It offers a very large exchange surface in a minimum of space. Power up to 6kW
Heating & Cooling Coil
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Materials: Titanium, Niobium and Stainless Steel
Dimensions: the dimensions and connection tips are produced from plans and according to your specifications.
Product description : our titanium, niobium and stainless steel coils are custom-made for cooling or heating liquids. Several criteria must be taken into account to define your coil: the composition and density of the bath, the duration of the heating, the initial temperature and the desired final temperature. It is also necessary to take into account the nature of the thermal fluid (e.g. water) that will circulate in the coil. Finally, the type of tip or screw thread (e.g. ¾ gas male or female) to choose according to your installation.
Areas of application: Heating or cooling coils are used for all types of surface treatment.
Packaging: In wooden crate
Polypropylene floats
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Materials : Polypropylene, Polyethylene, PVDF (others on request)
Standard dimensions of spheres:
Diameters 10mm 20mm 25mm 38mm 45mm 50mm 60mm 70mm 100mm 150mm
Nbre/m² 11600 2900 1850 800 575 465 320 235 115 52
Standard dimensions of hexagons:
50mm: 400 pieces / m²
100mm: 130 pieces / m²
Product description: our spherical or hexagonal floats can cover all types of baths, avoid corrosive vapors, preserve the health of operators and avoid bad odors. The advantages are also financial because you save energy by maintaining the bath at temperature and save on the products consumed. You reduce the washing of fumes and extend the life of related equipment.
Areas of use: floats are used in electrolytic surface treatment and anodic oxidation.
316L stainless steel purification cathodes
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Synonyms: selective cathode, selective electrolysis, mute cathode
Form: on request
Product description : Our 316L stainless steel or steel purification cathodes have a specific shape which allows a different current density spectrum to be obtained, in order to improve the efficiency of impurity deposition.
Areas of use: Purification cathodes are used in surface treatment to remove certain metallic impurities present in baths.
Packaging: on pallet
Barrels
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Materials: Polypropylene, PVDF, Plexiglass
Range: small barrels with basket, barrels for motor drive, pendulum barrels, stationary barrels, stripping barrels (others on request)
Contacts: by single or double cable , by rings, by discs, by bars, by central bar
Product description : we offer you a wide range of electrolysis barrels depending on the environment and conditions of use, resistant to abrasion. They are designed and manufactured to measure according to your specifications. There is a solution adapted to all your production constraints.
Areas of application: The barrels are used for all types of electrolytic treatment of small parts, this is called “bulk treatment”.
Packaging: In wooden crate
Cathodes for Barrels
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Head :
- Materials: Brass, Stainless steel, Iron, Steel.
- Diameters: 20mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm (others on request).
The head shape is adapted to your application and needs. It is crimped or screwed.
The screwed head allows for partial renewal and therefore savings on your installation maintenance costs.
Standard lengths: from 600 to 1400mm (others on request)
Cable sections: 25mm², 50mm², 95mm², 120mm², 150mm², 180 mm²
Product description: We offer a complete range of barrel cathodes depending on the environment and conditions of use. We have an economical range and a very flexible high-performance range, with a patented anti-abrasive coating that extends the life of this current supply. We can also make your custom cathode cables according to your plan and specifications.
Areas of application: Barrel cathodes are used for virtually all types of electrolytic barrel processing, “bulk processing”.
Graphite Anode
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Shapes: Round bar, board, cylinder, variable geometry shapes
Product description: Our graphite anodes are dimensionally stable, insoluble anodes with very good chemical resistance. High density graphite, they have very good conductivity and therefore are very good current leads. They are approved by some formulators. We can offer you a drilling and hooks specially designed for this type of anode.
Areas of application: Graphite anodes are used in surface treatment for chrome III baths , gilding, white bronze and acid copper. They are also used in the steel industry, electrical and mechanical industries, among others.
Pure Iron Anode
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Shape: board
Product description: our pure iron anodes are manufactured by one of the leaders in steel and stainless steel in the steel industry. Of very high purity, they have very good conductivity and therefore are very good current leads. We can offer you a drilling or hooks specially designed for this type of anode.
Areas of application: Pure iron anodes are used in electrolytic surface treatment for degreasing baths , hard chrome plating baths and silvering pre-treatment baths .
Packaging: On pallet
Pure Iron Anode
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Dimensions:
- expanded metal: 20 x 10mm mesh – length and width on request
- Full sheet: thickness 1, 2, 3 and 5mm – length and width on request
- Product description : our expanded nickel anodes and solid sheets are custom-made according to your technical constraints. The expanded metal guarantees you good current distribution, increases the anode surface (coefficient 1.2) and better circulation of the bath. The weight of the anode is considerably reduced and there is no pollution. We can shape the anodes for barrel baths and can weld a nickel flat as a hook and according to your support bar (round or rectangular).
Areas of use: these nickel anodes are specially designed for alkaline zinc plating baths: Zinc / Nickel and Zinc / Iron
Packaging: On pallet or in wooden crate
Nickel & Copper Foams
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Standard dimensions: 230 x 180mm / 460 x 380mm
Product description: Our nickel foams and copper foams are cathodes used to equip cells for the recovery of heavy metals in rinsing baths. They have a large exchange surface with the liquid, allowing a large and homogeneous deposit, even with low concentrations.
Areas of use: the main metals recovered by electrolysis are:
- gold (cyanide, sulfite, electroforming, chemical medium),
- palladium,
- cobalt (sulfate medium),
- cadmium (acidic and cyanide medium),
- copper (acid, alkaline, chemical environment),
- nickel (sulfamate medium),
- zinc (cyanide medium).
Once the cathodes are loaded with metal, they can be resold by weight to the collectors or smelters. The anodes are insoluble anodes made of platinum-plated titanium or mixed iridium/ruthenium oxides.
Adhesion primer / Plastisol
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Product description: The adhesion primer and plastisol serve as a technical coating for your electrolytic tools. The primer is an undercoat allowing the adhesion of plastisols to a porous substrate. The plastisol is a mixture based on polyvinyl chloride resins, liquid plasticizers, pigments, thermal stabilizer and thixotropic mixtures.
Areas of use: the application is done by dipping in stainless steel or aluminum alloy sheet tanks, at a temperature between 20° and 30° C. The aim is anti-corrosion protection, electrical insulation, anti-adhesion and shock protection.
Other technical coatings: Rilsan and Halard
Packaging: Can
Availability: On request
Fds available on request: fds@ampere.com
Reach: Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH Regulation)
Titanium / Brass / Stainless Steel Assemblies
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Type: Frames, Downspouts, Buckles, Rosettes, Hedgehogs, Umbrellas
Materials : Brass, Stainless steel, Copper, Steel, Titanium, Aluminum
Clamps: Stainless steel, titanium
Dimensions: Custom-made according to your plan and specifications
Product description: we produce your frames, downpipes and loops in brass, stainless steel, copper, steel with PVC coating and stainless steel clamps according to the geometry of the part to be treated. The PVC coating acts as a catalysis inhibitor and improves the life of the tooling. The stainless steel clamp allows very high repeatability of attachment and detachment, thanks to its elasticity, stiffness and memory properties.
We also produce your titanium or aluminum tools for anodic oxidation: rosettes, hedgehogs, umbrellas, fixed frames.
Areas of use: cathode assemblies are used in electroplating and for anodic oxidation, in all the main sectors: automotive, aeronautics, construction, jewelry, cosmetics, valves.
Packaging: On pallet or in wooden crate
Masking products
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Types: Stoppers, caps, adhesive tapes, pads, technical savings
Product description : we offer a wide range of masking products, in different shapes depending on your needs. We can also produce custom masking or savings according to your plan and specifications.
Areas of application: Masking or saving products are used for painting, electrolytic surface treatment, electrophoresis, sandblasting and anodizing .
Packaging: In cardboard
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