Heimerle + Meule GmbH, Pforzheim

Contract Electroplating with Precious Metals – Precision Surface Solutions from Heimerle + Meule

Company profile

Heimerle + Meule is one of Europe’s leading precious metal specialists and offers comprehensive expertise in industrial precious metal surface finishing. For more than 180 years, we have stood for the highest quality, technological innovation, and sustainable process solutions along the entire value chain.

In contract electroplating, we develop and implement precise, reproducible coating solutions for demanding industrial applications — from series processes to customized special solutions.

Contract Electroplating Services at Heimerle + Meule

Our contract electroplating is based on two proven processes:

• strip electroplating for continuous strips — ideal for continuous processes
• rack plating for complex geometries, individual parts, and flexible coating requirements

State-of-the-art automated production systems ensure consistently high coating quality and process reliability. The electroplating processes are supported by a highly advanced testing laboratory, in-depth analytics, and a certified quality management system.

Quality, Environment, and Process Reliability

• reproducible coating systems according to defined specifications
• complete process monitoring and documentation
• comprehensive environmental and resource protection measures as an integral part of the electroplating processes

Electroplating — Flexible Coating Solutions for the Highest Requirements

Heimerle + Meule’s electroplating operations enable high-quality surface finishing of components with a wide range of geometries, strips, batch sizes, and technical requirements.

Coatable Metals and Coating Systems

• gold and gold alloys
• silver
• rhodium (not for strip electroplating)
• palladium
• platinum (not for strip electroplating)
• nickel
• copper

Coating is carried out as a single layer or in multilayer systems, precisely tailored to functional, decorative, or technical requirements, such as conductivity, corrosion protection, wear resistance, or solderability.

Selective Masking

For maximum precision in surface finishing, we also use selective masking in rack plating, among other methods. This ensures that defined surfaces are coated or left uncoated exactly as required — cleanly, reliably, and with the consistently high quality associated with Heimerle + Meule.

Small series, prototypes, and individual parts can also be electroplated precisely and reliably on request.

Recycling & Recovery — Added Value Beyond Electroplating

Heimerle + Meule takes a holistic approach to contract electroplating. Beyond the actual surface finishing process, we offer customized concepts for processing and recovering your production waste.

Thanks to many years of experience,

• non-precious metal scrap containing precious metals
• electroplating scrap and production residues

can be recycled professionally, efficiently, and in a way that preserves value. This service contributes to raw material security, cost optimization, and the sustainability of your processes.

Your Benefits in Contract Electroplating with Heimerle + Meule

short throughput and processing times

high process reliability and reproducible quality

technical consulting by experienced master electroplaters and technicians

customized, application-specific coating solutions

unique expertise from our own development and production of

electroplating chemicals and precious metal semi-finished products

Contact Strip Electroplating:Technical(at)hm-pm.com

Contact Rack Plating: Rackplating(at)hm-pm.com

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