In a highly engineered world, technical and decorative surfaces, from eyeglass frames and chrome-plated water fixtures to electronic components in smartphones and automobiles, are used everywhere. Electroplating is therefore one of the most diverse professions there is. On "Girls Day", Emma, Lena and two Luisas sought a direct line to the electroplating experts at Dr.-Ing. Max Schlötter GmbH & Co. KG in Geislingen. The schoolgirls from the Realschule Steinheim and the Helfenstein Gymnasium in Geislingen learned about the job of a surface coater.
The young visitors quickly understood that this profession requires a high level of technical understanding of chemistry and technology. They were very interested in the different types of surface processes, such as surfaces made of copper, nickel, tin, silver, gold and chrome, which are used for various applications. They were particularly impressed by an immersion bath in the experimental electroplating facility, which can turn a matte workpiece into a shiny gold piece. "The multitude of possibilities in coating technology and especially the exciting insight into the large research and development department at Schlötter" praised student Emma.