Due to the requirements of the European Chemicals Regulation REACh, the use of chromium(VI) will only be possible to a very limited extent in the future. Long before chromium(VI) was included in the REACh regulation, BIA had already developed trivalent chromium plating as an alternative ready for series production. "The new construction of one of our electroplating lines will enable us to develop a completely chromium (VI)-free process for plastic coating at the Solingen site by 2023," says Dr. Markus Dahlhaus, Managing Director Technology at BIA.
On the new line, components will only be coated on a chromium (III) basis. In addition, BIA2 is designed in such a way that it can function as both a series production plant and a test plant at the same time. BIA will test approaches to chromium-free pretreatment here. This will be the final step in the conversion to a completely chromium(VI)-free process. Due to its state-of-the-art equipment, the new electroplating plant is also a prime example of sustainable operation and operational safety.
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