Surface technology for professional processes
Heimerle + Meule combines continuous and rack electroplating, PVD coating, electroplating chemicals, precious metal preparations, compact equipment and systems, application support, analytical services, and recycling for professional surface finishing processes.
Continuous and rack electroplating services
PVD coatings for demanding component surfaces
Chemicals and equipment for plating processes
Analysis and recycling of process materials
Products, processes, and services for professional surface finishing applications
Surface technology requires coordinated decisions about base materials, pretreatment, electrolytes, coating processes, layer combinations, equipment, process control, and the handling of valuable residues. Heimerle + Meule connects continuous and rack electroplating with PVD coating, electroplating chemicals, precious metal preparations, equipment and systems, application support, analytical services, and recycling. The portfolio serves industrial production, specialist plating companies, workshops, and laboratories.
Requirements across the coating process
Professional surface finishing depends on the interaction between component geometry, base material, pretreatment, coating medium, process equipment, operating parameters, and quality control. Heimerle + Meule addresses these connected requirements through coating services, chemical products, equipment, analysis, technical support, and recycling.
Component and base material
The selected coating process must reflect component geometry, base material, surface condition, and intended processing route.
Process and coating choice
Continuous plating, rack plating, PVD coating, and pen plating address different production and finishing requirements.
Chemistry and equipment
Pretreatment products, electrolytes, finishing products, equipment, and auxiliary systems support defined process stages.
Analysis and recovery
Analytical services support process monitoring, while recycling recovers precious metals from suitable process materials.
Integrated support for surface finishing
The Heimerle + Meule portfolio combines external coating services with products and equipment for in-house electroplating. Continuous plating, rack electroplating, PVD coating, chemicals, precious metal preparations, equipment, analysis, and recycling address distinct tasks within professional surface finishing.
Continuous strip electroplating
Rack electroplating services
PVD coating for components
Electroplating chemicals
Applications across surface technology
Heimerle + Meule products and services support external coating orders as well as electroplating processes operated by customers. Relevant contexts include industrial production, electroplating companies, jewelry manufacturing, goldsmith and watchmaker workshops, educational institutions, universities, institutes, and laboratories.
Industrial production
Continuous plating, rack plating, and PVD coating support functional and decorative surface requirements in industrial production.
Electroplating companies
Chemicals, precious metal preparations, equipment, analytical services, and technical support address professional processes.
Jewellery manufacturing
Rack plating, PVD coating, compact equipment, electrolytes, pen plating, and finishing products support decorative surfaces.
Specialist workshops
Compact electroplating units and chemical products support goldsmith, silversmith, and watchmaker workshop processes.
Research and education
Equipment and chemical products support surface technology work in schools, universities, institutes, and laboratories.
Processes, products, and equipment
The appropriate route depends on whether components are coated externally or processed within the customer’s operation. Heimerle + Meule provides contract electroplating and PVD services alongside pretreatment products, electrolytes, finishing products, precious metal preparations, equipment, analytical support, and recycling.
Continuous electroplating
Continuous plating supports defined coating patterns on metal strip, including selective and full-surface applications.
Rack electroplating
Rack plating supports individual components, small parts, and different batch sizes using documented coating metals.
PVD coating services
PVD provides an additional coating route for suitable components and can be combined with electroplating processes.
Chemical process products
The portfolio includes pretreatment, precious and non-precious metal electrolytes, finishing, and special processes.
Equipment and systems
Compact electroplating units, larger systems, pen plating equipment, dryers, filters, and auxiliary units are documented.
Analysis and recycling
Analytical services support process monitoring, while recycling addresses suitable precious metal-bearing residues.
Products and specialist services
Continue with the area that matches your surface finishing task. Explore contract coating services for components and strips, review electroplating chemicals and precious metal preparations for defined process stages, or find equipment and auxiliary systems for workshop, laboratory, and production environments.
Recovering metals from process materials
Why surface professionals choose us
Founded in 1845, Heimerle + Meule combines 180+ years of expertise with contract coating, electroplating chemicals, precious metal preparations, equipment, analytical services, and recycling. Products developed for plating processes are complemented by experience from the company’s own electroplating operations.
180+ years of expertise
Heimerle + Meule has processed precious metals since 1845 and continues to develop products and services.
Connected process portfolio
Coating services, chemistry, equipment, analysis, and recycling connect several stages of surface technology.
Own coating operations
Electrolytes and precious metal preparations developed by Heimerle + Meule are used in its coating operations.
Application support
Application technology specialists support product-specific requirements for chemicals and electroplating equipment.
Analysis and metal recovery
Analytical services and recycling support process monitoring and recovery from suitable precious metal residues.
Frequently asked questions about electroplating and surface technology
The following answers provide an overview of continuous electroplating, rack plating, PVD coating, chemical products, precious metal preparations, electroplating equipment, analytical services, and recycling. Component suitability, process parameters, chemicals, equipment, and material recovery must be assessed for each application.
The documented coating services include continuous strip electroplating, rack electroplating, and PVD coating. The suitable process depends on the component, base material, required surface, and production context.
Continuous strip electroplating applies coatings to solid metal strips. Documented options include selective or full-surface coating, individual or combined layers, and application to one or both sides.
The documented portfolio includes gold, gold alloys, silver, rhodium, palladium, platinum, nickel, and copper. These can be applied as individual layers or in combinations, depending on the component requirements.
PVD provides an additional coating route for suitable substrates, including some materials that cannot be electroplated. PVD can also provide a base metallization for a subsequent galvanic coating process.
The documented portfolio covers pretreatment, precious metal electrolytes, electrolytes for pen plating, non-precious metal electrolytes, finishing products, special processes, and precious metal preparations.
The documented portfolio includes compact electroplating units, larger electroplating systems, pen plating equipment, drying equipment, filter and extraction systems, and a water circulation unit.
Yes. Heimerle + Meule uses analytical services to monitor its own coating processes and provides documented analytical services for galvanic baths, alloys, precious metals, and other materials.
Yes. Suitable materials include precious metal-bearing baths, process solutions, filters, resins, slurries, and other electroplating residues. The required processing route depends on the material and its composition.
Discuss your surface technology requirements with our specialists
Contact Heimerle + Meule to discuss continuous or rack electroplating, PVD coating, chemicals, precious metal preparations, equipment, process analysis, application support or recycling for your specific surface finishing process.