Topic: Electroplating applied in Automotive Industry-----Chrome on Plastic

　　Introduction: Plating of chrome on plastic has become more and more important in the automobile industry for many parts in the interior and exterior. Based on customers’ requirements for look-and-feel the design departments try to implement more and more parts in chrome look. They design parts with complex geometries which can be realized much easier with chrome plated plastic than it was possible with the traditional substrates (e.g. steel, brass), but is still limited at some point.

　　The widely spread use of chrome plated plastic parts is based on their low weight, the fact that different geometries are relatively easy to realize, low price and less need for rework. However the whole process of plating plastic parts is a multistage process especially as the insulator plastic has to be made conductive. The production of chrome plated plastic parts touches scientific fields like physics and chemistry.

　　主题：电镀在汽车工业中的应用——塑料镀铬

　　主题介绍：塑料镀铬工艺在汽车行业的内饰和外饰中变得越来越重要。基于客户对外观和感觉的要求，外观设计部门尽可能多地在越来越多的地方使用具有镀铬外观的零件。设计部门设计的零件具有复杂的几何形状，使用镀铬塑料比使用传统基板（例如：钢，黄铜等）更容易制造出这些零件，但即使这样，在某些时候镀铬塑料能实现的几何形状复杂度仍然不够。

　　镀铬塑料件的广泛使用是由于其重量轻的特性，事实上，使用塑料件相对来说可以更容易地实现不同的几何形状，而且价格低，返工率低。然而电镀塑料零件需要一个多阶段的工艺过程，尤其是要使绝缘的塑料具有导电性。镀铬塑料件的生产涉及到物理和化学等科学领域。

　　主讲人：Andreas Nording（oreign expert with Beijing Benz Automotive Co）

　　Daimler