Titanium plating anode basket

Product Introduction

A titanium plating anode basket holds the anode metal in the plating tank and passes current into the bath, so its mesh pattern, frame stiffness and hook weld quality decide how evenly the coating grows. This page covers baskets built from punched or woven titanium sheet with argon-welded hooks, and separates standard shapes from baskets that must be fabricated to a customer drawing.

Specification Table

Applications and Titanium Advantages

The baskets are used in plating and anodising tanks, printed-circuit-board plating lines and metal surface-treatment plants where the anode has to dissolve steadily and replenish metal ions in the electrolyte. The problems that matter on the line are mesh distortion, hook welds that fail under load, and uneven current distribution that produces an uneven deposit.

• Punched and hand-welded construction keeps the basket dimensionally stable when hot plating chemistry and heavy anode loads are applied.
• Load-bearing hooks are welded to suit the busbar arrangement on the line rather than being taken from a generic pattern.
• Titanium resists the strong acid electrolytes used in plating, so the basket does not contaminate the bath.
• Basket geometry can be adjusted to the anode slug size, tank depth and hanging position actually used.

Quality and Purchasing Information

Anode baskets are fabricated to the tank, so the enquiry should state bath chemistry, operating temperature, current or anode load, the anode slug size, the mounting method, quantity and the preferred material. Tibars reviews the drawing and can comment on mesh aperture, frame thickness and hook design before quoting, rather than promising a service life that depends on the bath.

• For this titanium plating anode basket, fix the grade, dimensions, tolerance class, order quantity and delivery point before the order is placed.
• Material certification, dimensional records and third-party inspection can be arranged for this titanium plating anode basket when the requirement is stated in the enquiry.
• Where this titanium plating anode basket must be produced to a drawing, share the drawing, mating parts and service conditions so manufacturability can be confirmed.

Request a Quotation

Send the bath chemistry, temperature, anode load, mounting arrangement, quantity and any existing drawing, and Tibars will quote this titanium plating anode basket including the hook and frame detail.