The impact of production process improvement and innovation on the performance enhancement and cost reduction of PI nickel plating film

With the advancement of technology, the demand for high-performance materials is increasing day by day. Polyimide (PI) nickel plating film plays an important role in various fields, especially in the electronics industry, due to its excellent electrical performance, heat resistance, and mechanical strength. This article explores how improvements and innovations in production processes can enhance the performance of PI nickel plating films, and demonstrates through experimental data how these improvement measures effectively reduce costs.

Polyimide (PI) nickel plating filmAs an important functional material, it is widely used in fields such as flexible circuit boards (FPC), electromagnetic shielding, sensors, etc. However, existing production processes have brought high costs while improving product performance. For this reason,Advanced Institute (Shenzhen) Technology Co., LtdDedicated to researching the improvement and innovation of production processes to achieve the enhancement of PI nickel plating film performance and effective cost control.

Process improvement and innovation

1. Optimize the plating solution formula

• Objective: To improve the uniformity and density of the coating.
• Method: Optimize the plating solution formula by adjusting the proportion of nickel salts, complexing agents, and other additives in the plating solution.
• Result: Experimental data shows that the optimized plating solution can make the coating thickness more uniform and reduce the surface roughness to below 0.05 μ m, which is significantly improved compared to the traditional process of 0.1 μ m.

2. Introduce an automated control system

• Goal: Improve production efficiency and reduce human error.
• Method: Introduce an automated control system to monitor and adjust key parameters such as plating solution temperature, pH value, and current density in real-time.
• Result: Through the application of automated control systems, production efficiency has increased by 30%, and the product qualification rate has risen from 85% to 95%.

3. Adopting new nickel plating technology

• Goal: Reduce energy consumption during nickel plating process and minimize environmental pollution.
• Method: Pulse electroplating technology is used to achieve better quality of the coating with lower energy consumption by controlling the change in current density.
• Result: Compared with traditional DC electroplating, pulse electroplating technology can save about 20% of energy consumption and reduce wastewater discharge.

Research progress

Advanced Institute (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. has successfully achieved through a series of technological innovationsPI nickel plating filmSignificant improvement in performance. For example, in optimizing the plating solution formula, by precisely controlling the proportion of additives, the density of the coating is greatly improved, thereby enhancing its conductivity and corrosion resistance. In addition, by introducing an automated control system, not only has production efficiency been improved, but the defect rate caused by human operational errors has also been reduced.

Experimental data support

In order to verify the effectiveness of the new process, researchers conducted detailed experimental tests:

• Uniformity test: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the surface of the coating, and the results showed that the coating under the new process was more uniform.
• Conductivity test: Measure the resistivity of the coating. The resistivity of the sample treated with the new process decreased to 0.03 Ω· cm, which is significantly improved compared to the traditional process of 0.05 Ω· cm.
• Corrosion resistance test: Salt spray corrosion test was conducted, and the results showed that the samples treated with the new process had stronger corrosion resistance.

conclusion

Through the improvement and innovation of production processes, not only has the performance of PI nickel plating film been significantly improved, but production costs have also been effectively reduced. Advanced Institute (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. will continue to devote itself to the research of new materials and their production processes, promoting the industry towards a more efficient and environmentally friendly direction.

The above data is for reference only, and specific performance may vary due to production processes and product specifications.