Metal coatings are essential to many industrial sectors by providing enhanced surface properties to a wide variety of products. The metal coatings can provide a durable, corrosion-resistant layer to protect the base material, and help to minimize the wear and tear of metallic products. Besides, metallic coatings can improve electrical conductivity, resistance to torque, solderability, among other things. The quality control of composition and thickness of coatings is critical to ensure the correct coating properties and durability.
Different nickel-based coatings are one of the most important industrial coatings due to their durability, corrosion resistance, and aesthetics. Traditionally, electrolytic plating is the most common process used to deposit a nickel coating and it is still widely used. However, the use of an electroless nickel plating process has been increasingly used due to the improved quality and more environmentally friendly process.