Manufacturer of electroplating process chemicals: cleaners, pickling, aluminium finishing and surface treatment for the metals industry
SCHWENK Galvanotechnik
Tiefenbronn, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About SCHWENK Galvanotechnik
SCHWENK Galvanotechnik, based in Tiefenbronn (district of Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg), develops and distributes high-quality electroplating products and process chemicals for industrial metal cleaning and surface treatment. The product range includes aqueous cleaners for spray, immersion and ultrasound applications (alkaline, neutral and acidic, liquid or powder form), inhibiting pickle additives and acidic pickling salts for activating metal surfaces, processes for the anodic oxidation (anodizing) of aluminium from E6 pickling to cold sealing, as well as special products such as electropolishing electrolytes for stainless steel and copper, blackening salt, water displacing agents, corrosion protection agents, stainless steel pickles and rapid descalers. The chemistry is tailored to materials such as steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, copper alloys, brass, cast iron, zinc and zinc die casting. The company focuses on innovative and environmentally friendly formulations, including products free of nitric acid, fluoride and chromic acid as well as solvent-free (VOC-free) cleaners. Services include personal on-site consulting, free and fast bath analyses, own delivery and packaging take-back for canisters, drums and containers.
- Site
- Tiefenbronn
- Processes
- Cleaning (spray cleaners, immersion cleaners, combined spray-immersion cleaners, ultrasonic, Pickling/Activation (inhibiting pickle additives for hydrochloric and sulfuric acid pickling,, Anodic oxidation (anodizing) of aluminium, from E6 pickling to cold sealing, Ultrasonic cleaning (ultrasonic cleaning agents), Electrolytic degreasing (RE130-SX, especially for strip lines), Blackening (blackening salt BRS34, deep black uniform blackening layer), Electropolishing (electropolishing bath PE-05, anodic surface treatment), Electropolishing of copper (electropolishing bath P-CU)
- Materials
- Iron/Steel, Stainless steel (austenitic chromium-nickel steels), Aluminium, Copper, Copper alloys, Brass, Cast iron, Non-ferrous metals
- Certificates
- Free bath analyses
- Industries
- Electroplating and surface technology, Metal processing, Automotive supply industry, Mechanical engineering, Electrical industry
- 01
Development and manufacture of the process chemicals
- 02
Application consulting and on-site support
- 03
Free bath analyses
- 04
Own delivery
- 05
Packaging take-back (canisters, drums, containers)
Materials and Processes
Steel / Iron
Target material for alkaline immersion, spray and ultrasonic cleaners such as MR100 as well as for blackening salt BRS34 and boil-out degreasing.
Stainless steel (austenitic Cr-Ni steels)
Material for electropolishing electrolyte PE-05, stainless steel pickle EB-04 and acidic cleaners URS/URS-LF.
Aluminium
Material for aluminium cleaners AL38/ALS-E/ALS-D, pickling EBS and anodic oxidation processes.
Copper and copper alloys
Material for electrolytic degreasing RE130-SX, electropolishing electrolyte P-CU and non-ferrous metal cleaner BU-25.
Brass
Non-ferrous metal surface treated with cleaners such as GL-33 and TU-ABS.
Cast iron
Material that can be cleaned with the solvent-free part cleaner GL-33.
Zinc / Zinc die casting
Material for cleaners such as AL38 and TU-CU 30, which do not attack the base material.
Locations
Tiefenbronn
DEHeadquarters, development and distribution of the process chemicals
- Materials
- Cleaners, pickles, anodizing chemicals, electrolytes, corrosion protection agents
Product Examples
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning (spray cleaners, immersion cleaners, combined spray-immersion cleaners, ultrasonicSurface | – | – | – | – | Metals (metal surfaces) |
| Pickling/Activation (inhibiting pickle additives for hydrochloric and sulfuric acid pickling,Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium |
| Anodic oxidation (anodizing) of aluminium, from E6 pickling to cold sealingSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Ultrasonic cleaning (ultrasonic cleaning agents)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Copper, Non-ferrous metal, Zinc die casting, Cast iron |
| Electrolytic degreasing (RE130-SX, especially for strip lines)Surface | – | – | – | – | Copper, Copper alloys |
| Blackening (blackening salt BRS34, deep black uniform blackening layer)Surface | – | – | – | – | Iron, Steel |
| Electropolishing (electropolishing bath PE-05, anodic surface treatment)Surface | – | – | – | – | Austenitic chromium-nickel steels (stainless steel) |
| Electropolishing of copper (electropolishing bath P-CU)Surface | – | – | – | – | Copper, Copper alloys |
| Pickling/Brightening of aluminium (aluminium pickling EBS)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium, high-alloy aluminium alloys |
| Stainless steel pickling (stainless steel pickle EB-04, immersion pickle)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Water displacement/Dewatering (with/without corrosion protection)Surface | – | – | – | – | Metals |
| Temporary corrosion protection (immersion applications, test baths for leak testing,Surface | – | – | – | – | Non-ferrous metal, Iron, Steel |
| Boil-out degreasing (RC105/RC117, immersion degreasing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Iron, Steel, welded and scaled steel, Copper, Copper alloys, Aluminium |
| Spray cleaning (alkaline spray cleaners ST24, MR300, MR306)Surface | – | – | – | – | Iron, Steel, Copper, Copper alloys, Aluminium, Zinc, Non-ferrous metal |
Additional services
Quality
The company advertises high, consistent product quality and offers free, fast bath analyses for process monitoring at customers' premises. Certificates are not stated in the sources.
| Evidence | Tiefenbronn |
|---|---|
| Free bath analyses |