PCB Plating

One Way Circuits has large copper tanks which are used to plate the required amount of copper both down the holes and onto the surface of the panels.

As the process is electrolytic, the panels are placed onto jigs, which are then placed into the solution. An electric current is passed through the jigs and onto the panels from a power supply. The higher the current, the more negative copper solution is then plated onto the boards.

The amount of current required is calculated by the amount of copper area to be plated, this calculation ensures that the panels are plated to the correct thickness. We always aim to plate between 25-35 microns.

This process takes about 80 mins from pre-clean to end