Research Center
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
About the Centre
Our Galvanotechnics Technology Center conducts scientific, research, technological, and educational activities in the field of electrochemical and chemical surface treatment.
We specialize in in processing metallic, alloy, metal-matrix composite and oxide coatings. We also conduct research on new recovery technologies and waste recycling.
Our Center undertakes scientific research, development, training, and standardization activities in the following areas:
- Production of functional, protective, decorative, and decorative-protective coatings using galvanic techniques
- Research on the properties of coatings and baths
- Methods to reduce the environmental impact
- of surface treatment and coating processes under Best Available Techniques (BAT)
- Material recovery and recycling
Our Center conducts research on the production of metal, alloy, composite, and conversion coatings, as well as on the electrochemical and chemical refinement of product surfaces. Our activities also support the advancement of galvanotechnology as one of the most widely used techniques for metal surface protection against corrosion. We are committed to improving the durability, functional properties, and aesthetics of products, as well as to modernizing electroplating plants for safe operation.
As part of our sustainable development efforts, our Center disseminates knowledge enabling industrial facilities that employ metal and plastic surface treatment to use techniques and technologies with minimal environmental impact.
Our Center also carries out research and development work on the application of new recovery and recycling technologies as part of the transition to a circular economy.
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
Scope of activities:
- Application of electrochemical and chemical methods in surface engineering;
- Research on the processes and properties of protective, decorative, and technical coatings, including alloy, composite, and conversion coatings;
- Use of selective tampon technology for applying coatings to metal surfaces;
- Production of oxide layers using anodizing on light metal alloys;
- Research on alloy and composite coatings with properties that enable the replacement of chrome and cadmium coatings;
- Adapting surface treatment technologies to legal requirements consistent with sustainable development principles;
- Research on innovative material recycling and recovery technologies;
- Development of technologies for producing coatings using galvanic techniques;
- Development and production of modern preparations and technological agents for galvanotechnology;
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
Gilding
We conduct research on electrochemical and chemical surface enhancement, the production of metal, alloy, composite, and conversion coatings, and we also provide services, including the regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces.
Benefits:
- Shiny, hard, dense coatings
- Increased wear resistance
- Excellent adhesion to the substrate
Applications:
- Regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces
Ability to apply layers with varied properties:
- Coatings with high chemical purity (99.99%)
- Alloy coatings
Applications:
- Jewelry;
- Medicine;
- Electronics and electrical engineering;
- Chemical apparatus;
- Optical industry products;
- Parts and equipment for aviation and aerospace;
- Regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces.
- Testing includes chemical composition, thickness, microhardness;
- Surface morphology;
- Corrosion resistance, and more.
Our specialists are available to answer all your questions.
Contact us for more information.
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
Special Purpose Coatings
We conduct research on electrochemical and chemical surface enhancement, the production of metal, alloy, composite, and conversion coatings, and we also provide services, including the regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces.
- Nickel
- Zinc
- Copper
- Silver
- Chrome
- Advanced anodizing technologies for aluminum
- Development of aluminum coloring processes
- Superhydrophobic coatings
Development of electrochemical and chemical processes for producing functional composite coatings with a metal-dispersive phase:
- With hard ceramic dispersive phase (e.g., Al2O3, Si3N4, SiC)
- With soft dispersive phase (e.g., PTFE, MoS2)
- With carbon dispersive phase (e.g., graphene, carbon nanotubes, graphite, diamond)
- Development and study of functional and decorative coatings with specific properties, resistant to wear and corrosion (e.g., Ni-P, Ni-B, Ni-W, Co-P)
- Development of production processes and study of coatings from noble metal alloys
- Production of coatings by chemical (electroless) methods
- Environmentally friendly, cost-effective coating regeneration technologies (selective method)
- Production of zinc-based alloy coatings, e.g., Zn-Ni
- Replacements for hard chrome coatings, e.g., Ni-P, Ni-B, Ni-W, Co-P
Our specialists are available to answer all your questions.
Contact us for more information.
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
Environmental protection
- Best Available Techniques (BAT) for metal surface treatment
- Adapting electroplating plants to the requirements set out in Integrated Permits under the IPPC and IED Directives
- Implementation of cleaner production technologies
- Effective and economical rinsing methods
- Treatment of wastewater from surface treatment processes
- New methods for recovering components from technological baths
- Modifications to technological processes to reduce environmental impact
- Application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the design and operation of metal surface treatment facilities (resource, water, and energy efficiency, emission reduction, prevention of industrial accident consequences)
- REACH compliance for the galvanotechnical industry
Our specialists are available to answer all your questions.
Contact us for more information.
Contact - Galvanotechnics Technology Center
Our specialists are available to answer all your questions.
Contact us for more information.
Anna Gajewska -Midziałek
Director of the Center
Functional Coatings
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
The Center’s research focuses on producing metallic, alloy, composite, and conversion coatings, along with electrochemical and chemical surface treatment of products. We engage in initiatives to advance electroplating, one of the most widely used techniques for protecting metal surfaces against corrosion, enhancing durability, improving the functional properties of products, and increasing their aesthetic value. The Center’s work supports the domestic industry in modernizing plating facilities and ensuring their safe operation.
As part of our commitment to environmental protection, the Center disseminates knowledge that enables industrial facilities engaged in surface treatment of metals and plastics to employ techniques and technologies that minimize environmental impact. Our research and development activities also focus on applying new waste recovery and recycling technologies, supporting a faster transition to a closed-loop material economy.
Functional Coatings
Scope of Activities
- Application of Electrochemical and Chemical Methods in Surface Engineering
- Research on the Production and Properties of Protective, Decorative, and Technical Coatings, including alloy, composite, and conversion coatings
- Selective Pad Plating: Use of selective pad techniques for applying coatings on metal surfaces
- Anodic Oxide Layer Production: Creating oxide layers through anodizing techniques on light metal alloys
- Development of Alloy and Composite Coatings: Research on coatings with properties that allow the replacement of chromium and cadmium coatings
- Adaptation of Surface Treatment Production Technologies: Ensuring compliance with legal requirements in line with environmental policies and sustainable development principles
- Research on Innovative Recycling and Material Recovery Technologies
- Development of Electroplating Techniques
- Production of Modern Preparations and Technological Solutions for Electroplating
Functional Coatings
Gilding
We conduct research on electrochemical and chemical surface enhancement, the production of metal, alloy, composite, and conversion coatings, and we also provide services, including the regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces.
Decorative and Protective-Decorative Gilding:
Benefits:
- Shiny, hard, dense coatings
- Increased wear resistance
- Excellent adhesion to the substrate
Applications:
- Regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces
Złocenie funkcjonalne (techniczne)
Ability to apply layers with varied properties:
- Coatings with high chemical purity (99.99%)
- Alloy coatings
Applications:
- Jewelry
- Medicine
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering
- Chemical Apparatus
- Optical Industry Products
- Aerospace and Aviation Components
- Regeneration of gold and gilded product surfaces
Complex Quality Testing of Gold Coatings:
- Chemical composition, thickness, microhardness
- Surface Morphology
- Corrosion Resistance and other
Contact
mgr inż. Joanna Jeziorska
tel: (22) 56 02 834
e-mail: joanna.jeziorska@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Bartosz Młynarczyk
tel: (22) 56 02 834
e-mail: bartosz.mlynarczyk@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Functional Coatings
Special Purpose Coatings
Metallic Coatings:
- Nickel
- Zinc
- Copper
- Srebrne
- Chrome
Conversion Coatings:
- Advanced anodizing technologies for aluminum
- Development of Aluminum Coloring Processes
- Superhydrophobic Coatings
Composite Coatings
Development of electrochemical and chemical processes for producing functional composite coatings with a metal-dispersive phase:
- with Hard Ceramic Dispersions: Including Al₂O₃, Si₃N₄, SiC
- with soft dispersive phase (e.g., PTFE, MoS2)
- with Carbon-Based Dispersed Phases: such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, graphite, and diamond
Alloy coatings
- Development and study of functional and decorative coatings with specific properties, resistant to wear and corrosion (e.g., Ni-P, Ni-B, Ni-W, Co-P)
- Development of production processes and study of coatings from noble metal alloys
- Production of coatings by chemical (electroless) methods
- Environmentally friendly, cost-effective coating regeneration technologies (selective method)
- Production of zinc-based alloy coatings, e.g., Zn-Ni
- Replacements for hard chrome coatings, e.g., Ni-P, Ni-B, Ni-W, Co-P
Contact
dr inż. Anna Gajewska-Midziałek
e-mail: anna.gajewska-midzialek@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
telefon: (22) 56 02 620
Functional Coatings
Environmental protection
Consultations on:
- Best Available Techniques (BAT) for metal surface treatment
- Adapting electroplating plants to the requirements set out in Integrated Permits under the IPPC and IED Directives
- Implementation of cleaner production technologies
- Effective and economical rinsing methods
- Treatment of wastewater from surface treatment processes
- New methods for recovering components from technological baths
- Modifications to technological processes to reduce environmental impact
Consulting on reducing the environmental impact of industrial facilities:
- Application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the design and operation of metal surface treatment facilities (resource, water, and energy efficiency, emission reduction, prevention of industrial accident consequences)
- REACH compliance for the galvanotechnical industry
Contact
dr inż. Anna Gajewska-Midziałek
e-mail: anna.gajewska-midzialek@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
telefon: (22) 56 02 620
Galvanotechnics Technology Center
The Functional Coatings and Noble Metal Alloy Coatings Research and Implementation Laboratory is equipped to support cutting-edge research and industry solutions.
- Best Available Techniques (BAT) for metal surface treatment
- Adapting electroplating plants to the requirements set out in Integrated Permits under the IPPC and IED Directives
- Implementation of cleaner production technologies
- Effective and economical rinsing methods
- Treatment of wastewater from surface treatment processes
- New methods for recovering components from technological baths
- Modifications to technological processes to reduce environmental impact
- Application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the design and operation of metal surface treatment facilities (resource, water, and energy efficiency, emission reduction, prevention of industrial accident consequences)
- REACH compliance for the galvanotechnical industry
Our specialists are available to answer all your questions.
Contact us for more information.
Functional Coatings
The Functional Coatings and Noble Metal Alloy Coatings Research and Implementation Laboratory is equipped to support cutting-edge research and industry solutions.
Consultations on:
- Best Available Techniques (BAT) for metal surface treatment
- Adapting electroplating plants to the requirements set out in Integrated Permits under the IPPC and IED Directives
- Implementation of cleaner production technologies
- Effective and economical rinsing methods
- Treatment of wastewater from surface treatment processes
- New methods for recovering components from technological baths
- Modifications to technological processes to reduce environmental impact
Consulting on reducing the environmental impact of industrial facilities:
- Application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the design and operation of metal surface treatment facilities (resource, water, and energy efficiency, emission reduction, prevention of industrial accident consequences)
- REACH compliance for the galvanotechnical industry
Contact
dr inż. Anna Gajewska-Midziałek
e-mail: anna.gajewska-midzialek@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
telefon: (22) 56 02 620
Functional Coatings
Contact:
Secretariat
Bożena Chojara
tel: (22) 56 02 914
e-mail: sekretariat.bg@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Director of the Center
dr inż. Anna Gajewska -Midziałek
tel: (22) 56 02 620
e-mail: anna.gajewska-midzialek@wit.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
