ElSyCaWorks Plating, a new SolidWorks based simulation tool to compute current density and deposit thickness distributions for electroplating processes, is presented. Complex three-dimensional shaped workpieces in arbitrarily designed reactors can be modeled. The software allows optimizing the reactor design (e.g. anode, screen and current thief configuration) and working conditions (e.g. total current, pulse parameters) for a large variety of plating processes. Additionally, it provides producers the analytical data to discuss the manufacturability of a product design with Design & Engineering. The application of ElsyCaWorks Plating to the prediction and optimization of a chromium deposition process for complex three-dimensional parts is illustrated.
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