Electroforming

Name:
Electroforming
Detailed information:
An electrolytic plating process for manufacturing metal parts. A mold of the object to be reproduced is made in a soft metal or in wax (by impression). The mold surface is made conducting by coating with graphite. Some suitable metal is then deposited electrolytically on the mold surface. This mold is then (in most cases) a negative of the object to be produced. Other industrial applications are phonograph records, plastic tile, ducting, tubing, etc.