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The most common documents you will find in the customer portal are manuals, layouts, circuit diagrams, device lists, single line diagrams, and setting lists.
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To get access to our customer portal with information about your system we have chosen to use QR codes that are placed on your system, and you can easily get access to relevant information.
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Uncover your hidden savings potential

We are the DC power supply specialists who understand the ‘why’ as well as the ‘how’ of metal plating.

<h4>Why ”If it’s not broken, don’t fix it” no longer applies to power supplies in plating</h4>
<h5>Earlier this year, KraftPowercon’s Eva Otel, and power supply experts Tobias Nordström and Felipe Atti, ran a popular webinar for the general metal finishing industry. They looked at the importance of power conversion in achieving a consistently high metal plating quality, as well as how it can offer significant potential for saving time, money and energy.</h5>
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The problem with older rectifiers
Most production managers are busy people, dealing with all the everyday challenges involved in manufacturing and finishing: productivity, maintenance, cost control, quality. If a piece of equipment is working, it’s unlikely to be a priority on their ‘to do’ list.
Understandably, many metal plating businesses are still using older rectifiers that are still going strong. But energy efficiency has not always been the priority it is now, and we see many rectifiers operating at only 70-80% efficiency – and we know that oversized rectifiers lead to larger energy bills. Older equipment can also deliver direct current with a lot of residual ripple, which is detrimental to output quality and leads to scrap and reworking.
It’s also worth remembering that output values on older rectifiers aren’t always accurate, which would explain why plating results are not always as good you might expect, and longer plating times are needed.

<h4>What’s the difference between SCR and SMPS performance?</h4>
If you were comparing a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) side by side with a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) rectifier, the voltage reading for both could be the same, but there you might see a significant difference in plating quality.
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<li>SCRs have a high-to-deep ripple in the current, with the current output reaching 0 for a fraction of a second. This causes thinner plating deposits and a milky or frosty appearance.</li>
<li>SMPS rectifiers have a much smoother ripple, which always ensures power availability is above the minimum required. This means that there is always enough voltage to keep the chemical process going to achieve a consistent deposit, while avoiding the burns that can happen if the current peaks too high. With a smoother ripple (no high peaks) you can increase the current to increase process speed without causing damage.</li>
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<h4>Current control optimizes quality and performance</h4>
Even so, the output from a SMPS-type rectifier can still be sub-optimal, depending on how you control the power. If you’re using voltage control, you’ll know that the current density varies with the resistance in the plating bath, resulting in variable quality plating and increased plating time. It’s unpredictable. Too much ion transfer can also cause secondary reactions and resistance in the circuit, which is inefficient and can also burn the parts you are plating. And if you’ve seen current go down during a batch, that’s because voltage control is passive when the resistance in the circuit increases.
There is an alternative: using current control, you can control the process and ion transfer by securing a constant current density throughout. Current control saves time and optimises quality by making the process faster and more consistent

<h4>The advantages of working with a modular rectifier</h4>
Every rectifier running at less than its rated output is losing efficiency. So ideally, you want one that suits your particular need. With <a href="https://kraftpowercon.com/product/flexkraft-plating-rectifier?utm_campaign=2023-GMF-webinar&amp;utm_source=magazines_partners&amp;utm_medium=magazine">FlexKraft</a> from KraftPowercon, the modular design means you don’t need to have an oversized rectifier, you can choose the number of modules you need to match the output you’re looking for. Each power module has a maximum of 600A/ 12V.
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Easier scaling up (or down) and maintenance
Modularity also enables scalability, enabling you to grow production or downsize it as needed, and making installation, control and maintenance simple. You only need one critical spare part (a single module) for your entire range of rectifiers, regardless of size or manufacturing year – perfect for keeping your spares inventory costs and space to a minimum.
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More reliability, less downtime
If the environment is really extremely tough, perhaps with extreme temperatures or a high risk of corrosion, then a water-cooled rectifier could be a good option for optimising conditions for the best rectifier performance, and keeping maintenance to a minimum. We also make a heat exchanger, <a href="https://kraftpowercon.com/product/coolkraft?utm_campaign=2023-GMF-webinar&amp;utm_source=magazines_partners&amp;utm_medium=magazine">CoolKraft</a>, which means that there’s no need to have one specially designed and built for your rectifier.
Even if the rectification circuit in a module fails &#8211; because it&#8217;s the part that is always working with high load &#8211; with FlexKraft, you don’t have to go in and repair the module yourself (unless you really want to); you can quickly replace it with the spare we provide you with (it only takes about 15 minutes), and then send the one you’ve switched out to us for repair. That’s one of the great things about a modular system – you don’t have to worry about interruptions to production.
In fact, even if you don’t replace a single failed module, the rectifier will keep on working (just with reduced output) so your production line does not need to stop.
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Reduce plating time
Ripple affects the quality and speed of plating. Replacing older rectifiers that have high ripple will improve plating speed and efficiency (FlexKraft runs at below, or around, 1% &#8211; we know this because we test every rectifier before it leaves our factory).
And of course, if you have a voltage control process (sometimes unpredictable) switching to current control will also make the process faster and more consistent

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<h4>So what next?</h4>
Once you know that the quality and efficiency of your power supply can significantly affect your total cost of operations (as well as output quality), it’s worth looking into how much you could be saving. Our general metal finishing page features:
• <a href="https://calculator.kraftpowercon.com/?utm_campaign=2023-GMF-webinar&amp;utm_source=magazines_partners&amp;utm_medium=magazines">an online energy savings calculator</a> (you don’t even need to give us your details to use it)
• a free white paper on current ripples and their impact on throwing power
• a video of the webinar this article is based on Even better, ask us about a free rectifier efficiency check, which will show you exactly where and how energy savings could be made.
Contact us today.

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SURFACE WORLD — an event dedicated to surface treatment, product finishing, and all coatings
A smooth, consistent finish relies on a smooth, consistent supply. Discover quality metal finishing with KraftPowercon.
Want to learn about unconsidered insights to achieve optimal plating quality?
Please visit us at Hall 11, Stand A14, The NEC, Birmingham on 4th and 5th October 2023

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Please visit us at Surtech, Hall 7, E420, on October 4 – 6, 2023

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Want to learn about unconsidered insights to achieve optimal plating quality? 
Please visit us at SUR/FIN, Booth 509, on June 6 – 8, 2023
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We’ll cover the difference KraftPowercon’s switch-mode rectifiers can make to your bottom line, and why leaders in the metal finishing industry are now adopting this technology as standard, 
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And if you are already using this technology, there is more to learn from our experts on how to steer the current to your advantage.

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We’ve always been about getting to know our customers so that we can understand and meet your needs better. From our beginnings with battery chargers in 1935 to today’s hydrogen production and renewable energy solutions, we are continually growing and evolving to address the challenges and trends you face – now, and for the years to come.

We’ve always been about getting to know our customers so that we can understand and meet your needs better. From our beginnings with battery chargers in 1935 to today’s hydrogen production and renewable energy solutions, we are continually growing and evolving to address the challenges and trends you face – now, and for the years to come.
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So it was with great pleasure that we were able to share some of our latest ideas and innovations with a delegation of 25 German platers, who we welcomed to the KraftPowercon headquarters in Surte last summer. The visit had been organised with the Nuremburg District Group of the DGO (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Galvano und Oberflächentechnik) leaders Udo Krüger and Manfred Hoos.
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Ranjit Jakli, CEO, and Patrick Delombre, Director of our Business Unit, shared how we are helping our customers to tackle the global challenges of climate change, digitalisation and the use of modern technologies. They showed how our expertise and solutions are supporting the general metal finishing industry to improve plating results, with fewer resources and less time required.
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The group also looked at how our technology addresses the challenges caused by the rapidly increasing and complex demands of the electronics industry, resulting in superior quality and production efficiency when plating high aspect ratio PCBs and miniaturised IC substrates. And how we are playing a key role in the design and implementation of electric ecosystems for the green hydrogen value chain.

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During the factory tour, the DGO delegates talked directly with our engineers and product experts. This experience enabled them to see the quality of our manufacturing and understand exactly why KraftPowercon rectifiers are so reliable. Any conversation with our expert team quickly reveals how they have deep plating knowledge and a detailed understanding of how KraftPowercon solutions are used, and the environment and constraints within which they operate.

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As trip hosts, we also arranged for the DGO group to visit Provexa Ytbehandling AB, the fourth largest electroplating shop in Scandinavia and users of KraftPowercon rectifiers since 1987. This visit to Provexa also proved to be something special for our visitors, especially being able to exchange ideas on continuous improvement and ways of working in an open and collaborative way.
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And although the DGO’s trip was business-focused, we made sure there was plenty of time for leisure, pleasure and good food – as well as a beer tasting, which we learned is a highlight for Bavarians!

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<blockquote>“We have been guests many times, but we have never felt so valued and appreciated. Everyone was there from the KraftPowercon team, from engineers to CEO Ranjit [Jakkli],”</blockquote>
said Udo.
<blockquote>“And sparing the time to be with us over several days was greatly appreciated”.
“Being able to get to know more KraftPowercon people better, and understand their thinking and their environment was good for us, and for our customers, too. It was obvious how friendly the team was, and how they worked so well together. They have a real depth of knowledge, and were genuinely interested in what we had to say – they are all about delivering value and want to help us to get the best results. We’ve been relying on their products for many years, and it’s good to see that they are so strongly positioned to carry on supporting us in the future”.</blockquote>

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