The Minsk Research Institute of Radiomaterials of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus offers customers services for galvanic coating of aluminum and its alloys, as well as brass, under an outsourcing agreement and/or subcontracting and is looking for partners to conclude a distribution services agreement.

OJSC "Minsk Research Institute of Radiomaterials" of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has its own manufacture section, where galvanic application of various coatings on products made of aluminum and its alloys is organized, and brass is coated.

Galvanic coating is used for greater corrosion resistance, as well as to increase wear resistance and improve the appearance of the finished product. A distinctive feature of electroplating is not just the surface application of certain metals, but their penetration into the top layer of the part.

Galvanic coating has a number of positive features:
* technology can be used for structures, workpieces of any shape and surface complexity;
* technology allows you to apply a protective film of different thicknesses (the parameter is easily adjusted);
* metal film has good adhesion to the treated surface;
* the protective film turns out smooth, with the same thickness;
* galvanization helps improve the protection of steel from corrosion;
* the part receives better decorative properties.

Galvanic coatings is applied to products for a variety of purposes, for example:
* giving the product a decorative and aesthetic appearance;
* protection against corrosive effects;
* providing the possibility of soldering parts;
* improving the electrical properties of products;
* protecting threads on parts from jamming;
* increasing wear resistance, etc.

Types of galvanic coatings:
* chemical oxidation of aluminum;
* tin-bismuth coating;
* copper coating;
* nickel coating.

Specifications:

Parameter	Chemical oxidation	Tin-bismuth coating	Copper coating	Nickel coating
Coating thickness, microns	up to 1	3..30	2..12	5..24
Maximum overall dimensions, cm	50х50х20	550х550	6х7	550х550

Areas of application:
* Mechanical engineering;
* aviation;
* radio-electronic industry;
* electronic industry;
* construction.

Link on the Minsk Research Institute of Radiomaterials site.(in Russian)

A film about the technologies of the Research Institute of Radio Materials can be seen here.

Galvanic coating services for aluminum and its alloys are similar to those provided by Belarusian companies: Grosver Plus, LLC, Agat Electromechanical Plant, OJSC, BVB-Alliance, LLC, Planar-SO, OJSC.

The Minsk Research Institute of Radio Materials (JSC) uses the following types of galvanic and chemical coatings for aluminum, its alloys, and brass:
Chemical oxidation (electrical insulating and conductive) of aluminum and brass, up to 1 µm thick.
Tin-bismuth coating, approximately 3–30 µm thick.
Copper plating, approximately 2–12 µm thick.
Nickel sublayer formation, approximately 5–24 µm thick.

These coatings are designed for electronic equipment and small parts (the dimensions and areas of the coated parts are indicated).
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The specialization of the institute includes the following main areas:
* development and production of the element base and functional units of microwave technology (solid-state microwave monolithic integrated circuits - low-noise amplifiers and power amplifiers, protective devices, switches, attenuators, frequency converters; microwave modules, etc.);
* development and production of optoelectronic components and modules based on them (photodetectors, light emitting diodes, semiconductor lasers, receiving and transmitting optical modules);
* production of materials for semiconductor production - gallium arsenide substrates of the "epi-ready" standard;
* development of sensor technology, modules and systems (sensors for inclination, pressure, acceleration, electronic compass, etc.);
* development and production of medical equipment.

The research and production base of the institute includes dedicated equipment which allows to develop and perform a full cycle of technological operations for the manufacture of microwaves, optoelectronic components, sensors of physical quantities based on microelectromechanical systems, equipment for the manufacture of medical products - Glucosen sensors etc. In particular, the equipment allows cutting semiconductor ingots of A3B5 compounds (GaAs, InP, GaN, etc.), grinding and polishing wafers, epitaxial growth, thermal diffusion and implantation of dopants, microcircuit packaging, control of their parameters, etc.

The Institute has a licensed software for electrodynamic calculations, its own library of standard elements, methods for monitoring and testing microwave components in the C, S, L, X, K wavelength ranges, electronic lithography equipment with a resolution of 100 nm, which provides a modern level of design standards.

As part of the specialization, the development of technologies, components and devices for various radio-electronic systems is carried out: radar systems, fiber-optic communication lines, laser rangefinders, systems for leveling and orientation of objects, control systems, guidance and navigation, etc.

Consumers interested in purchasing aluminum and its alloys and brass galvanizing services under an outsourcing agreement and/or subcontracting.

Partners interested in purchasing aluminum and its alloys and brass galvanizing services under distribution services agreements.