Technic Tumbleplater Process

The Tumbleplater's unique rotating belt and basket design allows for a transfer of parts only (no barrel) from station to station. Tumbleplater compartments remain directly over their own tank effectively eliminating the majority of dragout associated with barrel plating. The illustration below shows the processing of parts through a single Tumbleplater compartment.


	Load Parts enter the Tumbleplater basket which is in an elevated "load" position above the tank's solution.		Process Parts are lowered and the solution level rises due to displacement. Belt rotation begins and the parts begin the plating cycle.		Drain After plating, the parts are raised out of the solution and allowed to drain removing most of the solution prior to transfer.		Unload The basket tilts over and the belt rotates transferring only the parts to next station. Any solution clinging to the basket never leaves the area directly above the tank.