In many ways, Electroforming is similar to eletroplating. In electroplating, a chemical compound is electrically ionized, thereby separating the elements or atoms of the compound. Once separated the ions of the precious metal then adhere to a mold made of a baser metal and assume its form or shape. Sheffield Plate is an example of this process where copper is chemically coated with silver ions through electrolysis. However, a drawback to electroplating, if the item is large like a tray or urn, is that because the base metal remains the object will be heavy. Furthermore, in time, the precious metal coating will also disappear through use and polishing to reveal the base metal of the form beneath it requiring new plating. Electroforming also employs a similar technique of ionizing a silver or gold compound. However, in our case the underlying mold is removed, leaving us a product of pure gold or silver, durable, yet light weight - an object that won't vanish through constant use or polishing and one that you can afford .
Phoenix Electroforming Co., Ltd. 343 Sirinthorn Road, Bangplad, Bangkok, Thailand 10700 Office Tel.: (662) 886-5082-4 Fax: (662) 886-5080 Factory Tel.: (662) 889-6531-3 Fax: (662) 889-6534 E-mail: contact@p-ef.com