History of metallising

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Classification of the different metallising processes

History of metallising

At the beginning of the 20th century, Max Ulrich Schoop carried out tests in Zurich, spraying lead and zinc in order to produce a protective coating.
In 1909, Schoop obtained a patent for flame spraying using gas and oxygen combustion for melting the wire to be sprayed onto a substrate.
Schoop’s second patent dates back to 1911. This was a patent for electric arc metallising.
Thus, metallising technology was established.
At the beginning, metallising was used only for protection against corrosion.
The use of materials such as ceramics, plastic, oxides and many others started only after the Second World War.