Continuous gold electroplating apparatus

An apparatus and process are described in which a multiple continuous electrochemical procedure is carried out on a metallic strip. Included in this procedure is a gold-plating step with a specially designed gold-plating cell. Also, the gold electroplating is limited to certain areas of the metallic strip where required for a particular application. Particularly important is the design of the various electrochemical processing cells so that continuous processing may be carried out on a continuous moving metal strip. Also, compatibility with other electrochemical and chemical processes carried out on the continuous strip line, is desirable.