Automotive
Palladium is a key material in catalytic converters, but trace amounts are often lost in rinse water during manufacturing. Our systems capture and recover that palladium, helping reduce waste and support more sustainable automotive production.
Automotive: Why Recover Precious Metals from Rinse Water?
Modern vehicles rely on precision components and clean emissions, many of which depend on precious metals like palladium. Found in catalytic converters and electronic systems, these materials are expensive and essential—but often lost during the plating and finishing stages of manufacturing. Rinse water, though clear, can carry away thousands of dollars in unrecovered metals each year.
Here’s how rinse water recovery can boost sustainability and efficiency in automotive manufacturing:
1. Recognize Where Losses Occur
Parts plated with palladium or other precious metals are rinsed multiple times to prevent contamination. With every rinse, small amounts of metal leave the surface and enter the water stream.
- Catalytic converter production uses large volumes of palladium
- Rinse stages contribute to cumulative material loss
- Even low concentrations add up in high-throughput environments
2. Recover Metals Without Production Downtime
Our systems integrate with your existing rinse process, capturing precious metal ions in real time. Whether you operate a small plating line or a large-scale automotive plant, we provide scalable recovery systems that match your output.
- Inline and tank-side recovery options
- Compatible with nickel, palladium, and hybrid metal systems
- Protects product quality and rinse efficiency
3. Lower Costs, Reduce Waste
Reclaiming precious metals means you spend less on raw materials and send less waste down the drain. This not only saves money—it supports smarter, cleaner production.
- Offset the rising cost of palladium and similar materials
- Reduce your environmental load
- Recover lost value from rinse cycles
4. Drive Toward Sustainable Manufacturing
The automotive industry is under pressure to reduce emissions—both from vehicles and manufacturing itself. Precious metal recovery from rinse water helps reduce your operation’s environmental impact and supports broader sustainability goals.
- Reinforce your brand’s environmental commitment
- Meet internal green manufacturing objectives
- Move toward zero-waste plating operations
