METTOP ITT is your partner for Innovative Tankhouse Technology

Innovative technology means considering new directions and adopting unconventional approaches to maximize productivity and quality. Our aim is an increased productivity and production in the tankhouse.

Our aim is an increased productivity and production in the tankhouse by integrating:

• Novel electrolyte manifold inlet: METTOP-BRX-Technology
• Harmonized tankhouse design for high current densities: Tankhouse engineering
• Optimum cathode quality: Plate measurement for stainless steel plates
• Quality control: Plate measurement for copper deposit as well as anode and cathode quality investigations

To increase productivity in a copper tankhouse the current efficiency and/or current density needs to be increased. According to physical and chemical laws, the only approach to increase the current density in a manner that ensures the electrodeposition remains pure and the metal sheets are smooth and of a high quality, is to minimize the diffusion boundary layer and/or to influence the electrocrystallization by optimizing the inhibitor distribution. This can be achieved by increasing the flow directly at the cathode, for example by using a manifold inlet to achieve parallel electrolyte flow and introduce fresh electrolyte containing active inhibitors directly at the cathodes. more

METTOP can provide the engineering for entire tankhouses. Our speciality is tankhouse design for high current densities: Since the METTOP-BRX-Technology enables the use of higher current densities, corresponding adjustments to the tankhouse design are required to fully realize the production benefits. more

METTOP is experienced in tankhouse operations worldwide and offers onsite and offsite studies to determine optimization potentials. Our process knowledge and external perspective can identify possibilities for improving productivity and production, as well as reducing costs. more

METTOP provides anode and cathode investigations to determine their chemical and physical quality, and subsequently optimize the anode casting process and tankhouse operations - and if required also the upstream pyrometallurgical processes. more

The plate measurement system is applied to inspect the surface of copper and steel plates, namely their overall geometry as well as local surface defects. Based on this inspection the plates are classified and/or rejected. more

METTOP provides tailor-made special tankhouse solutions that are developed in close collaboration with the customer. The use of modern technologies and out-of-the-box approaches, combined with our experience leads to maximum customer benefit. more

METTOP offers supervision, commissioning, and consultancy services to enable successful start-up, improved operations, and optimized processes. more

We provide a wide range of practice-orientated training courses and seminars on different hydrometallurgical topics, which combine experience and knowledge with current research. more