Method of forming articles by plating

摘要

A method of forming an article having a rough surface for being adhesively bonded to a further member includes pressing a discontinuously surfaced layer 12 of electrically conducting material (for example copper powder) onto the surface of an electrically conducting substrate 11 (for example uncured synthetic rubber loaded with carbon black), so that portions of the layer 12 are embedded in the surface. The exposed parts of the layer 12 are then electro-plated with a metal and the substrate is then removed to provide said formed article.