Nickel Tablets
The addition of nickel tablets into the zinc kettle is a convenient and proven way to reduce zinc thickness on parts (pick up) ,increases the shine and appearance of the coating and lowers the Sandelin curve on high silicone / reactive steel where dull, very thick and sometimes flaky coatings are experienced.
The addition of nickel tablets maintains the optimum level of nickel into the kettle i.e 0,05% , 3 tablets are simply added per ton of zinc metal put into the kettle. This method is quick and easy with no downtime experienced or specialized machinery required compared with other less efficient ways like nickel / zinc alloy.