Electroplating is a low cost process where metal ionsin a solution are reduced by an applied electric field onto aconductive substrate. This process has been studied extensively, but is still critical for modern technology and R&D. In the HPinkjet printing business, electroplating is primarily used in themanufacturing the orifice plate (OP) for integrated print-headproducts. To extend the OP functionality, a novel cost-effectivethree-dimensional (3D) OP has been developed to addressnumerous micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) applications, including surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy(SERS).