The apparatus according to the invention is used for electrolytically treating a board-shaped substrate to be treated, preferably printed circuit boards, in a continuous system, through which the item to be treated is guidable in a plane of conveyance in a substantially horizontal direction of conveyance,...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6217736?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6217736 - Method and apparatus for electrolytically treating a board-shaped substrate comprising shielding edge regions of the substrate during electrolytic treatment