Efficient PVD techniques for tool coating industries
Coatings, particularly PVD coatings, are crucial in enhancing the wear resistance of cutting tools and extending their lifespan. These...
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Controlling reactive processes: Challenges and solution by reactive gas controller
Authors: Dr. Joseph Brindley GENCOA and Dr. Anas Ghailane (AVALUXE) Reactive Magnetron Sputtering In reactive magnetron sputtering,...
Increasing margins in PVD with innovative technology and materials
Well-established deposition technologies like ARC or materials like AlTi/TiAl deliver solid results, but it is hard to differentiate...
PVD for PVD: Physical Vapour Deposition for precise and versatile decoration 🌈
PVD process used to deposit thin films of material onto surfaces. While PVD coatings are typically known for functional purposes like...
DECORATIVE COATINGS BY PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION
Crafting Tomorrow’s Surfaces: PVD Decorative Coatings Revolutionizing Industries Decorative coating is a billion-dollar industry, and...
PVD based nanocomposite coatings for corrosion protection
Metals, such as steel and aluminium, are crucial construction materials we encounter daily. However, these versatile materials are...
Reactive PVD-processes: Control is everything
Author: Dr. Joseph Brindley GENCOA and Dr. Anas Ghailane (AVALUXE) Reactive Magnetron Sputtering Reactive magnetron sputtering is a...
Physical vapour deposited coatings for medical devices
Sputter deposition is a versatile low-pressure process where ions bombard a material and liberate atoms, depositing on a substrate to...
The right substrate selection for surface engineering
Surface engineering is the process of altering the properties of the surface and the region near the surface in a desirable way. This can...
Various PVD technologies for decorative coatings
Decorative coatings produced through Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) are renowned for enhancing the appearance and functionality of...
PVD made High Entropy Alloys
High entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising candidates for high-temperature applications due to their ability to withstand high...
Salt spray showdown -PVD coatings- corrosion resistance in decorative applications
Salt spray tests include exposing coated materials to a continuous, fine saltwater mist in an enclosed, controlled environment. To hasten...
Cylindrical cathodes for PVD coating
In the context of physical vapor deposition (PVD), "cylindrical cathode PVD" typically refers to a configuration used for the deposition...
PVD vs Electroplating
The technique of electroplating involves plating different metals onto a metal or plastic component. This enhances the part's functioning...
Iphone - HiPhones - HiPIMS 4 smartphones
Until recently, the mobile phone’s external coating primarily consists of a combination of anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and glass,...
How to make life easier for a PVD operator: Why and how to monitor gas in vacuum
Monitoring gas in a vacuum chamber is important for several reasons: Identifying problems early before they affect the process and...
Tuning the Surface Property of Textile Materials by using roll-to-roll Plasma based systems
Textile materials possess desirable inherent qualities, such as flexibility, low specific weight, strength, a high surface-to-volume...
Pumping the efficiency and quality through pulsed-cathodic arc technology
The mean voltage as a function of the mean current of the pulsed-CVA and the conventional DC-CVA. The pulsed-arc curve exhibit fluctuations
High entropy alloys: PVD has a major role to play
Over the last five millennia, alloys have aided and shaped the advancement of society. A remarkable progression from native metals and...
Control the color
A whole industry has grown up around PVD tool coatings because of the success of physical vapour deposition (PVD) technology over the...
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