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...
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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...
R&D market cluster arrangement solutions - Design and options
Introduction Sputtering systems for universities, R&D departments and small batch coating facilities usually look very much alike:...
Environmentally friendly, low cost, aesthetically attractive and high durable decorative coatings
Decorative coatings provide attractive and aesthetic appearance to the products. They are applied to buildings and associated structures...
How coating quality is increased by high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS)
Energy of sputtered atoms In order to enhance the density of the coating in PVD, energy should be provided to the growing film. In the...
Maximizing productivity and coating quality by HiPIMS “kick pulse”
The effects of a positive voltage pulse following a negative voltage pulse in the high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) pulse...
PVD coatings for metal forming tools
The metal forming industry employs forming tools such as punches and dies to deform plastically the metal to bring it into a desired...
Potentialities of HiPIMS in decorative applications
For both protective and decorative purposes, ceramic coatings such as TiN, CrN, ZrN, TiCN, TiCNbN etc are usually used. For example, TiN...
How Notter GmbH developed a deep black coating once considered impossible
Business Case: Notter GmbH „Deep Black“ Following a customer enquiry from the automotive sector, Notter GmbH was confronted with the task...
Metallization of Polymers by high power impulse magnetron sputtering HiPIMS
Metallization of polymers or polymer metallization is a technique in which a metallic layer is formed on the surface of polymeric parts,...
MAX phase materials
MAX phase materials are hexagonal ternary carbides or nitrides with structures of nanolayers, that provide a unique and interesting...
Ultra small nano-crystalline diamond coatings for biomedical applications
This article talks about using PVD technology for tailored metal doped Ultra-nanocrystalline Diamond Coatings in Next-Generation...
10 things you should know about high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS)
1. In HiPIMS the power is applied in pulses of low duty cycle leading to high peak power during the pulse on time while cooling the...
Titanium diboride TiB2 - targets and coatings
Titanium diboride (TiB2) coatings of hexagonal crystal structure are very hard. In addition to the hardness in room temperature, TiB2...
Doping for societal and environmental benefits
Facilitating the “green transportation” is a major and an inevitable solution to have a substantial reduction in the amount of air...
Doping the DLC with silicon for enhanced thermal stability
Some highlights in advance: 👉🏼 Adding Silicon into DLC coatings increases the thermal stability 👉🏼Undoped arc-deposited carbon...
Improvement of AlTiN and AlCrN coatings with multicathode configuration
Multicathode configuration is becoming very popular, and gains increased attention among the researchers and process engineers working in...
Applications for PVD technology is ever increasing
PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) technology is a well-established and suitable technology to realize new and advanced coating processes...
Achieving color uniformity with PVD- for outstanding products in brown, purple, bronze & rose gold
A wide range of colors achievable with PVD technology! Decorative coatings by Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) satisfy increasingly...
Control the flux to control the colour uniformity
Decorative PVD coatings have been a super success in replacing the traditional metal plating used for coating luxurious and commercial...
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