Why We Use Zirconium-Based Durable/Decorative Color PVD Coatings When exploring durable/decorative color PVD coatings, you might notice that zirconium often serves as the base material–and there is an excellent reason for that. The initial use of hard PVD coatings for...
While electroplating and PVD finishing could be considered competing technologies, they often work together to provide additional value for our customers. Here, learn more about using PVD coating on electroplated parts. The technology behind chrome plating is an...
One of the most frequent questions we get asked about our decorative PVD offerings is if it is possible to match the appearance of real gold (both white gold and rose gold) with our durable coatings. If you are reading this blog because you have that same question and...
Why our labs rock at PVD coating development Vapor Technologies, Inc., has built our reputation on the thin-film coatings we’ve developed for use in our Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) and Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PE-CVD) coating equipment. We...