In today’s market, it’s all about finding a balance between product quality and manufacturing cost efficiency. Many companies are recognizing the traditional methods of product coating are simply too expensive, inefficient, or not environmentally friendly. Vapor...
Hoping for a single machine to deposit both your physical vapor deposition (PVD) and diamond-like carbon (DLC) finished parts? All VaporTech thin-film deposition systems are capable of PVD and DLC coating in the same chamber, and our VT-1500i™ system coats using both...
Applying PVD coatings to various products can add value by improving their appearance, performance, or both. The driving force for using PVD coatings is technical and/or economic limitations to manufacturing components entirely of a single material with all desired...
You may love the durability and aesthetics of thin-film finishes and outsource that service but wonder how much it costs to PVD coat your products in-house. We at Vapor Technologies, Inc. (VaporTech®) talk to many manufacturers about physical vapor deposition (PVD)...
In-House PVD Coating vs. Outsourcing: Choosing the Right Solution for You If you want your products to benefit from superior coatings, you can outsource PVD (physical vapor deposition) coating to a service provider or invest in PVD coating in-house. Third-party...
Acronyms abound for vacuum deposition processes. That’s mainly because the names tend to be descriptive and, therefore, very long. Still, a fair amount of confusion exists even when names are fully spelled out. PECVD is one such case. So, what is PECVD, and how do...