PVD COATING Called
“ THE SURFACE ENGENEERING “
Thanks to the growing popularity of PVD, we have added PVD to our family of skills in addition to electroplating, polishing and varnishing metal decorative items.
What is it good for?
PVD is metal bonding at the molecular level that allow us to electroplate decorative and functional elements with a brilliant surface finish.
Once is PVD applied, the coating is nearly impossible to remove. PVD is offen used to replace gold plating for his simple maintenance and wide range of shades. For chemical and mechanical resistance of PVD, is used in marine industry. Often you can see the PVD on the watch covers or wheels of the car.
What is PVD coating? – Definition
1. PVD coating – PHISICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION Where a solid material is vaporized in a vacuum chamber (in electomagnetic plazma field) and deposited onto a target material.
2. PVD coating is metal bonding at the molecular level.
3. PVD coating prosesse deposit a layer of high density material thatś only a few microns thick. Once applied is nearly impossible to remove, and won´t wear off on its own.
4. Any material electroplated with Nickel/Chrome or Stainless Steel best support PVD Coatings.
5. The most common chrome plated materials are Brass, Zinc, Steel, Aluminum and ABS plastic.
6. Basicaly can say that PVD is a hard as plated material.
7. Size of chambre for PVD coating is comonly 850 mm in diametre and 1800 mm high
8. Today, it replaces chromium plating, which has been banned in the EU