market leader of
PVD and PECVD systems
for over 20 years
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What is a thin film?
A thin film is a coating that covers the surface of an object. The thin film thickness is generally in the order of microns or even nanometers. The coating can be made of a single pure element (i.e. gold) or could be made of an alloy of many elements. A coating is often deposited as a multilayered structure where each layer has a different composition and function. Different coatings exhibit different properties and performance depending on the environment. Plasmakote will help you identify the ideal one for your applications.
Why apply a thin film?
A thin film is used to change the surface properties of an object when it would be too expensive or technically impossible to make the object completely with a material that already had those properties. There are many reasons why you might want to change the properties of the surface of your product. For example you might want to: protect your parts from corrosion, reduce wear, make it easier to clean, make it look nicer, make it biocompatible, foodsafe and self-disinfectant. In short: Performance, Protection, Beauty.
How is the film applied?
To deposit a thin film atoms need to "fly" off from a source and pile up onto the surface of your product. This is made possible by the generation of a plasma and electromagnetic fields inside a high vacuum chamber. There are many different techniques used to make atoms "fly" depending on the desired final characteristics of the coatings. Plasmakote can offer a wide range techniques with the potential to deposit almost any coating composition on a broad list of substrate materials and shapes.
PROBLEMS WE SOLVE
SOME OF OUR PARTNERS
THE TEAM
Michele Gimona
Director of Plasmakote
Materials Engineer specialised in coatings and surface treatments
Fabrizio Pitacco
General Manager of Protec
Team Protec
highly skilled and qualified engineers and operators
