and losing money.PVD coatings are extremely hard and inert. When applied to a tool, these coatings result in hard, wear resistant surfaces that don't interact with the materials... they contact. This reduces friction and greatly prolongs tool life. By using PVD coatings, you can get 10 times the tool life, or more, compared to an uncoated tool.Cut Tooling Costs... with PVD Coatings!Using PVD coatings produces many benefits, including:Longer Tool LifeFaster Speeds & Feeds on Cutting ToolsLess Down-timeFewer First Article InspectionsLess...

Constant over all testsCoating Cost - $2.50 - $4.00 per tool, depending on sizeHOME | COATINGS | APPLICATIONS | ABOUT US | PVD PROCESSAluminum Titanium Nitride (AlTiN / TiAlN... percentage of aluminum in the film. As the tool heats up, the aluminum converts to aluminum oxide, staying in the film. The design of this coating provides exceptional oxidation... resistance and extreme hardness. That's why this coating works well in very demanding cutting tool applications, especially when tools are being pushed to the max.Benefits:Cutting Tool...

Hours Run TimeResharpened/Not Recoated: 2 Hrs Run Time; 3 ResharpeningsResharpened & Recoated: 8 Hrs Run Time; 8 Resharpenings32 times the tool life (Coated vs Uncoated)Coating Cost... - $2.00 per tool,HOME | COATINGS | APPLICATIONS | ABOUT US | PVD PROCESSTitanium Nitride (TiN) CoatingContact UsTitanium nitride (TiN) coating is wear resistant and reduces friction.... Use it on cutting tools, punches, dies and injection mold components to improve tool life two to ten times, or more.Medical device manufacturers use TiN coating to reduce galling...

and abrasion resistance of these PVD coatings reduces friction between the sheet metal and tool, resulting in 8 to 40 times longer tool life and improved part quality. Coating Benefits... need for lubrication.More up-time and less rework, all resulting in more profits.Since coatings only cost 5 10 percent of what a new tool costs, every dollar ($1.00) spent... on coatings results in up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) in additional tool life.Alpha (lower picture), TiCN and CrN (top) are the three premium coatings we offer for forming. They...

Cutting Tools HOME | COATINGS | APPLICATIONS | ABOUT US | PVD PROCESSPVD Coatings for Cutting ToolsContact UsSurface Solutions offers four very good PVD coatings for cutting tool... applications, Alpha, TiAlN, TiCN and TiN. If you are looking for a premium, all-purpose coating that will deliver two to four times the tool life over TiN coating, try our Alpha... to four times the tool life over TiN. Coatings are extremely cost-effective, usually only costing about 5 - 10 percent of what the tool cost. Just doubling tool life results...