Automotive Meet demanding economic and ecological requirements with Oerlikon Balzers coatings

Increased productivity and reduced manufacturing costs; higher performance and less fuel consumption for components: continuous development of coating materials by Oerlikon Balzers opens up an ever growing number of new applications and has driven many design and manufacturing innovations.

• Engine
  

  Engine

  Thinfilm coatings and heat treatment solutions make a significant contribution to the reliability and efficiency of engines. They enable fuel efficiency, reduced emission and performance enhancement.

• Production tools
  

  Production tools

  Coated tools withstand high thermal load and enable high specific cutting forces to machine key automotive parts like engine, power train and chassis components made from difficult to cut materials.

• ESP / brake systems
  

  ESP / brake systems

  • Thinfilm coatings and heat treatment solutions enhance the service life of ESP and brake system components.
• Exterior decorative chrome looking plastic parts
  

  Exterior decorative chrome looking plastic parts

  Stylish colouring for metal and metalized plastic components with ePD technology. Highly resistant to scratches and abrasive wear. Guaranteed compliance with the strictest safety requirements and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional chrome plating processes.

• Suspension
  

  Suspension

  Heat treatment solutions for suspension parts like ball pins and pinion shafts protect against wear, corrosion and erosion.

• Gears
  

  Gears

  Thinfilm coatings and heat treatment solutions enhance the performance and improve the reliability of differential gears.

• Structure parts
  

  Structure parts

  The increased use of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) in Automotive structure parts requires even stronger surface solutions for forming tools to ensure high quality and productivity.

• Fuel injection
  

  Fuel injection

  In most diesel and gasoline injection systems is a DLC (diamond-like carbon) coated part. In order to meet standards for environment-friendly car, the injection pressure increases constantly. This is only possible with coated mechanical parts.

• Interior deco elements
  

  Interior deco elements

  • Environmentally friendly metalization of plastic parts, replacement for traditional chrome plating processes (ePD).
  • Colourful PVD coatings for decorative appliances, e.g. on loudspeaker housings.
• Exterior shell molds
  

  Exterior shell molds

  Hard, wear resistant and high quality mold surfaces are key to efficiently press car doors and panels. PPD technology is an environmentally friendly alternative to hard-chrome plating.

Manufacturers and suppliers benefit from Oerlikon Balzers coatings through

• increased productivity and quality and reduced manufacturing costs for metal and plastics processing
• improved performance, service life and reliability of heavily loaded components

In no other branch of industry have Oerlikon Balzers coated tools and components become so quickly and universally accepted as in the automotive industry.