10 Dec, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers introduces new BALORA portfolio featuring the next generation of MCrAlY coatings based on PVD Arc technology Balzers, Liechtenstein, 10 December 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, has introduced its new BALORA portfolio of coatings which offers revolutionary properties for applications in high-temperature environments, such as in the aerospace and power generation markets. The first coating…
27 Nov, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers recognised by Bosch as Best Supplier of Surface Treatments Jundiaí, Brazil / Balzers, Liechtenstein, 27 November 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading global supplier of surface solutions for the metal and plastics processing industry, has received the Bosch “Best Supplier of Surface Treatments” award for 2019. The company was recognised for providing excellent quality with its…
23 Nov, 2020 Fighting COVID-19: Oerlikon Balzers partners in joint research project for antibacterial and virucidal coatings in the aerospace sector Balzers, Liechtenstein, 23 November 2020 – Viruses such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus can survive for a long time on plastics, which are particularly widely used in aircraft. Not only do Oerlikon Balzers’ PVD coating solutions protect tools and components: the company’s engineers also have many years of experience and…
02 Nov, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers receives GreenCo Certification and Platinum Quality Excellence Award in India Balzers, Liechtenstein / Pune, India, 3 November 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading supplier of surface solutions for the metal and plastics processing industry, has received GreenCo Silver Certification from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and has been awarded first prize (Platinum) in the…
22 Oct, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers opens new application support centre for pre- and post-treatment in Sweden Balzers, Liechtenstein, 22 October 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading supplier of surface solutions, has opened a new application support centre in Uppsala, Sweden, for the pre- and post-treatment of cutting tools for the automotive industry. Not only does the new location give customers an information and consulting…
08 Oct, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers France awarded Nadcap Merit Status Balzers, Liechtenstein, 8 October 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, has received Nadcap Merit Status for all the coating technology used in its customer centre Ferrières-en-Brie, France. The Merit Status means a less frequent audit schedule and is “a sign of trust in the ongoing…
22 Sep, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers introduces BALIMED TICANA coating for dental abutments and instruments Balzers, Liechtenstein, 22 September 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, has introduced BALIMED TICANA, a PVD coating specifically designed for dental abutments and instruments that meets the stringent requirements of modern dentistry. The innovative coating is the same colour as human…
24 Jun, 2020 Oerlikon Balzers introduces REACH-compliant BALINIT PROTEC coating for industrial gas turbine compressors Balzers, Liechtenstein, 24 June 2020 – Three key factors can impair performance of industrial gas turbine compressors: Solid Particle Erosion (SPE), Water Droplet Erosion (WDE) and corrosion of turbine blades. If undetected, these problems will reduce efficiency and increase costs for operators of…
23 Apr, 2020 Airbus qualifies Oerlikon Balzers’ high-end coating system for REACH-compliant component coatings using BALINIT C Balzers, Liechtenstein, 23 April 2020 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, has received qualification from Airbus for its RS 50 coating system, which uses the latest carbon coating technology. The RS 50 is located in Ferrières-en-Brie near Paris, a major Aerospace certified production facility…
08 Jan, 2020 Oerlikon acquired diamond coating technology leader, D-Coat, in Germany Balzers, Liechtenstein, and Erkelenz, Germany, 8 January 2020 – Oerlikon has acquired D-Coat GmbH, a leading provider of diamond coating technology in Germany. The acquisition expands Oerlikon Balzers’ portfolio of surface treatment technologies, especially for cutting tools applied in the aerospace and automotive…
12 Nov, 2019 Swiss Medtech and Oerlikon Balzers invite member companies to medical technology symposium Balzers, Liechtenstein, 12 November 2019 – On 31 October Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, and the Swiss Medtech industrial association invited member companies to visit the company's headquarters in Balzers. The focus of the symposium was on functional coatings and other new developments…
29 Oct, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers France celebrates 30th anniversary of its motorsports customer centre in Limoges Balzers, Liechtenstein, 29 October 2019 – On 1 and 2 October Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, invited special guests and customers to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its customer centre in Limoges, France. Limoges is best known as Oerlikon Balzers' competence centre for the motorsports…
17 Oct, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers celebrates 25-year anniversary and inaugurates dedicated forming tools facility in India Balzers, Liechtenstein, 17 October 2019 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading supplier of surface solutions, celebrated 25 years of operations in Pune, India, on 12 October. Customers, guests of honour and employees gathered for the event, which also marked the inauguration of the new forming tools centre, a demonstration of…
16 Sep, 2019 Digital services and smart coating solutions from Oerlikon Balzers at EMO 2019 Balzers, Liechtenstein, 16 September 2019 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions for the metal and plastics processing industry, will showcase its latest coating and equipment developments and its new digital services at EMO in Hanover from 16 to 21 September 2019. Encompassing the full coating…
03 Sep, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers receives Bosch quality excellence award for high-quality component coatings Balzers, 3 September 2019 – Oerlikon Balzers, a world-leading supplier of surface solutions for the metal and plastics processing industry, has received a “ZERO defects certificate” from Bosch in recognition of supplying components coatings of the highest quality in 2018. By delivering products with no defects,…
29 Aug, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers unveils latest innovation: BALIQ CARBOS - beyond Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) Oerlikon Balzers, Liechtenstein, August 29, 2019 – Oerlikon Balzers, a leading supplier of surface technologies, has developed new amorphous hydrogen-free carbon (a-C) coatings, BALIQ CARBOS and BALIQ CARBOS STAR, which deliver an exceptional combination of high hardness, low friction and low roughness for…
01 Jul, 2019 Successful first Surface Solutions Symposium for Oerlikon Balzers Balzers, Liechtenstein, 26 September 2019 – The first Surface Solutions Symposium for Precision Components attracted 75 attendees, among them customers and industry thought leaders, who met to network and share their perspectives on what will shape the future of component coatings across a number of different…
12 Jun, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers introduces new coating portfolio to extend service life of sanitary fittings and pumps Balzers, Liechtenstein, 12 June 2019 – Ceramic seal discs in sanitary fittings, pneumatic valves, ceramic shafts and pump bearings as well as components in pumps and compressors are exposed to extreme friction over a long period of time. To keep these devices running reliably for longer, leading surface solutions…
11 Jun, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers inaugurates two customer centres in Sweden Balzers, Liechtenstein, 11 June 2019 - Oerlikon Balzers, leading supplier of surface solutions, has opened two new customer centres in Sweden, the first in Eriksberg on 28 May and the second in Köping a day later. With these two new customer centres, Oerlikon Balzers is pursuing its strategy of being as close as…
05 Jun, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers expands service offerings in the US with new customer centre in St. Louis Balzers, Liechtenstein, 5 June 2019 – Recently Oerlikon Balzers, leading provider of surface solutions, has begun production at its new customer centre in St. Louis, MO. Equipped with the latest coating technology and pre- and post-treatment systems, the new coating centre will allow Oerlikon Balzers to supply coating…
03 Jun, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers celebrates 15-year anniversary in China Suzhou, China, 3 June 2019 – Oerlikon Balzers, leading provider of surface solutions, has celebrated the 15th anniversary of its first Chinese customer centre in Suzhou. The company started production in China back in 2004 with 20 employees and has grown rapidly over the years, today boasting 13 customer centres and…
16 May, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers builds Competence Centre for sustainable metallisation of plastics with a chrome look On 7 May Oerlikon Balzers, leading provider of advanced surface solutions, laid the foundation stone for its new Competence Centre in Bisingen, Germany. Once open by the end of the year, components made from plastic, primarily for the automotive sector, will be metallised with a chrome look using sustainable ePD…
18 Apr, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers inaugurates new Customer Centre and celebrates 20-year anniversary in Querétaro, Mexico Balzers, Liechtenstein, 18 April 2019 – On 4 April Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, opened a new customer centre in Querétaro, Mexico. At the opening ceremony Oerlikon Balzers Mexico also celebrated its 20-year anniversary with customers and guests of honour. This new site represents another…
15 Apr, 2019 Oerlikon Balzers Austria celebrates its 20th anniversary Balzers, Liechtenstein, 15 April 2019 – On 6 April Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, has celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first customer centre in Austria. All members of staff from the three customer centres in Austria gathered in Kapfenberg to celebrate the occasion in fitting style,…