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Our History and Milestones Passion for surface solutions: from our beginnings in 1946 until today

1946 - 2021: From an idea to a global technology leader.

For 75 years, Oerlikon Balzers has stood for pioneering developments and global technology leadership in thin-film coatings. We live our passion for surface solutions with a unique combination of sustainability, innovative drive, entrepreneurial spirit and tradition. This benefits our customers – and our environment – yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Explore 75 years of Oerlikon Balzers

Balzers' first PVD hard coating for tools, BALINIT® A, was officially "born" on September 1st 1978. Since then, Oerlikon Balzers has been an unprecedented success story, ranging from pioneering the world of coatings to being a market leader.

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Oerlikon Balzers wins the Magna Supplier Innovation Award 2022 with its Smart Coatings

Oerlikon Balzers has won the Magna Supplier Innovation Award 2022 in the “Transmission Solutions” category with its Smart Coatings. Magna’s powertrain division, one of the world’s leading Tier 1 automotive suppliers, had invited companies for the fifth time to submit their ideas for future and sustainable powertrains in its “Supplier Innovation Challenge”. Oerlikon Balzers took first prize with its idea to use thin-film coatings as sensors for real-time monitoring of automotive components, a development which once again underscores the innovative power of Oerlikon’s technology.

Oerlikon Balzers signed a ten-year contract with ITP Aero to use its new advanced PVD coating on ITP Aero’s next generation aero engine components

Oerlikon Balzers has signed a ten-year contract with ITP Aero to apply Oerlikon’s new advanced high-temperature wear resistant coating BALORA TECH PRO on components of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 turbofan engine that powers the new Gulfstream G500/G600 and Dassault Falcon 6X business jets.

Enhancing precision machining for challenging materials: Oerlikon Balzers introduces PVD coating BALIQ TISINOS PRO

Oerlikon Balzers has set a new industry standard with BALIQ TISINOS PRO. Developed specifically for machining hardened steels, stainless steels or high-temperature alloys, this PVD coating reduces the load on the tool and significantly improves wear resistance when hard machining steels with a hardness of up to 70 HRC. Customers benefit from longer tool service life and high-quality production output.

The "Smooth Revolution" celebrates its anniversary: The first BALIQ coatings were introduced 10 years ago

Coatings that make history: The next generation of coatings based on Oerlikon Balzers' proprietary S3p technology.

Oerlikon Balzers adds the METAPLAS.DEGAS to its PVD system portfolio

Optimum adhesion of PVD coatings requires a substrate free of dust, dirt, oil, fingerprints and other contaminants. METAPLAS.DEGAS degasses substrates under vacuum at high temperature. This process effectively cleans the substrates, enabling the best possible adhesion of the coating and shortening the subsequent coating process in the PVD system.

Oerlikon Balzers France: Nadcap Merit Status renewed for 24 months

The Ferrières-en-Brie site in France, part of Oerlikon Balzers, has recently undergone an audit and has been awarded Nadcap Merit Status for its entire coating technology for another 24 months. The Merit Status extends the audit cycle for re-accreditation and is ‘a sign of trust in the ongoing commitment to quality’, according to the Performance Review Institute managed by Nadcap.

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