The coating experts at Balzers, a surface technology brand of the Switzerland-based Oerlikon Group, not only develop coatings for microtools that allow productive machining of highly abrasive materials in dental technology. Precision components, such as abutments, also obtain high-quality wear protection – with aesthetics included.
The machining of high-performance materials for dental technology poses a big challenge for the tool industry. Machining, in which microtools with a diameter of 0.1 to 1 millimetre machine materials with tightest manufacturing tolerances, is exceptionally demanding. Today, dental laboratories are equipped with highly productive, automated production systems. The arising tool wear and associated production costs can be significantly reduced by applying advanced coatings.
