Emission reduction in transportation, maximized longevity and performance of tools and components, increased efficiency and intelligent materials are hallmarks of its leadership.
Coating Guide INLENIA pica The small batch platform Want to coat dedicated batches with your most precise tools or ramp up a new product line with the shortest possible lead time?
Readily coatable are metallic materials such as high-speed steels, hot and cold working tool steels, stainless steels, heat treatable steels, cemented carbides, cermets, as well as case-hardened, ball-bearing
Coating Guide INLENIA pica The small batch platform Want to coat dedicated batches with your most precise tools or ramp up a new product line with the shortest possible lead time?
Oerlikon Balzers is one of the world’s leading suppliers of surface technologies that significantly improve the performance and durability of precision components as well as tools for the metal and plastics
Besides, materials important to the aerospace industry like titanium and nickel alloys impose severe stress, not only thermally but also mechanically, on the tools used to machine them.
Market Segments Coating Market Segments Advanced Technologies Automotive components 11 % Cutting tools 51 % Semiconductors 62 % Forming tools 22 % Photovoltaics 1 % Precision components 9 % Coating equipment
About citim GmbH Founded in 1996 as a spin-off of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, the company first focused on prototype tooling.
Oerlikon Balzers is one of the world’s leading suppliers of surface technologies that significant- ly improve the performance and durability of precision components as well as tools for the metal and plastics
High-end hard coatings with near diamond-like strength already play a crucial role in applications such as car engines, cutting and forming tools, surgical instruments and watches.
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