But at Japan’s Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, Ltd., Kazuyuki Kubota, Head of Manufacturing Department and Head of Coating Technology, actually works in the future. This isn’t science fiction.
Oerlikon Balzers ePD technology helps car manufacturers meet these demanding goals.
As innovation leader, Oerlikon Metco is forging new paths with materials for additive manufacturing (AM).
The first generation PPDTM was presented to the market in 2004 and is widely used by leading car manufacturers.
In 2012, more than a fifth of the global vehicle production, i.e. more than 18 million, was manufactured there.
To hinder this, turbine manufacturers rely on hightech coatings from Oerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco.
“With its extreme hardness and progressive wear behavior, BALDIA VARIA was developed with a clear goal: to help manufacturers machine special materials with greater reliability and cost-effectiveness,”
This method offers effective protection against wear for tools used by automobile manufacturers to press car body parts such as doors from flat sheets.
Whether injection moulding, extrusion or blow moulding - only top quality surfaces ensure optimal manufacturing productivity and efficiency.
BALINIT coatings also play a crucial role in the effective manufacture of modern ships, trains and trucks - from engine to interior trim.
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