Edition Fall 2016
BEYOND SURFACES
What does Passion have to do with Technology? Find out in the second issue of our customer magazine!

In this issue of BEYOND SURFACES we put the focus on ‘Technology & Innovation’. The staff at Oerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco are constantly at work every day to develop new technologies and solutions for our customers, so their needs can be met. Let us show you where this passion comes from and how we implement it in market-oriented innovations.
How research and industry collaborate to develop future coating technologies; how intelligent coating solutions make racing cars faster; how we helped to develop a heat treatment solution for one of the world’s biggest forging presses – let us surprise you with fascinating stories on how we and our customers bring Surface Solutions to life!
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Future coating technologiesInterview with Dr Pierangelo Gröning of Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology |
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Attract bright talent into the industryThe Oerlikon Metco Young Professionals Award |
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A real heavy hitterScot Forge, BALITHERM IONIT and one of the biggest forging presses in the world |
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On the way to industrializationAn interview on Additive Manufacturing |
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Faster with coatingsOerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco on the track with two Formula Student teams |
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Immaculately smoothBALITHERM PRIMEFORM ensures perfect, high-gloss surfaces at Gigaset |