The VaporTech Blog

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    Coat Your Industrial Products In-House with the New Fast, Flexible V.MAX1500 PVD/DLC system
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    Physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings are applied to many industrial products to reduce wear and improve durability. In many applications...
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    VaporTech: Celebrating 30 Years of Innovation & Excellence as a Masco Company
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    A look back at the history and achievements of Vapor Technologies, Inc. (VaporTech®), a leader in the physical vapor deposition (PVD) indust...
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    Enhance Implants & Surgical Instruments with PVD Coatings Applied In-House
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    Metal ion release, wear/friction reduction, osteointegration/cell attachment, and appearance are important characteristics for orthopedic, s...
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    Applying PVD Coating on Plastic Parts
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    People often associate PVD coatings with finishes applied to metal substrates, such as drill bits, molding dies, consumer products (faucets ...
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    Why Is Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Also Called ‘Vacuum Coating’  Or ‘Vacuum Deposition?’
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    All the different terminology around PVD coatings can be confusing. PVD stands for physical vapor deposition. The word is sometimes used int...