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    Item finished with Chrome PVD coating
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    Chrome PVD Coating Advantages: Functiona...

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    Chromium PVD coatings deliver hardness, wear resistance, and abrasion resistance that are equivalent to or better than those of chrome electroplating. Color match: VaporTech® PVD chrome is durable, wear-resistant, and virtually identical in...

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    Use Our Zirconium Coating Technologies for Outstanding Durable & Decorative Coatings
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    Quick answers Zirconium coatings provide a broad range of durable and decorative colors, from brass and nickel to bronzes, blacks, and blues...
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    Applications of PVD coatings in technology
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    Which PVD Coating is Right for You? [webinar recording]
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    Physical vapor deposition (PVD) coatings bring surface characteristics that add value to products and colors, enhancing their appearance and...
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    Cathodic Arc vs Magnetron Sputtering in Vapor Deposition
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    Sputtering vs. Cathodic Arc: Which Physical Vapor Deposition Process Should You Use? [updated with video]
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    PVD Coating Techniques: Cathodic arc and magnetron sputtering are key methods for industrial thin-film coatings. Shared Characteristics: Bot...
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    gold and rose gold consumer goods
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    All That Glitters is Not Gold—But It May Be Gold PVD Coating
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    Quick answers VaporTech® gold and rose gold PVD coatings mimic the appearance of gold alloys, offering wear-resistant finishes in a range of...
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    A Brief Introduction to Tribological PVD Coatings
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    Quick answers Tool performance: PVD coatings provide hard finishes that improve surface properties such as wear and cutting resistance witho...
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