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    How Much Does PVD Coating Cost?

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    You may love the durability and aesthetics of thin-film finishes and outsource that service but wonder how much it costs to PVD coat your products in-house. We at Vapor Technologies, Inc. (VaporTech®) talk to many manufacturers about physic...

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    Durable PVD Finishes & Color Coatings: The Future Is Bright
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    Wondering how PVD color coatings are made and what colors you can get? Read on. To create color PVD finishes, you deposit films with specifi...
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    What is PECVD? Use it to Create DLC coatings in Your Vapor Deposition System.
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    Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) is a chemical process that utilizes plasma to activate gaseous precursors, enabling the de...
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    Top 3 Reasons to Invest in the VT-3000i PVD Coating System
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    You already know that PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings on products make them look better, function better, and last longer. That’s w...
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    What is DLC, Also Known as Diamond-Like-Carbon Coating?
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    Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) encompasses a range of amorphous carbon coatings that combine properties of both diamond and graphite, resulting i...
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    VaporTech® Answers Your 5 Top PVD Coating Hardness Questions
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    1. What is coating hardness? Hardness is the crucial parameter in understanding the structural stability of a material you use, whether it's...
    How Our Labs Develop PVD Coatings for Customer Needs
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    VaporTech® labs develop advanced PVD and PE-CVD coatings tailored to customer applications and performance needs. State-of-the-art equipment...