Thin Film Deposition
The physical vapour deposition processes and coating families behind every system we build and every part we coat.
Films grown atom by atom, under vacuum.
Physical vapour deposition builds thin films from a few nanometres to several microns, condensing material onto a substrate inside a vacuum chamber. By controlling source, pressure and reactive gases, we tune optical, decorative and functional properties layer by layer.
Coatings we develop.
Optical coatings
Anti-reflective, mirror and filter layers for precision and ophthalmic optics.
Decorative coatings
Aesthetic PVD finishes in gold, bronze, black and steel tones.
Functional coatings
Conductive, barrier and surface-property layers for industrial use.
Wear-resistant coatings
Hard coatings and wear-proof treatments for tooling and components.
Metallic layers
High-purity metallisation for reflective and conductive surfaces.
Custom multilayers
Engineered stacks combining several materials for specific targets.
How the film is built.
We select the process that best matches the material, the substrate and the target performance.
Magnetron sputtering
Dense, uniform films for optical, functional and decorative coatings on a wide range of substrates.
Thermal and electron-beam evaporation
High-rate deposition for metallic layers and optical stacks, with precise thickness control.
Reactive deposition
Reactive gases combined with the source to grow oxides and nitrides for colour and hardness.
In-situ monitoring
Process control and measurement to keep coatings reproducible from batch to batch.
Repeatable thin films, validated in-house.
nm to microns
Layer thicknesses controlled from a few nanometres to several microns.
Batch to batch
Process parameters monitored to keep coatings reproducible across production runs.
Talk with our team to define the right deposition process for your coating.