PVD Hard Coating Services

Tooling & Punches

VTI uses sputtering (physical deposition process) as the cornerstone of our cutting tool and punch and die tooling coating services. This high-energy sputtering enables VTI to produce TIN, TICN, TIALN and TiB2 with remarkable consistency.

All of VTI's cutting tool coatings offer a low coefficient of friction, and therefore, improving the durability of the tools. VTI's uniform coating over the entire surface of the tool has shown benefits for cutting tools such as:

• Broaches and Hobs
• Reamers and End Mills
• Taps and Drills
• Dovetail Form Tools
• Saws and Cut-off Tools
• Circular Form Tools

Punches and dies used in fine blanking and progressive die applications require optimum wear properties without excessive coating build up. VTI's coatings minimize edge build-up exhibited by other coatings that sometimes exceed five microns thick. Tool geometry is maintained on:

• Progressive Dies
• Carbide Punches
• Precision Steel Punches
• Die Plates
• Pin and Complex Punches