APPLICATION CENTER FOR SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (AOT)
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The desire in the decorative field to apply a robust PVD coating directly to the plastic substrate or a PVD layer to a primer coating without a protective coating in order to save process costs, minimize scrap, obtain a better gloss image, be able to perfectly reproduce textured plastic surfaces or realize a precoating for electroplating is often clouded by low adhesion or the mechano-chemical fragile properties of the overall system. This project demonstrated the potential of HiPIMS technology for these aspects.