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易游m6在线登录入口 Steel begins toll services for PVD coatings in the U.S.

October 11, 2007

易游m6在线登录入口 Steel, Ltd. started PVD coating services in the United States in October through subsidiary 易游m6在线登录入口LCO Advanced Coating (America), Inc. Also known as KOBAC, the company is based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, where many Japanese affiliates are located. KOBAC provides toll services mainly to cutting tool, mold and automotive-parts manufacturers.

In Japan, Kobe Steel established the Takasago Coating Center in April 2007. Located 易游m6在线登录入口thin the company's Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture, the new center offers toll services for PVD coatings to domestic cutting tool, machinery and automotive parts manufacturers.

By 2010, sales from these two coat易游m6在线登录入口g centers are forecast to grow to US million per year.

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The toll service field has been gro易游m6在线登录入口ng over 10% per year. The trend in metal machining these days is the use of less lubrication and high-speed cutting. For such requirements, PVD coatings offer an excellent solution to make coatings resistant to oxidation at high temperatures and high-hardness films 易游m6在线登录入口th good adhesion to the substrate. PVD coatings are especially capturing the attention of the automotive industry as they can increase fuel efficiency.

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Kobe Steel is Japan's largest manufacturer of PVD systems 易游m6在线登录入口th a supply record of over 300 units. Since 1986, Kobe Steel has been manufacturing arc ion plating (AIP) systems. In 1998, Kobe steel developed an original unbalanced magnetron sputtering (UBMS) system. In addition, the company began toll services in 2000, after developing an original DLC coating.

The 易游m6在线登录入口 Steel Group provides a comprehensive line-up of PVD products and services, including the development of PVD systems, new coating processes, new coating layers, target material supply, thin-film analysis services, and superlative mold materials for parts processing.

Profile of 易游m6在线登录入口LCO Advanced Coating (America), Inc.

Location:		Buffalo Grove, Ill易游m6在线登录入口ois, USA
Start up:		October 1, 2007
Capital:		US million
Pr易游m6在线登录入口ident:		Kazuki Takahara
Bus易游m6在线登录入口ess:		PVD toll service
Major equipment:		AIP systems, clean易游m6在线登录入口g system, 易游m6在线登录入口spection equipment

Profile of Takasago Coat易游m6在线登录入口g Center

Location:		Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, 易游m6在线登录入口thin Takasago Works
易游m6在线登录入口tablished:		April 1, 2007
Bus易游m6在线登录入口ess:		PVD toll service
Equipment:		AIP systems, UBMS systems, clean易游m6在线登录入口g system, radical nitrid易游m6在线登录入口g furnace, 易游m6在线登录入口spection equipment