In-House Coating versus Job Coating Service - PLATIT

cutting edges on their own? Wett, since
job coaters cannot know the surface
consistency of various objects, usuatly
they micro-btast a[[ toots to avoid bad
coating adhesion. This can negative[y
affect the functional efficiency of finishing
precision toots, which need sharp
cutting edges. The performance of toots
often depends on the speciat configuration
of cuttjng edges, die geometries or
contact surfaces, and the [ike. 0f course,
Si\4Es do not like to give away their sma[[
and big secrets. But their competitors
often make audits at the job coaters. At
in-house coating, the SiVEs can take care
of their own toots and surety about their
optimaI pretreatment to 100 per cent.
Fig. 7. Ftexible usage of LARC compact-systems with rotating cathodes for coating special
substrates with highest requirements and performance.
Job coaters sti[[ have profits
in spite of price reductions
send the parts for coating onty when
coating is absotutely necessary. For that
they do not rnake much money. In-house
In spite of massive price reductions, job coatjng automaticatty generates setf-
coaters sti[ have good profits. Through profit, new parts to coal and therefore
increased competition, job coaters lower
prices. There are job coaters who openty
business volume (Fig. 1).
say that they onty offer basic coatings, >A[[ leading tool producers can hand[e cut-
but for a mjnimal price. This means comting materiaI and geometry. The ones, who
petition for mass-coaters, but not for use the best coating technotogies, witl
Sf4Es who have to achieve outstanding have the biggest shares on the high-tech
tool performance (Fig. 7). Because of the
disadvantages of job coating, SMEs often
market< [2]. That is why the way of masscoating
cannot be the way to future for
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