Oerlikon Balzers Customer Magazine

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Contents Editorial
3 BEYOND SURFACES Fall 16 2
In this second issue of BEYOND SURFACES, the customer magazine
of the Oerlikon Surface Solutions Segment, we have put the focus on
‘Technology & Innovation’. This is because the staff at Oerlikon Balzers
and Oerlikon Metco are constantly at work every day to develop new
technologies and solutions for you, our customers, so your needs can
be met. We want to show you where this passion comes from and
how we implement it in market-oriented innovations.
Both brands have been known as pioneers and visionaries in the area
of coating technologies right from the time they were founded. But we
do not limit ourselves to thin film or thicker layer coatings – the Surface
Solutions Segment of the Oerlikon Group is also a decisive player
when it comes to new technologies. Exactly what that means will be
revealed to you in our rubric ‘Viewpoint’, where a fascinating interview
on the topic of Additive Manufacturing, also known by the term 3D
printing, awaits you.
As was the case with the first issue, the second is not only available to
you in printed form, but also digitally – as a ‘Flipping Book’ on the
Oerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco websites as well as in PDF form.
You can download these and send them to interested colleagues via
email, because we’re sure you won’t want to let go of your own
personal copy of BEYOND SURFACES!
Have you successfully mastered an important project using our
technologies? Or have you been able to solve a tricky problem with
the help of our innovative coating technologies? Then get in touch
with our editorial team at and tell us all
about it. We are already working on the third issue and you may want
to find your story on its glossy pages. In any case, we are always
pleased to receive any feedback you would like to provide.
Cordially yours,
Alessandra Doëll
Head of Communications
Oerlikon Surface Solutions Segment
Dear readers,
Scot Forge
BALITHERM IONIT for a
real heavy hitter
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Formula Student
With Oerlikon Metco and
Oerlikon Balzers in the lead
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Technology & Innovation
4 Research and development – Multifaceted collaboration
8 Combined expertise – Collaboration of research and industry
for future coating technologies
12 Successful model – When Mother Nature knows best
16 Oerlikon Metco Young Professionals Award (OMYPA) –
Attract bright talent into the industry
Passion
28 Behind the scenes – Passionate and enamoured with detail
36 Gigaset and BALITHERM PRIMEFORM – Immaculately smooth
Markets
31 Authentic look – VW Tiguan study relies on ePD technology
38 Better customer service – Strengthening the footprint in South Korea
News & Events
39 New customer centre in Bielefeld
39 Metco Twin 150 Powder Feeder
40 Oerlikon Balzers: 70 years of innovation
41 Awards & prizes
43 Trade show dates
Additive Manufacturing
On the way to industrialization
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IMPRINT
Beyond Surfaces is the Customer
Magazine of the Surface Solutions
Segment of the Oerlikon Group and is
published twice a year.
Date of publication:
25 November 2016
Publisher
Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG
Iramali 18, LI-9496 Balzers
Responsible for content
Alessandra Doëll,
Head of Communications
Editor-in-Chief
Agnes Zeiner, Senior Customer
Communication Manager
Picture credits
Shutterstock: BarryTuck (p.1);
Liechtenstein Marketing (p. 5); Empa (p. 8);
Scot Forge (p. 20–21); Volkswagen (p. 31);
Rennteam Uni Stuttgart (p. 32–34); Coburg
Automobile Team (p. 35); Delphi (p. 42);
all others: Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG
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trademarks of Oerlikon Balzers or
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It cannot be concluded from a lack of marking
that a term or image is not a registered trademark.