PVD, a sustainable technology

Physical Vapor Phase Deposition (PVD) is an environmentally friendly surface modification technology, by which any ceramic support and a metal, in our case titanium, are bonded at the molecular level forming a metallic alloy.

Through this production process, titanium nanoparticles adhere to the surface structure of previously treated ceramic materials, becoming part of the material composition itself, with a high aesthetic component and greater strength and durability.

As we have mentioned, this process has advantages in terms of sustainability. Firstly, production takes place in a vacuum environment, so there are no gas and particulate emissions into the air. This can be especially important compared to other thin film deposition processes that can generate environmentally harmful emissions.

In addition to this, PVD offers a sustainable alternative to other coating methods based on chromium plating and/or electroplating processes that are very common in industry, chromium being a heavy metal that can be toxic and harmful to the environment and human health.

The PVD process can be used to deposit similar coatings but with more sustainable and environmentally friendly materials such as titanium and titanium carbide.