Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc.

Unaxis has announced that its coating services business unit, Balzers, has acquired the PVD coating operations of Gold Star Coatings, a subsidiary of the industrial tooling group Star Cutter Co. Balzers assumes the function of coating partner for the tool resharpening sevice centers operated by...

Balzers Inc., Elgin, Ill., has opened a coating center in Bakersfield, Calif.

The center is equipped with the company's BAI 1200 coating system designed for high-volume coating. It accommodates tools and forms up to 39 in. long and 27.5 in. diameter.

Balzers, a provider of PVD coatings, is inaugurating a research laboratory in Innsbruck, Austria, together with three Austria-based partners: Plansee AG, the Montan University Leoben, and the University of Innsbruck. Research will focus on the development and characterization of innovative, thin,...