Coating of Metal Sheets and Strips, Energy Technologies

Within our business unit we focus on large-area vacuum coating of metal sheets and strips at high deposition rates. In addition to the environmental sustainability the advantage of our processes is the almost inexhaustible range of layer materials which goes far beyond the materials that can be used for conventional surface modification.

Besides the deposition of almost all metals, alloys and chemical compounds like SiO₂, TiO₂, TiN, Al₂O₃ and other chemical compositions can be deposited as thin layers.

With this material variety we can deposit layers and multilayer systems for a manifold of applications.

Fraunhofer FEP offers comprehensive expertise in process and technology development for coating technologies and coating systems according to your application along the entire value chain:

• Feasibility studies
• Development of the customized coating technology and the coating system for your product
• Vacuum coating of large-scale patterns (metal sheets and strips)
• Development and installation of key components (evaporators, plasma sources, pre-treatment equipment)
• Technology transfer to production
• Licensing

This development work is supplemented and supported by:

• Acquisition and coordination of state, federal, and European Union-funded projects
• Studies of the current state of technology and engineering, such as literature and patent searches
• Economic feasibility studies

• Corrosion protection for steel sheet with Zn/Mg alloy coating
• Stainless steel sheet with decorative, scratch-resistant coatings
• Corrosion protection for steel sheet with metallic coating of Al, Cr, Ti, Cu or stainless steel
• Functional layers for photovoltaics and solar thermal systems
• Metal sheets and strips with carbon based hard coatings
• "Easy-to-clean" surfaces [YouTube-video]
  
• Transparent scratch resistant layers