"KOBELCO—Kobe Steel" is a home of PVD technologies. Kobe Steel's 16-year history in PVD is representing innovation of Japan's hard coating.

Classification of Vapor Deposition

Cathodic Arc Ion Plating System (Registered name AIP™) :
Qualified by more than 80 leading companies in various industries throughout the world. Meeting with severe requirement and satisfying growing demand from cutting tools, automobile engine parts, machine parts, die & mold, electronic parts, etc.

Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering System (Registered name UBMSTM) :
Succeeded first in Japan to make remarkable improvement of adhesion force of DLC film to any application. Contributing not only to diversifying DLC applications but also to development of other films available by UBMS™.

AIPTM Cathodic Arc Ion Plating

AIPTM S-series provides innovative technologies from the view point of surface-roughness. Extremely smooth surface is successfully created without jeopardizing deposition rate.

Droplets, major defext of Cathodic Arc Ion Plating, is successfully minimized by AIP™.

Cutting Tool

Auto/Machine Parts

Punch / Die & Mold

L-size Production

S-size for R&D

Inline Type IV-65

CrN Thick Coater R500

Please contact us for sample coating for your evaluation and development.

UBMS™Sputtering System

Having succeeded in refreshing the image of DLC, UBMS™— Unbalanced Magnetron Sputtering System is diversifying its application and contributing to development of Al2O3/MoS2/TiO2/SiOx/ITO, etc.

Argon ion is activated in plasma and hits cathode target.

Activated argon ion sputters out metal atom from target.

Film deposition is made with sputtered metal ion.

Plasma density is increased near target by imbalance magnetic field.

Maximization of ion asseist effect

Control of Film Property
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Composition,Adhesion,
Crystallization,
Surface Morphology

DLC, amorphous carbon film - this name originates such features as similar to those of diamond. Bearing the following characteristic, DLC made by UBMS™ is applied to lubrication film and functional film, etc.

Smooth Surface
(Rmax<0.3µm)

High Adhesion
(For Carbide > 90N, For HSS > 60N)

Hardness
(<80Gpa)

Friction Coefficient
(<0.15)

• Dry cutting tools for Aluminum, Copper, Plastics (Drill/End Mill/Slitter/Metal Saw)
• Aluminum can/copper tube forming tools
• Die/mold/punch for aluminum, plastic, etc.
• Auto parts (Locker-arm, Retainer, Cam Shaft, etc.)
• Textile machine parts (Guide, Sleeves, etc.)

Please try our sample coating service for your evaluation and development.
Toll coating of DLC is also available for your products.