High capacity hardcoating unit based on PLATIT's rotating and planar ARC-technology
General Information
- Compact hard coating unit
- Based on PLATIT rotating (LARC®) and planar ARC-technology
- Coatings on tool steels HSS and WC between (T ≤ 500 °C)
Hard Coatings
- Monolayers, Multilayers,and Nanolayers
- Nanocomposites, TripleCoatings3® and QUADCoatings4®
- Main standard coatings: AlCrN3®,AlTiCrN4®, TiXCo4
Hardware
- Foot print: W4882 x D2181 x H3354 mm
- Internal chamber size: W1000 x D1000 x H1100 mm
- Usable plasma volume: Ø700-H750 mm
- Coatable volume: Ø700-H700 mm
- Max. load: 400 kg
- Standard BIAS: 20kW, 350 kHz, 750V
- Double wall, stainless steel, water cooled chamber
- Front door loading, excellent access
- 3 LARC® rotating cathodes
- 2 PLATIT cathodes with quick-exchange system
- All 5 cathodes controlled by pulsed ARC supplies
- Electrical connection: 3x400 V, 50-60 Hz, 100 kVA
- Modular carousels with 2, 4, 8, 12 satellites
Electronics and Software
- Industrial PLC (programmable logic) system
- Industrial PC system
- Touch-screen operated
- Complete menu driven processes
- Easy diagnostic and help functionality
- Remote diagnostics
- No programming knowledge is required for process control
- Operator's manual on CD-ROM
Minimum Cycle Times for Optimum Conditions
- Shank tools (2 μm): ø 10 x 70 mm, 1056 pcs: 7 h
- Inserts (3 μm): ø 20 x 6 mm, 6720 pcs: 7.5 h
- Hobs (4 μm): ø 80 x 180 mm, 48 pcs: 8 h
*: The cycle times can be achieved under the following conditions:
- solid carbide tools (no outgassing necessary)
- high quality cleaning before the coating process (short etching)
- continuous operation (pre-heated chamber)
- 5-cathode processes
- use of fast cooling (e.g. with helium, opening the chamber at 200°C)
- Loading with Ø10mm end mills: 1056 pieces
- 3 batches / day
High Capacity Coating Unit
- 5 cathodes can run simultaneously
- 3x LARC® LAteral Rotating Cathodes
- Main cathodes: Ti, Al, AlSi+, Cr, TiSi - 2x planar ARC® Cathodes
- Main cathodes: AlCr, AlTi, Ti
- 3x LARC® LAteral Rotating Cathodes
- Deposition of TripleCoatings3® and QuadCoatings4®
- Up to 3 batches / dayeven with 3 different coatings
High Loadability
- Robust and easy change of loads
Optimal Adhesion due to
- VIRTUAL SHUTTER®
- TUBE SHUTTER®
- LARC GD®
- Planar shutters for the planar cathodes
Main Application Fields
- Molds and dies with small and large dimensions
(for forging, fine blanking, stamping, bending, etc.) - Cutting tools especially with larger dimensions
(saw blades, hobs, broaches) - Job coating services
