As the company works on new projects, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES announced new orders from Asia and America for its environmentally friendly Chrome (VI)-free coating technology.
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES was able to book new orders for both its vacuum coating machine POLYCOATER and the integrated production line DECOLINE II, developed for the environmentally-friendly surface processing of 3D-components.
"In the past couple of days, we have received orders from Asia and America and we are working on additional, promising projects. The advantages of this coating technology are impressive - the procedure is environmentally-friendly and sustainable and there is no hazardous waste", explains Dr.-Ing. Stefan Rinck, Chief Executive Officer of SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG.
How the technology works
The DECOLINE II by SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES integrates the metallization in vacuum (sputtering) as well as all lacquering and pre-processing steps in one production run and, in this course, moves the components automatically through all processing steps.
The POLYCOATER, as a vacuum sputtering machine, is a central component of the entire line and is also offered to the market as a stand-alone product.
In comparison to batch production, which utilizes deposition technology, this solution automates the production process and reduces production costs with the short cycle times of around 6 seconds per substrate carrier. Subject to the product size, a substrate carrier can transport up to 18 parts through all of the processing stations at the same time.
Moreover, through the use of solvent-free UV-lacquers and the ability to recycle these, the output of environmentally-burdening emissions is reduced.
Fields of application
The finishing of surfaces by means of vacuum sputtering technology enables numerous new applications in the automobile and cosmetics sectors as well as, amongst others, the finishing of fashion products, ball-point pens and smartphones.
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES has also utilized and tested its vacuum sputtering technology for medical applications: to reduce the risk of infection or transmission of bacteria, viruses and fungal cultures, high-risk and high-touch surfaces can be coated with a copper alloy layer.
In November 2020 an independent institute confirmed that the copper alloy layer developed by SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES also achieves a strong reduction factor with respect to the corona virus SARS-CoV-2.