| 2011
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Technological breakthrough with
proprietary and patented S3pTM technology. S3pTM is the industrialized and
economically viable Balzers HiPIMS solution. Launch of the new fast, precise,
flexible and compact coating system INGENIA. Market introduction of BALINIT®
PERTURA – a one-stop coating for all drilling applications boosting
productivity and process reliability. Coating centre extension and
implementation of the first Pulse Plasma Diffusion (PPD) plant in Asia in Busan
(Korea). Opening of the 8th and 9th Chinese coating centre in Chongqing and
Jinan as well as opening of the 3rd Polish coating centre in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.
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| 2010
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First Coating Centre in Russia - located
in Elektrostal near Moscow - starts production in March. Acquisition of hartec
Group, based in Germany, a specialist in PVD coatings. Hartec is well-known for
its unique and environmentally friendly PVD technology for decorative and
functional coatings for plastics.
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| 2009
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Japan 5th coating centre in Kobe. Opening of 5th coating centre in Japan, 5th coating center in India and 7th coating centre in China.
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| 2008
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First coating center opened in Finland and in Indonesia. Further four coating centres inaugurated in Asia.
For the first time in its history, Oerlikon Balzers surpassed in 2008 the CHF 500 million mark in sales.
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| 2007
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Introduction of BALINIT® ALDURA, novel tailored coating with dual
structure. Inauguration of first coating centres in Romania and in
Turkey. Acquisition of VST Keller, based in Schopfheim, Germany. VST
Keller brings innovative and environmentally friendly PPD™ technology to
the Oerlikon Group.
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| 2005
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First coating centre in Thailand.
Introduction of the second aluminium chromium based coating of "Generation 6": BALINIT® HELICA.
New coating system RS 90 for high volume coating.
First coating centres in Argentina and Canada.
Introduction of superior BALINIT® carbon coatings: BALINIT® DLC STAR
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| 2004
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Japan 3rd coating center in Shizuoka.
Introduction of the first aluminium chromium nitride coating of "Generation 6": BALINIT® ALCRONA.
First coating centres in China and Hungary.
The Balzers Coating Guide for forming tools is published.
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| 2003
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Japan 2nd coating center in Nagoya.
The Balzers Coating Guide for cutting tools is published.
Introduction of "Generation 6", a new coating generation.
Balzers celebrates 25 years of BALINIT®.
First coating centres in Poland, Portugal and the Netherlands.
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| 2002
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Introduction of the BALINIT® X.CEED titanium aluminium nitride coating.
Introduction of the BALINIT® CNI chromium nitride coating.
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| 2001
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Introduction of BALINIT® SQ, the first nano-structured coating .
First coating centre in Luxembourg.
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| 2000
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BALINIT®-coated components in the world's first mass-production 3-litre car (VW Lupo 3L TDI).
Introduction of the BALINIT® DLC carbon coating.
Oerlikon-Bührle Holding changes its name to "Unaxis".
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| 1999
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First coating centres in Austria, Singapore and Mexico.
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| 1998
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Introduction of the BALINIT® HARDLUBE hybrid coating.
First coating centre in Brazil.
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| 1997
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Introduction of the BALINIT® DIAMOND coating.
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| 1996
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The new TiAlN coatings BALINIT® FUTURA and BALINIT® X.TREME make dry and hard machining possible.
First coating centre in Korea and Switzerland.
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| 1994
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First coating centre in India.
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| 1992
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First coating centre in Belgium.
Oerlikon Balzers Coating converts to CFC-free, ultrasonic cleaning.
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| 1991
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Introduction of the BALINIT® C (WC/C) carbon coating.
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| 1988
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First coating centre in Sweden.
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| 1987
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First coating centre in Hiratsuka, Japan.
Introduction of the BALINIT® B titanium carbon nitride coating.
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| 1986
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First coating centre in France.
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| 1985
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The first application of coatings to precision components.
First coating centre in Great Britain.
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| 1984
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First coating centres in Germany, Spain and the USA.
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| 1983
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First coating centre in Italy.
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| 1980
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Twist drills coated by Oerlikon Balzers are shown for the first time at an exhibition in Germany.
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| 1978
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On 1 September, the official go-ahead was given for the development and marketing of PVD hard coatings for tools with BALINIT® A.
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| 1977
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First trials of TiN-coated forming tools are successful
(service life increased by a factor of 4).
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| 1976
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Oerlikon-Bührle Holding AG becomes the company's sole proprietor.
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| 1974
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Oerlikon Balzers decides to develop scratch-proof gold-coloured PVD coatings for the watch industry.
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| 1946
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With the support of Prince Franz Josef II and Swiss industrialist Emil Georg Bührle, Professor Max Auwärter founded Gerätebauanstalt Oerlikon Balzers. The objective was to make the then largely unknown and little-researched vacuum thin-film technology useable on an industrial scale. Since no systems and equipment for the production of thin-film coatings were available at the time, the company developed and produced them in-house. The first popular applications were sun protection and anti-reflection coatings for ophthalmic lenses, anti-reflection coatings for camera lenses, optical filters and reflectors and thin films for electronic applications.
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