Pressure die casting is becoming increasingly signiificant in the world-wide automotive industry. The required accuracy of the castings presents growing challenges for the tools.

With specially refined coating systems, Oerlikon Balzers can prevent the adhesion of aluminium to the cores and reduce the formation of heat cracks and the thermo-mechanical wear of the mould tools and ejectors. This leads to shorter process cycles and uninterrupted production. Thus, not only is down-time reduced but productivity is also improved.