Oerlikon Balzers Coating Services

Sustainability obligation

Oerlikon Balzers is committed to the principles of sustainability. In the development of the company and its business activities, business, ecological and social aspects are taken into account.

Oerlikon products ideally combine economic and ecological advantages. Coated tools and components provide measurable economic advantages and reduce environmental impact in a number of ways:

•	The use of cooling, lubricating and separating materials and their consequent disposal are minimised or avoided completely.
•	The long service life of the tools and improved manufacturing quality reduce rejects and the consumption of precious raw materials.
•	In motor vehicles, the use of BALINIT® coated components reduces fuel consumption and emissions.
•	Coated components prolong the life of machines and lead to longer service intervals, reducing the consumption of valuable resources.

Oerlikon Balzers coating processes are very environmentally friendly and their ecological compatibility is continually being improved. Unlike conventional surface treatments like galvanising, no environmentally damaging substances and emissions are produced.

As a world-wide active company and member of the Oerlikon group, Oerlikon Balzers supports the guidelines for the promotion of environmental protection and the rights of man and employees defined by the UNO in the Global Compact Project.