Today, at Vergason, vacuum metalizing is being used to produce the highest quality streetlights, automotive headlamps, and sophisticated electronic device enclosures. Of course, we still can produce decorative items, but we are not limited to bright aluminum. We can deposit virtually any metal through vacuum plating for unique color options. We can also coat substrates made from glass, metal, or ceramic in addition to plastics. Most plastics today can be coated directly onto the substrate, eliminating the need for primer paints.

Common Applications for PVD Metallizing Services

• Vehicle Lighting and Components

• Appliance Components

• Commercial, Industrial, & Residential Lighting

• Display Items, Cosmetic, & Product Packaging

• EMI/RFI/ESD Shielding

• Glassware & Mirrors

• Consumer Products

• Vapor Barrier Protection

• Solar/Photovoltaics

• Chrome Plating Replacement

Why SuperChrome?

SuperChrome PVD Coating is ahead of looming industry regulatory actions that will drive towards the removal of hazardous hexavalent chromium (Cr +6) compounds.

SuperChrome is an environmentally safe chrome-like PVD coating alternative (traditional and PVD black chrome) to traditional chrome plating on plastic parts.

Unlike conventional Chrome PVD powder coatings, SuperChrome does not require a clear protective paint topcoat, which can interfere with the chrome appearance and feel. SuperChrome has met and exceeded OEM test criterion for traditional chrome-plated plastic components, with plastic chrome plating proving to be viable, cost advantageous alternative to traditional galvanic chrome plastic plating through plasma polymerization.

SuperChrome Benefits

• Looks and feels like chrome plating

• Excellent adhesion on plastics

• Performs like chrome plating

• Chromium based coating

• No top coat required

• REACH compliant

• No harmful hexavalent chromium (Cr +6) compounds

• Traditional Chrome and Black Chrome options

A brushed stainless steel finish is often the “finish of choice” selected by designers and consumers. Traditionally solid stainless components were used; however, these were found to be costly, difficult to clean and heavy in weight.

Today, the same look and feel can be achieved by applying a thin film layer of stainless steel PVD coating to textured plastic with a process known as physical vapor deposition or metalizing. The thin film layer of PVD coating stainless steel will emulate the texture of the substrate’s surface. Not only does our decorative coating look and feel like solid stainless, it is lighter in weight, has design flexibility, is easier to clean and is more economical.

The next time your design calls for brushed stainless steel finishes, consider VTI NexSteel™ decorative coating on plastic.

Applications of NexSteel™

• Automotive interior trim

• Appliance components

• Decorative trim

• Plumbing fixtures and trim

• Dispensers and containers

Why Choose NexSteel™?

If you are looking for a brushed stainless steel finish, that is lighter in weight, easier to clean, offers design flexibility, and is economical, this decorative coating may be the solution.

Features & Benefits

• Looks and feels like solid stainless steel

• Design flexibility

• Easier to clean than stainless steel

• Cost savings over stainless steel

• Lighter in weight than stainless steel