Several major advantages

The patented Coldab™ laser technology of Picodeon offers a number of major end-user advantages compared with conventional surface deposition techniques. These include:

Unlimited application 

  • Coldab™ laser technology provides functional thin-film and coating solutions that were not possible earlier or not industrially viable. 
  • High flexibility regarding both target and substrate material. 
  • Both small (mm²) and large (m²) thin-film and coated surfaces can be produced. 
  • Wide range of coating materials, such as various oxides and nitrides, carbon and carbon-based materials, monomers, polymers and numerous inorganic materials. 
  • Wide range of substrate materials, including those that have not been able to coat with thin films before. 
  • Possibility to use several target materials to produce complex and/or layered structures and substrates with composite material surfaces. 
  • Surface production in reactive gas atmosphere possible. 
  • Possibility to produce even surfaces on 3D objects. 
  • Possibility  to manufacture single-crystal materials.

Superior surface properties

  • Functional thin films and coatings of excellent quality and with thicknesses that can be adjusted and closely controlled. 
  • Easier control of surface stoichiometry made possible by simultaneous low temperatures and high-energy outputs. 
  • Controlled surface texture – from smooth to rough. 
  • Outstanding surface adhesion compared with traditional coating methods. 
  • Particulate-free surfaces. 
  • High-density surfaces. 
  • Surfaces of high optical quality. 
  • Possibility to include abrasive properties.

Cost-effective production

  • Good production economics regarding cycle time and material utilization.
  • Energy-efficient processing through core technology, low substrate temperature and relatively low vacuum requirement. 
  • Modular vacuum chambers, with one chamber costing less than that of a conventional LPD chamber, contribute to customized processing and better production economy. 
  • Compact, robust and relatively easy-to-use equipment allows smooth integration with production lines.
  • Maintenance-free thin-film and coating production solutions.
  • Coldab™ laser deposition technology can fully utilize the imminent increase of laser output power.
  • Enhanced and faster micromachining of various materials.

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