About Phygen PVD Surface Coatings for Dies, Molds and Tooling Surfaces
Research and Technology for Better Applied Coatings
UltraEnduranceSM Coatings improve
toughness and reduce friction.
 Phygen was founded in 1994 by David C. Bell with the objective of being a technology leader in the PVD surface coatings industry. From the beginning, Phygen's goal has been to develop new top-performing coatings for dies, molds, and tooling used in die casting, metal forming, and plastic injection molding. Initially Phygen's scientists invested six years of research and development activity to perfect new systems and processes. In 2000, Phygen was awarded a US Patent for a higher-energy plasma acceleration process that is used to apply Phygen's UltraEnduranceSM FortiPhy coatings.
The technology developed by Phygen provides a superior combination
of coating properties by creating a dense, non-columnar coating
structure having the highest possible adhesion level.
Independent testing at Argonne
National Laboratory and the Colorado
School of Mines has found Phygen coatings to possess highly
superior physical properties. Successful
use of Phygen FortiPhy coatings include applications in
metal forming,
plastic injection
molding, aluminum
die casting, and medical
components. |
