PVD Coating
Physical vapor deposition coatings create thin, high-performance surfaces that improve wear resistance, reduce friction, and help industrial tools last longer in demanding production environments.
Surface Solutions provides Engineered Coating Services that help manufacturers extend tool life, reduce maintenance, and improve part output. From high-performance PVD coatings to application-specific finishes for cutting, forming, punching, molding, medical, and firearm components, our coatings are engineered to reduce wear, minimize lubricant needs, and keep production moving with dependable turnaround.
Application-specific engineered coatings for tools, dies, molds, blades, punches, and precision manufactured components.
Physical vapor deposition coatings create thin, high-performance surfaces that improve wear resistance, reduce friction, and help industrial tools last longer in demanding production environments.
Engineered coatings for drills, mills, inserts, carbide tooling, and blades help reduce wear, improve heat resistance, and extend cutting performance between sharpening cycles.
Coatings for sheet metal forming applications help reduce galling, build-up, lubricant use, and maintenance while supporting cleaner part output and longer die run times.
Punch coatings are designed to reduce chipping, improve durability, and keep punches running longer before sharpening or basic maintenance is required.
Injection molding coatings improve release, reduce sticking, and support better wear performance for molds and components exposed to repetitive production cycles.
Specialized medical coatings support precision manufacturing needs where wear resistance, surface performance, and consistent tooling behavior are essential for production quality.
We review your tool type, base material, production challenge, and performance goals. This helps identify whether the issue is wear, heat, chipping, build-up, release, lubrication, sharpening frequency, or part finish quality.
See how engineered coatings help manufacturers extend tool life, reduce maintenance, and improve production efficiency.
"Surface Solutions helped me with a small, but very significant project. They CrN coated some titanium pieces for me. They went above and beyond to make it amazing. Chet and Mike are pros and I would highly recommend their service."
"Nearly everything we resharpen gets sent out to Surface Solutions for coatings. I had one customer that wasn't using coatings and now that he's tried it, he wants everything coated. His tools are working better than new. It's like night and day . . ."
"The Alpha™ coating that was utilized last time for these small parts worked great. I was very pleased with the result as it greatly increased the part life. I was able to make 500 passes using the scratch testing equipment and saw no visible degradation of the coating under our..."
"Alpha cutters are amazing! And I hear AlTiN can only get better… Either way, we are going to ship you a huge set to get processed asap… Thank you so much! Kirk is thinking that these cutters just eliminated an entire process to the current one we have to do!!!..."
"Surface Solutions helped me with a small, but very significant project. They CrN coated some titanium pieces for me. They went above and beyond to make it amazing. Chet and Mike are pros and I would highly recommend their service."
"Nearly everything we resharpen gets sent out to Surface Solutions for coatings. I had one customer that wasn't using coatings and now that he's tried it, he wants everything coated. His tools are working better than new. It's like night and day . . ."
"The Alpha™ coating that was utilized last time for these small parts worked great. I was very pleased with the result as it greatly increased the part life. I was able to make 500 passes using the scratch testing equipment and saw no visible degradation of the coating under our..."
"Alpha cutters are amazing! And I hear AlTiN can only get better… Either way, we are going to ship you a huge set to get processed asap… Thank you so much! Kirk is thinking that these cutters just eliminated an entire process to the current one we have to do!!!..."
"Surface Solutions helped me with a small, but very significant project. They CrN coated some titanium pieces for me. They went above and beyond to make it amazing. Chet and Mike are pros and I would highly recommend their service."
"Nearly everything we resharpen gets sent out to Surface Solutions for coatings. I had one customer that wasn't using coatings and now that he's tried it, he wants everything coated. His tools are working better than new. It's like night and day . . ."
"The Alpha™ coating that was utilized last time for these small parts worked great. I was very pleased with the result as it greatly increased the part life. I was able to make 500 passes using the scratch testing equipment and saw no visible degradation of the coating under our..."
"Alpha cutters are amazing! And I hear AlTiN can only get better… Either way, we are going to ship you a huge set to get processed asap… Thank you so much! Kirk is thinking that these cutters just eliminated an entire process to the current one we have to do!!!..."
Surface Solutions focuses on coatings that improve measurable manufacturing performance.
Engineered PVD coatings help tools run longer, wear slower, and perform better in production.
Coatings can reduce sharpening, polishing, lubricant use, maintenance workload, and process interruptions.
Surface Solutions offers coating options for cutting, forming, punching, molding, medical, and firearm applications.
Customers are supported across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with reasonable coating turnaround times.
Industrial coating expertise for demanding production environments.
Surface Solutions is a Fridley, Minnesota-based metal finishing and plating service focused on high-performance PVD coatings for manufacturers, toolmakers, and production teams. The company serves customers across Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Upper Midwest, the United States, Canada, and Mexico with engineered coatings designed to solve real production problems. Its work supports metal forming, punching, sheet metal forming, drawing applications, tool resharpening, medical device manufacturing, and cutting tool industries. Surface Solutions positions its coatings around measurable operational value: longer tool life, reduced maintenance, less lubricant, improved output appearance, and fewer interruptions for sharpening or polishing.
Engineered coating services apply specialized surface treatments to tools, dies, blades, molds, punches, and components to improve wear resistance, reduce friction, and increase production life. Surface Solutions focuses on high-performance PVD coatings designed for metal forming, cutting, punching, injection molding, medical manufacturing, firearm components, and other demanding industrial applications.
Talk with Surface Solutions about the best coating for your application.
Engineered for extended tool life and durability.
Focused on productivity and lower maintenance workload.
Serving industrial customers across broad markets.
Share your tooling application, material, and production goals, and our team will help identify an engineered coating approach that fits your performance needs.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 763-785-9436. You can also send us a quick email at info@tincoat.net.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 763-785-9436. You can also send us a quick email at info@tincoat.net.