PVD Coating
Physical vapor deposition coatings provide a hard, thin surface layer that helps tools resist wear, reduce friction, and maintain dependable performance through demanding production cycles.
Surface Solutions delivers high-performance PVD coating solutions for manufacturers seeking longer tool life, smoother production, and less maintenance. From cutting tools and punches to forming dies and specialized components, our coatings reduce wear, heat, friction, and material buildup. Choose an application-matched coating to help extend run times, reduce resharpening needs, and keep critical tooling performing reliably.
Application-specific PVD coatings engineered to reduce wear, heat, friction, and maintenance across demanding manufacturing tooling.
Physical vapor deposition coatings provide a hard, thin surface layer that helps tools resist wear, reduce friction, and maintain dependable performance through demanding production cycles.
Titanium Nitride coating supports improved wear resistance and reduced friction for a range of cutting, forming, and general manufacturing tool applications.
Titanium Carbo-Nitride coating is a durable option for tooling that needs added wear resistance in abrasive, high-contact manufacturing environments.
Chrome Nitride coating helps manage heat and friction in demanding applications, supporting longer runs and cooler-performing tools where conventional coatings fall short.
Aluminum Titanium Nitride coating is designed for cutting-tool applications where heat resistance and durable surface performance are essential to consistent output.
Alpha™ coating helps delay sharpening, reduce punch chipping, limit galvanized buildup, and minimize polishing needs for metal forming and punching tools.
The right ion bond coating approach can transform how your tools perform between maintenance intervals. Surface Solutions matches high-performance PVD options to the material, operating conditions, and production demands of your application. Our coatings are engineered to reduce friction, heat, wear, and buildup—helping tools produce more parts before resharpening, require less lubricant, and deliver a cleaner, more consistent finished product.
See how coating performance supports longer runs, less maintenance, and more productive tooling.
"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!!!..."
Practical coating expertise focused on measurable tooling performance and production efficiency.
Coatings help tools produce more parts before resharpening and reduce costly replacement frequency.
PVD options support metal forming, punching, cutting, medical, and specialized manufacturing applications.
Surface Solutions serves customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico with dependable coating support.
Reduced friction and buildup can lessen lubrication, polishing, sharpening, and routine maintenance demands.
Coating expertise for demanding manufacturing tools and components.
Surface Solutions is a Fridley, Minnesota-based provider of high-performance PVD coatings for manufacturers that depend on durable, productive tooling. The company supports metal forming, punching, sheet metal forming, cutting-tool, medical-device, and other specialized applications with coatings selected to address wear, heat, friction, and material buildup. Its work is centered on practical production outcomes: longer tool life, fewer sharpening cycles, reduced maintenance demands, and better-looking parts. From its Upper Midwest base, Surface Solutions serves a broad customer footprint across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The team’s approach is application-driven, helping manufacturers identify coating options that fit their tooling material, process conditions, and performance goals rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all solution.
Ionbond coating commonly refers to thin, hard protective coatings applied through physical vapor deposition (PVD) and ion-assisted deposition methods. These coatings are used on tools and components to reduce friction, wear, heat, and material pickup. The exact coating chemistry—such as TiN, TiCN, CrN, or AlTiN—should be selected based on the tool material, workpiece material, and operating conditions.
Speak with Surface Solutions about your application and performance goals.
High-performance coatings for demanding tooling applications.
Solutions for forming, cutting, punching, and medical tools.
Serving customers throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
Tell us about your tooling, materials, and production challenge. Surface Solutions will help identify a PVD coating option suited to your application.
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.