PVD Coating
A high-performance physical vapor deposition process that applies durable thin film coatings to tooling and components, improving wear resistance, reducing friction, and extending productive service life.
Surface Solutions provides high-performance Vapor Hard Thin Film Coating Services for manufacturers that need longer tool life, smoother production, and lower maintenance costs. From cutting tools and punches to dies, molds, and medical components, our PVD coating options are engineered to reduce wear, minimize buildup, improve part output, and keep critical tooling productive longer.
Advanced PVD coating options for tools, dies, punches, molds, blades, and precision components.
A high-performance physical vapor deposition process that applies durable thin film coatings to tooling and components, improving wear resistance, reducing friction, and extending productive service life.
Titanium Nitride coating provides dependable wear resistance, reduced friction, and a recognizable gold finish for cutting tools, forming tools, punches, and other precision manufacturing components.
Titanium Carbo-Nitride coating offers increased hardness and abrasion resistance, making it a strong choice for tools facing heavy wear, repeated contact, and demanding production cycles.
Chrome Nitride coating helps reduce friction, resist corrosion, and manage heat in selected applications, supporting smoother performance for molds, forming tools, and wear-sensitive components.
Aluminum Titanium Nitride coating is designed for demanding high-heat tooling applications where oxidation resistance, edge protection, and sustained cutting performance are critical.
Alpha™ Coating is engineered to reduce galvanized buildup, delay sharpening, reduce punch chipping, and help eliminate polishing steps in challenging forming and punching applications.
Surface Solutions reviews your tool type, substrate, production material, wear pattern, heat exposure, lubrication, and target outcome. This helps match the coating to the actual manufacturing challenge rather than applying a one-size-fits-all finish.
Manufacturers rely on Surface Solutions to extend tool life and reduce costly production interruptions.
"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 coating performance that directly supports production goals.
Coatings are selected to extend tool life and reduce measurable production costs.
PVD options support cutting, forming, punching, molding, medical, firearm, and wear-part applications.
Customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico can access reliable coating support.
Reasonable turnaround helps manufacturers reduce downtime and keep critical tooling moving.
Application-focused coating support for demanding manufacturers.
Surface Solutions is a Fridley, Minnesota-based metal finishing and tooling partner focused on high-performance PVD coatings for manufacturers across the Upper Midwest, the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company supports demanding industries such as metal forming, punching, sheet metal forming, drawing applications, tool resharpening, medical device manufacturing, and cutting tool production. Its work centers on practical production outcomes: longer tool life, reduced sharpening frequency, less lubricant, better-looking parts, and fewer maintenance interruptions. By combining coating knowledge with application-specific recommendations, Surface Solutions helps customers turn worn or underperforming tooling into assets that work better than new and deliver measurable value on the shop floor.
PVD coating life depends on the tool material, coating type, operating conditions, lubrication, and application severity. In production environments, Surface Solutions coatings are designed to extend usable tool life substantially, with reported benefits such as 6x more parts before resharpening and longer die run times without basic maintenance. Proper coating selection and tool preparation are key to maximizing performance.
Get practical guidance for your tools, dies, and production needs.
Engineered to extend tooling life and output.
Serving manufacturers across North America.
Coating solutions for demanding production environments.
Share your tooling, substrate, application, and production goals. Surface Solutions will help identify the coating approach that best supports tool life, part quality, and throughput.
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.