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Create durable decorative finishes with advanced PVD coatings offering brilliant colors, exceptional wear resistance, and long-lasting performance.

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PVD Coatings for Decorative Finishes

North Star Coating is a premier Midwest provider of decorative PVD thin-film coatings. Our decorative coating services help manufacturers create attractive, durable finishes for components that require both visual appeal and improved surface performance.

We offer traditional arc-deposition coatings as well as Medium Frequency (MF) sputtered coatings. MF sputtering creates an ultra-smooth coating surface and provides a wide selection of colors for decorative and wear-resistant applications, ranging from bright gold to deep black.

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Decorative Benefits

Why Choose a Decorative PVD Finish?

Decorative PVD coatings combine distinctive color and appearance with the durability needed for components exposed to handling, wear, and demanding service conditions.

Wide Range of Colors

Decorative coating options are available in colors ranging from brilliant gold finishes to deep black surfaces.

Ultra-Smooth Surfaces

Medium Frequency sputtering produces an ultra-smooth coating surface for components requiring a refined decorative appearance.

Decorative Appearance

PVD coatings create distinctive metallic finishes that improve the visual appeal of consumer, commercial, and industrial products.

Wear-Resistant Finishes

Decorative coatings can provide an attractive finish while also improving surface durability and resistance to everyday wear.

Multiple Deposition Options

North Star Coating offers both traditional arc deposition and Medium Frequency sputtering to meet different appearance and performance requirements.

Decorative and Functional

PVD finishes provide color and visual appeal while supporting the functional wear-resistance needs of the finished component.

Coating Selection

Decorative PVD Coating Options

Explore PVD coating options that provide a variety of colors, surface appearances, and wear-resistant characteristics for decorative components.

AlTiN

Aluminum Titanium Nitride

High-temperature PVD coating offering exceptional hardness and oxidation resistance for demanding applications.

CrN

Chrome Nitride

Excellent wear resistance with low friction for decorative and industrial coating applications.

Duplex

Ion Nitriding & PVD Coating

Combines nitriding with PVD coating for outstanding surface hardness, load support, and wear resistance.

Matrix

Nano-Layer Coating

Multi-layer coating engineered to provide exceptional wear resistance and long tool life.

MetalFlow

CrN-Based Nano-Layer Coating

Designed to reduce friction, galling, and material buildup during forming and metalworking applications.

TaC

Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon

Ultra-low friction carbon coating providing excellent wear resistance and a distinctive dark decorative finish.

TiAlN

Titanium Aluminum Nitride

Premium high-temperature coating providing superior oxidation resistance and excellent cutting performance.

TiCN

Titanium Carbon Nitride

Tough, wear-resistant coating offering excellent performance in punching, forming, and general tooling applications.

TiCrN

Titanium Chromium Nitride

High-hardness coating combining wear resistance with improved toughness for demanding production environments.

TiN

Titanium Nitride

The industry-standard gold coating providing dependable wear resistance across a broad range of applications.

ZrN

Zirconium Nitride

Attractive light-gold coating with low friction and excellent corrosion resistance for decorative and functional applications.

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Whether you're coating cutting tools, dies, molds, or wear components, our team can recommend the best coating for your manufacturing process.

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