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OC Oerlikon Corporation AG is a global innovation leader in surface engineering, polymer processing, and additive manufacturing. Our solutions and comprehensive services, combined with advanced materials, enhance the performance, functionality, design, and sustainability of our customers’ products and manufacturing processes across key industries. Oerlikon Balzers, a brand of Oerlikon Corporation, is one of the world’s leading suppliers of surface technologies that significantly improve the performance and durability of precision components and tools used in the metal and plastics processing industries. Oerlikon Balzers Finland Oy, a Finnish branch of Oerlikon Balzers, offers a specialized coating called BALINIT® MILUBIA. This advanced coating enhances the performance and longevity of ceramics used in valves, seals, and similar applications. Ceramic seal discs in faucets are a typical example where coating guarantees low operation force without any grease. BALINIT® MILUBIA is a specific type of Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating with a tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) structure, known for its exceptional hardness and excellent friction properties in boundary lubrication and water environments. BALINIT® MILUBIA adheres well to metals, ceramics, and plastic substrates. It is also approved for applications involving drinking water and food contact. Among DLC coatings, BALINIT® MILUBIA stands out due to its unique hardness of 35–50 HIT GPa and very low coating process temperature (below 100°C). The low process temperature enables coating on temperature-sensitive materials and helps maintain the original flatness of ceramic parts.
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