Vergason Technology Inc. (VTI) is a vacuum metalizing company with a wide variety of techniques and options available for decorative, reflective, shielding, and metalizing equipment applications. Vacuum Metalizing can be broken down into two categories: decorative or functional. The functional coating types are reflective and shielding, while the decorative coatings serve only to enhance the appearance of the parts being coated. VTI uses a specific PVD vacuum coating process called sputtering which can deposit any metal. This means any of the metallic colors can be used to decorate the part. If the goal is to reproduce a particular texture in a plastic part, as with brushed stainless, the texture must first be applied to the injection molding tool. Then each molded part will show this same texture. The coating is so thin that it conforms to the texture, and does not alter it, producing the visual effect of the part being fabricated from actual stainless steel. VTI offers this effect as âNexSteelâ¢â. If the parts needs added durability, a clear coat of paint can be applied over the metallic finish. For reflective coatings, the most common material used is aluminum, which can produce 90% reflectivity. Industrial, commercial, and automotive lighting reflectors all use aluminum. VTI can also source the molded substrate for you, eliminating the need to contract with a separate injection molding ho
