As a full member of the Bekaert group, Bekaert Advanced Coatings includes
activities of Bekaert related to thermal spraying and vacuum coating.
Based on its technological leadership Bekaert Advanced Coatings continues to find
new solutions for complex customer problems in a variety of markets.

Industrial Coatings	Biomedical Coatings	Diamond-like Coatings	Sputtered Films
Rotatable Sputter Targets	Sputter Mechanics	Sputter Electronics	Vacuum Solutions
Becotec® thermal sprayed coatings are applied onto surfaces of a large variety of machine parts mainly to reduce wear and/or improve corrosion resistance. Plasma sprayed biomedical coatings onto orthopaedic and dental implants result in a stimulated ingrowth of the implant into the bone. Diamond-like coatings (Dylyn®/DLC) are amorphous carbon based coatings with a high hardness and a low coefficient of friction. These coatings add performance value to products used in a wide range of applications. Highly specialised sputtered thin films are deposited on flexible polymeric substrates. The main products are soft magnetic coatings (Atalante®) and IR blocking films (SOL-MOX®). Furthermore metallic coatings like stainless steel, chromium and others are available. Rotatable sputter targets are manufactured by thermal spraying of materials such as Sn, Zn, Si and TiOx. Reactive sputter deposition of these materials allows the formation of low-E & solar control films, anti-reflective coatings, etc. As a support for the target tube business, enabling sputter mechanics are available. Complete sputter systems that include all components needed for the coating process (end blocks, magnet bars, anodes, PLC control, electronics, targets etc.) are integrated in all existing or new glass coaters. In order to improve the performance of the sputtering process, a new range of sputter electronics has been developed. As well as newly designed power supplies, other modules that are connected to conventional power supplies to upgrade their functionality to new industrial requirements, are available. Tailor-made vacuum equipment and vacuum components are designed and constructed, not only for the members of the Bekaert Group, but also for third-party customers which are active in a wide variety of industrial segments.