|  In-line vacuum coating plant for sheets and metal strips | 
                          
                          
                            |  Development of new products based on new layer systems and complex PVD technologies under scalable conditions (up to a coating width of 500 mm  | 
                          
                          
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                                 Single-sided and double-sided coating of sheet materials made of metal, plastic, glass and ceramics having maximum dimensions of 500 mm x 500 mm  | 
                               
                              
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                                 Coating of metal strips having a maximum width of 300 mm and a maximum thickness of 0.5 mm  | 
                               
                              
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                                Manufacture of high-area coatings: 
                                  
                                    
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                                         For special tests | 
                                     
                                    
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                                         Pilot production of small series for FEP customers | 
                                     
                                    
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                                         Sample preparation for final customers | 
                                     
                                    
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                                         For marketing purposes  | 
                                     
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                                Testing key components under near-industrial conditions  | 
                               
                              
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                                Detailed evaluation of the economics of the processes | 
                               
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