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Toxic artillery: Paradigm Shift Technologies on chrome plating

Paradigm Shift Technologies | Electromagnetically enhanced Physical Vapour Deposition (EPVD) is an alternative to chrome plating in the production of artillery barrels that found its origins in coating petrochemical tubes for use in high pressure, high temperature conditions.

 

Chrome plating, which has been used on artillery since 1922, extends the lifetime of the barrel by 50-100%, potentially doubling the number of shells fired before replacement. Still, thermal impact leads to erosion, fatigue, and failure.

February 2026

Technical Tip: How do you evaporate silver? Optimizations for depositing thin films of silver will vary depending on process variables such as desired capacity, mounting bracket set-up, and available power source. Thin films of silver are used in various applications: such as optical, semiconductor, and sensor technology.

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A date with deposition | The Evaporator, Oct 2025

Electro Optics | Higher power lasers and ultrafast pulses are putting greater demands on the thin film coatings protecting the lenses in these systems. Most precision optics are still coated with evaporation techniques…. more

 

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Choosing the Right Source for Your Thermal Evaporation Process

The right source for your thermal evaporation process will depend on many factors, such as the material you want to evaporate and the system you are using for your thin film process… more

 

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A new strategy to fabricate highly performing thin-film tin perovskite transistors | The Evaporator, Jun 2025

Pohang University of Science and Technology | Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology recently introduced a new promising strategy for the fabrication of highly performing TFTs based on tin-halide perovskitesmore

 

Understanding the Chemical Resistance of a Boron Nitride Crucible

Boron nitride crucibles are becoming increasingly popular in various industries due to their exceptional chemical resistance. These crucibles, made from hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), offer… more

 

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Thermal evaporation emerges as a promising strategy for scalable solid-state battery production | The Evaporator, Feb 2025

Tech Xplore | Researchers at University of Oxford, the Faraday Institution, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and other research institutes recently carried out a study exploring the different technologies and processes for creating thin lithium metal anodes for solid-state batteries… more

 

Understanding Ceramic Crucible Boats vs. Refractory Boats & Crucible Liners

In high-temperature processes and material handling, selecting the appropriate equipment is paramount to success… more

 

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New vapor deposition tech could accelerate commercial­ization of perovskite solar cell | The Evaporator, Dec 2024

pv magazine | Researchers in the United States developed a novel vapor deposition method for all-inorganic perovskite absorbers using continuous flash sublimation (CFS)… more

 

Introduction to Dual E-Beam Evaporator Source Technology

A dual E-Beam evaporator source stands out as an advanced tool capable of precise material deposition in diverse scientific and industrial applications… more

 

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