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ROPLATE

GfE Metalle und Materialien GmbH just started to offer its newly developed "ROPLATE". This chromium rotatable target is characterized by a high degree of purity and density. The material is produced by applying layers of chromium onto stainless steel using electrolytic plating technology. These chromium pipe cathodes are mainly used by the coating industry and have great advantages compared to Rotatables produced by thermal spraying.

In comparison to conventionally produced Rotatables, this process makes it not only possible to increase the operating life of the targets by 30%, but also to generate a 50% higher degree of sputtering rates.