1. A D VA N C E D S U R FA C E E N G I N E E R I N G S O L U T I O N S
Company Profile
IBC Coatings Technologies, Inc. provides advanced surface treatments for tools and
components requiring significant wear and corrosion resistance. IBC’s innovative processes
are based on low-pressure plasma and thermo-chemical reactions and have been used with
exceptional results for over 16 years.
Since being founded in 1996 by Dr. Solomon Berman, IBC has grown to over 70 employees
and 80,000 square feet of operating space. In addition to its headquarters in Lebanon, IN, IBC
offers many services through a joint venture located in Ontario, Canada.
IBC serves customers in multiple industries including automotive, aerospace, agriculture,
oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, tool and die, metal forming, military and defense,
and food processing, customizing each surface treatment to the component’s specific
requirements. IBC has been recognized for its outstanding work on many occasions,
receiving a Rapid Innovation Fund award from the United States Department of Defense as
well as the 2013 Indiana Companies to Watch award from the ISBDC.
IBC Coatings Technologies, Inc. • 902 Hendricks Drive, Lebanon, IN 46052
T: 765.482.9802 • F: 765.482.9805 • E: info@ibccoatings.com • www.ibccoatings.com
Coatings
Surface Treatments
Heat Treatments
Plasma Electrolytic
Technologies
Repair
R&D
Additional Capabilities
• Laser Welding
• Laser Cladding
• Cold Spray
• HVAF
• Solid Film Lubricants
• Painting
• Tungsten Carbide Stripping
• Lab & Failure Analyses
Sample Preparation (Sectioning, Mounting,
Polishing)
Optical Microscopy
Hardness Testing (to ASTM E18 and E384)
Calo Test for Coating Thickness
Corrosion Testing
Wear Testing
Fastener Testing

2. Technology and Applications
Technology
Category
Process
Deposition
Technique
Process
Temperature (°F)
Thickness
(Max in)
Max
Hardness (HV)
Friction Coefficient
Against Dry Steel
Applications
Coatings
CeraTough™-D
Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC)
CAPVD 200-500 0.0002 5,000 0.02-0.15
Plastic Molds, Racing Components,
Hydraulic Components
PECVD 700-800 0.0015 3,500 0.02-0.15
TiN - Titanium Nitride
CAPVD,
MSPVD
500-700
0.0002 2,200 0.35-0.4
General Coating, Steel Machining,
Light Stamping
TiCN - Titanium Carbonitride 0.0002 2,800 0.35-0.4 Milling, Gear Cutting, Blanking
CrN - Chrome Nitride 0.0004 1,900 0.3-0.4 Die Casting, Plastic Molding
ZrN - Zirconium Nitride 0.0002 2,500 0.3-0.4
Abrasion Resistance, Machining
Aluminum
TiAlN - Titanium Aluminum Nitride 0.0002 3,000 0.5-0.7 Steel Machining, Die Casting
CrC - Chrome Carbide 0.0002 3,000 0.2-0.4
Die Casting, Metal Forming,
Aluminum Extrusion
VC TDC® - Vanadium Carbide 0.0004 3,500 0.1-0.2 Die Casting, Metal Forming
Surface
Treatments
DHIN® Ion Plasma Nitriding 750-1,100 0.02 1,300 0.2-0.3 Dies, Molds, Gears
DHN® Salt Bath Nitriding 750-1,200 0.01 1,300 0.2-0.3 Dies, Molds
DHB® Boriding
Thermal
Diffusion
1,600-1850 0.02 1,900 0.2-0.3
Abrasion and Erosion Resistant
Coating for Oil and Gas Components
VC TDH® Vanadium Carbide 1,800-1,900 0.0004 3,500 <0.1
Forming Tools, Dies
CrC TDH® - Chrome Carbide 1,600-1,900 0.0004 2,200 0.2-0.3
Tantalum Coating 1,600-1,900 0.002 1,100
Coating used in Chemical Industry
for Highly Corrosive Environments
Aluminizing 1,600-1,900 0.02 900
Applications Needing Corrosion
Resistance at High Temperatures
Heat
Treatment
Vacuum Heat Treatment 2,400 max
Vacuum Carburizing 0.08 800
Solution Nitriding 2,400 max 0.03 800 0.2-0.3
Corrosion Resistant, Wear and
Cavitation Resistant: Austenitic
Martensitic Stainless Steel
Plasma
Electrolytic
Oxidation
CeraTough™-Al
PEO 60
0.008 2,000 0.1-0.4
Components Requiring Extreme
Wear and Corrosion Resistance
CeraTough™-Ti 0.004 1,200 0.1-0.6
CeraTough™-Mg 0.004 1,200 0.1-0.6
CAPVD – Cathodic Arc Physical
Vapor Deposition
PECVD – Plasma Enhanced
Chemical Vapor Deposition
MSPVD – Magnetron Sputtering
Physical Vapor Deposition