Topic: What is this finish/technique
Hello,
I found this image online and am curious how this type of finish is achieved? What type of process is this and what type of machinery would be involved?
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Re: What is this finish/technique
refresh us all pls....we would like to know a little bit more about this item/object you have posted about. Is this an ink pen? I am guessing paint or powder coating? Pls reply soon...we may use your material for our online iptv show....thx for posting!!
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Re: What is this finish/technique
While I've never seen this exact process, we were doing a similar affect using PVD on golf clubs.
-Dustin Gebhardt,
CEF
Plating Engineer
Danaher Tool Group
Gastonia, NC
CEF
Plating Engineer
Danaher Tool Group
Gastonia, NC
Re: What is this finish/technique
Sorry for the late response. This is a pen made by Fisher, called the Rainbow Bullet: http://thewritersedge.com/fisher.bullet.precious.cfm
I work for a garment company and we are trying to achieve this type of finish on one of our metal trims. Unfortunately, our factory has had little success replicating this look.
I am merely a product developer and FAR from a scientist but I thought I would take matters into my own hands to find the solution.
Dustin, Is PVD Physical Vapor Deposition? (I just looked it up on wikipedia) If so, can you tell me how you guys are using it to achieve this effect? Is this a pretty labour intensive process?
Re: What is this finish/technique
The first few words in that link confirmed my thinking,
Titanium!!!
It has been anodised, different voltages produce different colours.
Last edited by bmachining (06/13/2008 - 12:36 AM)
Re: What is this finish/technique
Perhaps it is anodized Ti, but I'm not so sure. If you look at the next pen in the link, it is "Black Titanium Nitride" which is a PVD/IVD process. This is similar to the nitride coatings you can get on high-speed cutting devices, like drill bits and machining tools.
And yes, PVD means Physical Vapor Deposition. The process was not labor intensive at all, compared to normal PVD. All that was required was to change the parameters of the cycle (gas concentrations, arc voltage, time, etc). You can see a sample of the golf putters we made here.
-Dustin Gebhardt,
CEF
Plating Engineer
Danaher Tool Group
Gastonia, NC
CEF
Plating Engineer
Danaher Tool Group
Gastonia, NC
