Founded by Gary Vergason in 1986, Vergason Technology, Inc. (VTI) grew from a fledgling toll coating supplier to an internationally recognized leader in vacuum coatings and equipment. Over the years, the company has grown from a 500 square foot addition on the side of Gary’s father’s barn to a modern 37,000 square foot corporate and manufacturing facility in Van Etten.
VTI delivered the first of several bone implant coating systems in 1988 and the World’s first commercial Press-Side® Rapid Cycle Metalizing System in 1989.
VTI’s cathodic arc Patent pioneered the discrete anode, switched arc arena in 1991. The company’s patented CatArc® technology is used today to supply high quality, low temperature thin film coatings and equipment for substrates demanding critical temperature control to maintain high hardness, uniform thickness control, and dimensional stability.
The company’s products and services incorporate thermal evaporation, cathodic arc vapor deposition, magnetron sputtering and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition to produce a wide variety of tribological, decorative, reflective and electronic shielding coatings.
With approximately 200 installed systems Worldwide, VTI has supplied equipment for many types of applications and industries including: automotive, industrial, and commercial lighting; solar and photovoltaic applications; reflective coatings; coatings for RFI, EMI, and ESD shielding; decorative coatings; ceramic wear coatings; and corrosion resistant coatings.
Describing the company’s success, Vergason said, “Within the past 27 years one aspect that remains a constant is our dedication to world class service and results every time. With technology constantly on the move and vacuum coating being used for more and more applications, we can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
The company is certified to the ISO 9001:2008 standard, a milestone the company achieved with assistance from AM&T. VTI is also ITAR registered and RoHS compliant.
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