Steinbeis Transfer Center Surface and Coating Technology

• Consulting
• Training, continuing professional development
• Surface technologies, for example for medical technology or the watch industry
• Research projects, including support until market-readiness

• Plasma and thin layer technology (ALD, PVD, PECVD)
• Parylene coating (for example, a servo motor for Leibniz High School in Rottweil -> protection of electronics in a harsh environment, Author of the video: @ Norbert Kleikamp)
• Innovative cleaning processes (such as carbon dioxide techniques and atmospheric-pressure plasma)
• Surface and interface analysis
• Storage testing (such as climatic change tests, salt spray tests)

• Homogeneous decorative coatings on complex geometries such as watch springs
• Ultra-thin, high-voltage-resistant layers in endoscope tubes
• Flexible diffusion barriers for water vapor
• Corrosion-resistant coatings for harsh environments
• Long-term stability of functional surfaces
• Biocompatible coatings for implants

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

• A Window of Opportunity in Wood Restoration (Transfer 1/2021)
  Steinbeis expert Volker Bucher joins forces with timber manufacturing specialist Holzmanufaktur Rottweil to develop innovative methods for cleaning, abrading, and coating surfaces
• Discovering the World through Experimentation (Transfer 2/2020)
  Experimentation World in Rottweil combines play with education