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Owatonna, MN USA, October 1, 2018 – Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI) has become a member of the Bühler Group. Bühler has purchased all shares from the previous owners. Sputtering Components Inc. – Member of the Bühler Group, will operate as an independent business unit within the vacuum coating business area of Bühler Leybold Optics. “We have intensively…

Uzwil, Switzerland, June 20, 2018 – Sputtering Components Inc. (SCI) will become a new member of the Bühler Group.  Post acquisition, Sputtering Components Inc. – Member of the Bühler Group, will operate as an autonomous unit of the vacuum coating business of Bühler Leybold Optics. Antonio Requena, CEO of Bühler Leybold Optics, is pleased about the…

Sputtering Components China (XRVT), an independent distributor for Sputtering Components, is moving its manufacturing facilities from Shanghai to its own, larger and more modern facility in Weihai, Shandong province. It will still maintain an office in Shanghai.  SCI China’s new facility in Weihai will have two factories and an office building. Construction is slated to begin in late…

In the medical industry, electronic implants, surgical tools, orthopedics…for automobiles, wheels, lighting and reflectors, interior and exterior trim…around the home, faucets, window and door hardware, consumer electronics... Items made with functional and decorative coatings surround us.  These thin-film coatings are traditionally produced using technologies…

The start of New Year is a good time to think about regular maintenance of your SCI end blocks. We recommend—based on a typical 10 rpm—replacing the rotary vacuum seals and rotary water seals every two years. Changing both seal sets typically only takes about 1 hour. The procedures are in the user manual, and there are also how-to videos available. Part numbers for special tools…