INORCOAT

INORCOAT offers customised solutions for all mints wishing to increase the durability of their dies by means of a PVD coating. And minting is just one of many industries that use PVD coatings. Romain Waidelich and his experienced development team offer a service that is perfectly tailored to the customer. Before creating a PVD system, they will make sure to have a detailed understanding of the customer’s specific requirements for PVD coating. In order to do so, extensive test series with material samples and prototypes from the customer are carried out. This allows INORCOAT to make sure that the PVC system delivers the best possible result. If the customer’s requirements change at a future point in time, all standard systems can be adapted to meet the new requirements. INORCOAT therefore combines flexibility with the advantages of a customised system.

INORCOAT and its machines have been on the market since December 2018. By that time, Romain Waidelich, founder, owner and CEO of INORCOAT, had been working with PVD systems for six years. His tailor-made products were immediately met with great interest. The company has a location in Ostfildern, near Stuttgart in Germany. This is where the coatings are developed. The PVD system are built in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and from late 2025 they will also be built in Przeworsk, Poland.

Currently, INORCOAT builds systems for the following sectors:

• minting tools for coins
• printing plates for banknote production
• jewellery and decorative applications
• knives and blades
• tooling 
• tabletting tools
• optical devices

The young company is growing rapidly. After all, INORCOAT offers an actual alternative to typical chromium electroplating. Chromium (VI) is deemed an environmental pollutant by the EU and has been forbidden in some countries since 21 September 2024. Mints can obtain a special authorisation for chromium electroplating, but applying for this is a long process. This is why many mints are currently making the switch to PVD coating. In this way, they protect their employees from handling a substance that is considered toxic and carcinogenic.

The Croatian Mint’s record shows that PVD coating has other benefits, too. It minted 14 million euro coins with a single pair of dies! That is truly impressive. Typically, dies are replaced after 200,000 to 300,000 strikes.