NTI Protect brings together hard PVD coatings, high density ICP diamond like carbon (DLC) coatings and proprietary FCVA tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C) coatings to extend tool and component life, control friction and protect critical surfaces through demanding production and operating cycles.
A cutting tool losing edge life, a mold struggling with release and a precision component under severe contact may all be described as wear problems, yet each places very different demands on the surface. NTI Protect brings three distinct coating approaches together so you can align the protection strategy with what is actually limiting performance in your application.
NTI Hard Protect™
For cutting, forming, molding and hot work applications where temperature, abrasive wear and repeated production contact shorten productive life. NTI MiCC® Hard Protect extends the family into high precision molds where smooth release and dimensional control matter together.
NTI DLC Protect™
For sliding, sealing, forming and molding interfaces where friction, adhesive wear and material pickup limit consistent performance. Glide prioritizes low friction and cleaner release, while Load extends support where repeated mechanical loading becomes more demanding.
NTI TAC Protect™
For demanding surfaces that require exceptional hardness, low friction, high film density, thin film precision or selected lower process temperature. Proprietary FCVA hydrogen free ta-C takes carbon coating performance beyond conventional DLC routes.
Across tools, moving components, electronics, medical devices, consumer products and electrochemical systems, the surface can determine how long a component lasts, how reliably it performs and how consistently it can be produced. Drawing on more than two decades of surface engineering and industrialisation experience, NTI Nanofilm helps connect the performance challenge to the most relevant coating family, giving you a clearer starting point for application review, validation and production.
When heat, abrasive contact and repeated production cycles drive edge loss, dimensional change or unplanned tool replacement, NTI Hard Protect™ extends useful life across cutting tools, forming dies, molds and hot work components. TiN, CrN, TiCN and advanced aluminum based nitride solutions allow protection to be matched to the thermal, wear and material contact demands of the process, while NTI MiCC® Hard Protect adds an ultra smooth FCVA CrN route for precision molds where release and dimensional control matter together.
Friction does more than consume energy. Across sliding, reciprocating, forming and molding contact, it can increase wear, heat, material pickup, lubrication demand and maintenance while progressively affecting how consistently a component moves or releases. NTI DLC Protect™ uses high density ICP to create smooth diamond like carbon surfaces engineered around low friction performance, with Glide prioritising friction and cleaner release while Load adds stronger adhesion and load support where mechanical contact becomes more demanding.
When the application demands more from a carbon coating, NTI TAC Protect™ moves into the highest performance class of diamond like carbon. Proprietary FCVA creates ultra hard, ultra dense hydrogen free ta-C with up to 88% sp³ bonded carbon, hardness up to 5,500 HV and dry friction around 0.1, while selected coating routes operate below 80°C. Across severe wear, high contact load, microgeometry, precision surfaces, anti stick contact and temperature sensitive components, the TAC portfolio extends the combination of hardness, friction control, density and dimensional performance available from carbon coatings.
Whether you are working to extend tooling life, reduce friction or strengthen a critical surface, NTI Protect can help translate the requirement into a practical coating route and validation path. Share the application with us and we can review the component, operating conditions and performance goals together.
