Optics
Thin-film coatings used to control light and reflection.
THARIBA · PVD GOLD TECHNOLOGY
This machine
can turn gold
into vapour.
And return it to a surface
as an extraordinarily thin layer.
AN UNEXPECTED FILM
It started with something
that wasn't supposed
to happen.
Early incandescent lamps gradually darkened on the inside.
Material from the intensely heated filament could leave the filament, travel through the low-pressure environment of the bulb, and settle onto the glass as an extremely thin film.
At the time, this was a problem.
Over time, scientists and engineers learned how to control the movement and deposition of material inside vacuum environments.
From blackened glass
to engineered surfaces.
FROM ACCIDENT TO CONTROL
What once appeared as an unwanted film can now be controlled with extraordinary precision.
01Uncontrolled
deposition
→deposition
02Vacuum
science
→science
03Controlled material
vapour
→vapour
04Engineered
thin films
thin films
Modern physical vapour deposition uses specialised vacuum equipment to transform source material into vapour and deposit it onto a prepared surface as a thin engineered layer.
A QUIETLY ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGY
PVD is already
around you.
Electronics
Conductive and functional thin films.
Architecture
Specialised coatings for glass and surfaces.
Tools
Hard and wear-resistant coatings.
Decorative finishes
Metallic finishes on premium products.
Precision components
Engineered surfaces for specialised applications.
THE THARIBA QUESTION
We asked
a different question.
What happens
when the material
is gold?
A NEW FORMAT
Gold,
reimagined
as a surface.
Instead of thinking about gold only as bars, coins or conventional jewellery, thin-film deposition opens the possibility of using gold in completely different formats.
THARIBA uses this capability to create gold experiences designed around identity, giving and recognition.
THE PROCESS, SIMPLIFIED
How PVD works.
Inside a controlled vacuum environment, material is converted into vapour, transported through the chamber and deposited onto a prepared surface as an extremely thin layer.
AuGold
→≋Vapour
→◯Vacuum
→↓Deposition
→▱Surface
MANUFACTURING MODEL
Specialist technology.
Specialist partners.
Physical vapour deposition requires specialised equipment, vacuum systems and process expertise.
THARIBA develops its product concepts, applications, designs and customer experience while working with specialised manufacturing partners for the deposition process.
Specialist deposition facilities · Specialised PVD systems · Process expertiseCURRENTLY CONFIRMED
Engineered with gold.
Process
Physical Vapour
Deposition
Format
Ultra-thin
gold layer
Application
Engineered
product surface
Only confirmed product information is shown. Further production specifications can be added when available.
TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT THE COMPLEXITY
The technology
is complex.
The idea
is simple.
Make gold possible in forms
where conventional gold manufacturing
would be impractical.
EXPLORE THE COLLECTION
See what PVD gold
makes possible.
