Why work with Interlayer?
Significant Value
Customers come to us for results. Our deep expertise in solving surface modification challenges enables us to deliver significant product enhancements and economic benefit.
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Our goal is to create significant value for our customers:
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by doing something no one else can do
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by transforming low-value inputs (gases and electricity) into high-value outputs
Comprehensive Solutions
​We provide complete solutions for surface modification:
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Standard coatings, custom coatings, or intensive R&D
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Close communication and flexibility
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Feasibility studies
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Process development
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Testing
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Support for clinical and regulatory needs, including prepping a 510(k)
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Consulting
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Contract coating services or production at your facility
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Production design
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Plasma equipment manufacturing and programming
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Installation services
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Technology transfer
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Training
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Reagents
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Preventative maintenance
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Technical support
Flexibility and Adaptability
Our goal is to be as flexible as a laser-cut hypotube snaking through the human vascular system. We strive to always be responsive to our customers’ needs. We look to avoid preconceived notions yet still use our expertise in nonrigid ways for the benefit of our customers.
Unlike some companies that rigidly offer only their standard stuff, we listen to our customers and provide what they want, not what is easiest or in our best interest. This is especially important for customers who are less familiar with coating technologies and trust us to make suggestions that are in their best interest.
We are also flexible about where production is done. We are willing to do contract processing or to set up you with all the equipment, materials, skills, and support that you need for production at your facilities.
Over longer time periods, we prize adaptability. As technology advances and customer requirements increase, we adapt and contribute. For example, the trend toward miniaturization is well-suited for the PECVD processes that we specialize in and are working to advance.
Custom Coatings and
Co-Development
A custom, proprietary coating can improve the performance of your devices to such an extent that you have a major competitive advantage and all the concomitant benefits, such as greater market share, higher profit margins, an economic moat, higher perceived quality, and enhanced brand recognition.
Precise, Reproducible,
Cost-Effective Solutions
Precise, Reproducible,
Cost-Effective Solutions
Characteristics of PECVD coating that in many cases make it cost-effective:
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Relatively fast cycle times
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Relatively efficient fixturing
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Relatively large batch sizes (depending on part size and vacuum chamber size)
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Relatively inexpensive inputs (reagents, electricity, small footprint)
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Only small amounts of reagents are used because the coatings are so thin
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Cleaning, activation, and coating can follow one after the other in rapid succession in the same vacuum chamber, which reduces part handling
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Operation consists of loading parts, selecting a recipe, and pushing Start; operators typically do not need extensive training
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Limited waste
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Limited scrap
Data, Data, Data
We will provide data relevant to your application, such as:
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coefficient of friction
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pinch test
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water contact angle
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surface energy
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coating thickness
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biocompatibility
Expertise
The essence of what we offer is the efficient transfer of our expertise into a successful project for you.
We create surfaces that perform for customers and patients and have been doing so for a long time. We have experience on hundreds of coating projects. We will help you get coated devices to market quickly.
Whether you need a bit of technical advice or are developing a major product line, we will make your interaction with us well worth your while.
We Do Things a Little Differently
Don't be surprised if we surprise you (in a good way).
We are always looking to provide a little something extra.
To innovate.
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To lower costs.
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To lower risk.
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To exceed expectations.
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That might involve doing a few things unconventionally.
But never at the expense of everything else you expect of us.
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