About Ionbond

Ionbond provides thin film surface treatments to improve tools and components and operates over 30 coating centers in 15 countries.

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The Surface Engineers

Ionbond provides highest performance PVD, CVD and PACVD wear protection, low friction and decorative coatings. With over 30 service centers in 15 countries in Europe, North America and Asia Ionbond has one of the largest networks in the world. The company has been involved in this market for over 50 years and offers the broadest set of coating technologies in the industry. Our expertise goes far beyond our industry-leading CVD coating services with extensive coating portfolios based on PVD and PACVD technologies as well. Ionbond has over 1000 employees worldwide.

Our focus at Ionbond is to provide both high quality standard coating portfolios for the cutting, molding and forming tool market and to offer customized solutions for our customers making OEM components. Ionbond is eager to take on difficult and specialized coating applications and to put in the time and energy required to meet such custom coating requirements. We work with our customers in very close cooperation to ensure the coatings meet all the critical requirements.

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Explore our commitment to innovation and quality

Our corporate video is a great way to learn more about Ionbond's commitment to innovation, quality and customer satisfaction. Whether you're a current customer, a potential partner, or simply curious about our industry, this video will help you better understand our mission and capabilities.

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High quality coating services

Ionbond gains a deep understanding into the very specific requirements of several demanding markets such as aerospace, medical, automotive components, and high-end decorative. In such applications it is imperative to have the highest level of quality control throughout the coating process. To this end we put a large emphasis on product quality and invest significant resources towards quality certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485, IATF 16949 and AS 9100.

Flexibility, innovation, and integrity are at the heart of our business at Ionbond. Our qualified coating specialists around the world are ready to help with your coating requirements today.

Vision & Mission

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Vision

Being the leaders in surface engineering!

Mission 1

Mission

Unleashing the Potential Everywhere!

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Organization

Ionbond is part of the business unit of the IHI Group as well as IHI VTN for Heat treatment, IHI Bernex for CVD, CVA and CVI Equipment, IHI Hauzer Techno Coating for PVD and PACVD Equipment and IHI Machinery and Furnace Company for Heat Treatment equipment.

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Corporate governance

Ionbond’s goal is to deliver on our customers’ needs in a sustainable and ethical way and places an emphasis on legal and environmental compliance in all of its operations.

The personal integrity and responsibility of the staff is paramount to Ionbond achieving its long-term goals and is at the heart of our “zero tolerance” approach to ethical standards within the company. Adherence to all local and international laws and our Code of Conduct is required of all Ionbond employees and agents representing the company. Ionbond, though operationally headquartered in Switzerland, has a UK based parent and therefore operates under the UK Bribery Act of 2010, one of the most stringent policies in the world.

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Watch our new corporate video!

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Ionbond visiting FABTECH in October!

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