Passenger Cars
Thin-film coating solutions for applications within modern mobility systems.
Engineered surfaces for reliable passenger car performance
Passenger cars combine efficiency, comfort, and reliability under constant cost and emission pressure. Surfaces play a decisive role in meeting these expectations.
Ionbond delivers high-performance protective coatings for interior and exterior components. Our mobility coating solutions support durability, efficiency, consistent performance, and stable emission levels throughout the vehicle lifecycle.
Rising performance and efficiency pressure on passenger car surfaces
Passenger cars face tougher expectations every year. They must run cleaner, last longer, and stay efficient in daily use. Heat, cold temperatures, road salt, and debris attack exposed parts. Friction and wear build up inside moving assemblies. Lightweight materials can save mass, yet they often lack surface durability.
That is why automotive surface treatment matters. Without corrosion resistant coating and wear resistant coating, performance drops and service life shortens. Highly stressed components in the power train, transmission, differential, fuel injection, and exhaust after treatment systems are reliably protected. The same pressure exists inside the car. Touch points and trim face oils, cleaners, and abrasion. Wear resistant automotive interior coatings help keep surfaces protected over time.
Ionbond’s coating services for passenger cars
Ionbond supports all kinds of drive technologies for passenger car programs such as combustion engines, hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles with customized automotive coating solutions. We start from the component, material, surface quality, application temperature and load case, then define the optimal automotive coating solution.
Our portfolio includes Tribobond™ diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings, alongside PVD coating, PACVD coating, and selected CVD coating process solutions. These coatings reduce friction, increase wear resistance, and improve corrosion protection.
Using controlled vacuum coating services, including magnetron sputtering coating, plasma assisted CVD and cathodic arc coatings, we apply uniform layers on complex parts. The result is a reliable protective coating solutions for powertrain, exhaust aftertreatment, compressors, pumps, chassis, exterior, and interior components.
Why choose Ionbond coatings?
Reduced friction and wear
Our coatings lower friction losses and protect heavily loaded interfaces.
Extended component lifetime
Wear resistant coating improves durability under mechanical and thermal stress.
Higher efficiency and range
Low-friction surfaces reduce energy losses in combustion and electric powertrains.
Reliable corrosion protection
Corrosion resistant coating safeguards components exposed to heat, moisture, and media.
Stable performance in series production
Controlled mobility surface treatment ensures repeatable coating quality across volumes.
Proven mobility experience
Decades of experience in passenger car applications ensure proven reliability under demanding conditions.
Coating technologies for passenger cars
Ionbond applies a broad range of automotive coating technology to meet the diverse demands of passenger car components. From high load tribological contacts to thermally stressed systems, surface requirements vary widely across the vehicle. That is why Ionbond offers the full Tribobond™ coating portfolio for mobility applications.
By offering the complete Tribobond™ portfolio across multiple deposition technologies, Ionbond supports stable performance, efficiency, durability, and stable emission levels throughout the passenger car lifecycle.
Tribobond™ hard coatings
Tribobond™ hard coatings such as Tribobond™ 01, 15, 30, and 31 are based on nitrides and carbonitrides. These PVD coatings improve wear resistance, surface hardness, and corrosion protection. They ar…
Tribobond™ DLC and carbon-based coatings
Tribobond™ 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 49, 55, and 56 belong to Ionbond’s DLC and carbon-based coating families. These coatings combine low friction behavior with high wear resistance. They are applied using…
PVD, PACVD, and hybrid deposition routes
Depending on the coating architecture, Ionbond uses PVD arc, magnetron sputtering, unbalanced magnetron, HIPIMS, and PACVD processes. These vacuum coating services enable precise control of layer com…
Automotive coating applications
E-Mobility & Hydrogen ICE
Empowering sustainable future mobility with low-friction and wear-resistant coating solutions
Body Components
Decorative and beneficial coatings for body components and the interior and exterior of vehicles.
Engines & Fuel Injection
Low friction, high hardness and wear-resistant DLC coatings for combustion engine components and fuel & AdBlue® injection systems
Whitepaper
Extreme highly resilient diamond-like carbon coatings for future mobility applications
Discover how DLC coatings enhance performance in high-load conditions. This whitepaper explores their impact on wear resistance, friction reduction, and tool longevity in demanding applications.
8 pages | 15 minutes well spent
IATF 16949-certified quality in volume production
With more than 25 years’ experience in vacuum-based coating technology, Ionbond has established a reputation as a dependable and innovative partner to the automotive industry and its suppliers. All Ionbond centers serving mobility applications in Europe, Asia, and North America are certified to relevant automotive quality standards and meet stringent customer requirements.
Questions?
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André Hieke
Global Segment Manager Mobility