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Plasma Enhanced Magnetron Sputtering (PEMS) technology
Image Courtesy of Southwest Research Institute
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A superhard, ultra erosion-resistant nanocomposite coating is deposited on aero-engine components in a vacuum system using the SwRI-developed Plasma Enhanced Magnetron Sputtering (PEMS) technology.