Vacuum Metallized Pigments (VMP) offer chrome-like effects with extrememly thin aluminum flakes produced through Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD).
VMPs are used to create chrome-like effects on various parts of vehicles, such as trim, grilles, rims, and interior components. The reflective finish adds a high-end, aesthetically pleasing look.
In industrial applications, vacuum metallized pigments are used for decorative purposes, bringing chrome and mirror-like effects to consumer goods, electronics, and even packaging.
Vaccum metallized pigments provide chrome-like effects for liquid coating systems.
VMPs aren't limited to only silver colors. ECKART's VMPs can offer color and shine.
Darkest chrome effect - flowing from powerful black into a brilliant chrome look.
Colourful chrome-like effects for coatings and printing applications.
Low-migration VMP pastes for food packaging in UV/LED offset and flexo printing.
VMPs are the finest aluminum pigments available.
All vacuum metallized pigments are ultra-brilliant aluminum pigment dispersions designed to create the highest level of reflectance in solvent borne coatings and inks, covering the complete range of effects: ultra-dark to light color shades, soft to intensive chrome-like effects, brilliant to highly-brilliant.
Vacuum Metallized Pigments (VMPs) are created using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), a technique vastly different from the wet milling process used for traditional flake pigments. PVD entails vaporizing aluminum in a vacuum using intense heat and then depositing the vapor onto a substrate, which is subsequently collected.
A release agent is coated onto a polyester carrier substrate to act as a protective barrier. This barrier prevents the carrier substrate from coming into direct contact with the condensing aluminum vapor it encounters in Step 2.
In a vacuum chamber, aluminum is heated until it melts, and its vapor rises towards the moving carrier substrate. When the carrier substrate is coated with a layer of aluminum, it is referred to as "metallized."
The carrier substrate, coated with hardened aluminum, is moved to a solvent bath. This bath assists in weakening and dissolving the release agent. As the agent dissolves, the metallization process produces flakes significantly larger than the final pigment size.
Finally, in Step 4 the aluminum flakes proceed to the particle sizing phase, where they are broken down into finer pigments by applying sheer force. These pigments are so thin and fine, they can be used to produce mirror effects in coatings and inks.
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