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Materials Science, Inc. Rebrands as Materials Science PVD +
Fort Collins, Colorado — Materials Science, Inc., a long-established supplier of magnetron sputtering technology and related equipment, has rebranded as Materials Science PVD (MSPVD) to better reflect the company’s focus on physical vapor deposition, thin-film coating, and vacuum technology.
The name change represents an evolution of the company’s identity while preserving the same engineering expertise, manufacturing capabilities, product lines, service commitments, and customer-focused philosophy that have defined the business for decades.
Originally established in 1989 and incorporated in 1992, Materials Science PVD specializes in planar magnetron sputtering cathodes and associated equipment used in demanding coating applications, including precision optics, flexible substrates, storage media, wear-resistant coatings, decorative coatings, and functional thin films. The company also supplies sputtering power supplies and related vacuum coating components.
At the center of MSPVD's product offering is its SunSource™ family of sputtering sources, engineered for reliability and productivity in industrial environments. Over the years, the company has introduced developments aimed at improving sputtering performance, including gas injection through the cathode body, efficient turbulent water-flow designs for high-power operation, and wide, uniform target erosion profiles that support stable reactive sputtering, increased target utilization, and high deposition rates.
For research and development applications, MSPVD also offers its Polaris™ GEN II 2-inch and 3-inch Research Sputtering Sources. Designed for flexibility across a wide range of thin-film deposition processes, Polaris sources are compatible with DC, pulsed DC, and RF power supplies, allowing users to select the power technology best suited to their target materials and process requirements. This versatility makes the Polaris platform well suited for applications ranging from conventional conductive-material sputtering to reactive processes and the deposition of more challenging materials. MSPVD also offers integrated power and accessory options, including its Ion™ DC magnetron power supplies and complete RF sputtering packages, providing researchers with a configurable platform that can adapt as process needs evolve
Along with the new name, the company’s website provides customers with access to product information, technical references, drawings and manuals, replacement parts, power supplies, sputtering sources, retrofit solutions, and other vacuum coating components.
Throughout its growth, Materials Science PVD has maintained a straightforward philosophy: understand the customer's application, provide an objective and technically sound solution, and support that solution with reliable equipment, responsive service, complete documentation, competitive pricing, and dependable delivery.
To learn more about Materials Science PVD, visit https://mspvd.com.
About Materials Science PVD
Materials Science PVD, formerly Materials Science, Inc., is a Fort Collins, Colorado-based supplier of magnetron sputtering sources, power supplies, and related vacuum coating technology. Since 1989, the company has focused on providing reliable, serviceable sputtering equipment and engineering solutions for industrial, research, and advanced materials applications.
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