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| About Us |
History
The Surface Engineering Coating Association was envisioned by six leading companies in the coating service industry during 1999 and incorporated in Ohio as a nonprofit organization. Formal operations began January 1, 2000 with 18 members representing on the order of 80% of the coating service business at that time.
Full membership is based on North American companies which provide CVD and PVD coating services for cutting tools, forming tools, molding tools, precision components, and decorative applications.
The initial, and still primary focus of the Association is to track the service coating market through a quarterly detailed statistics report. In addition, committees work on: industry education and awareness, statistics, product guidelines, and membership.
Two meetings, Spring and Fall, are held each year to review all the business activities of the Association. The Spring meeting is typically held during the ICMCTF Conference in San Diego and the Fall meeting during IMTS in Chicago or other major trade show on off IMTS years.
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| Mission and Objectives |
SECA Mission
SECA's mission is to serve and promote the interests of the surface engineering industry; particularly the PVD and CVD thin film vacuum coating service industry. SECA promotes communication and dissemination of knowledge in the technology and use of thin films for the members and their end users.
SECA Objectives
SECA's objectives are to promote the image of the surface engineering industry as a provider of coating services vital to all industry; to collect, compile and distribute information with respect to matters relating to the industry, and to confer and cooperate with government agencies and other official bodies in the interest of the public and the industry.
SECA seeks to serve as the "bridge" between the wide range of coating technologies and the application requirements of the end user.
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Description
Members of the Surface Engineering Coating Association apply various coatings using physical vapor deposition (PVD) and/or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to cutting tools, forming tools, molds, precision components, and decorative applications. Membership is open to such companies that own or lease a plant(s) in North America. All members are required to report their net sales and other market statistics for compilation of a quarterly Association statistical report.
Activities
In addition to a comprehensive statistics report on the coatings industry, other activities of SECA include; enhancing customer awareness/education, industry surveys , and Coating Selection Guidlines.
The quarterly statistics report tracks dollar value of coatings for the following products; cutting tools, forming tools, molds, precision components, and decorative applications. Multiple types of coatings are tracked, including:
CVD
TiC
TiN
TiC/TiN
A1203
Carbon Based
All Others
PVD
TiN
ZrN
Cr Based
TiCN
TiAIN
Carbon Based
All Others
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