We build the machines that make the coatings that matter.
Custom vacuum coating systems and Siemens-automated production lines — designed to your specification, built in the USA, supported through to production.
From first process run to full production line
GP Plasma covers the full arc — from de-risking a new coating technology in our own R&D facility, to designing and building the production system that runs it at scale.
Custom Systems, Upgrades & Automation
Custom PVD / PECVD System Build | System Retrofits
We design and build vacuum coating systems to your specification — inline, batch, cluster, and roll-to-roll. From FEA modeling through commissioning, for production-ready builds and legacy system upgrades.
Contract IN-LINE Coating R&D
Contract R&D | Pilot Production | Process Development | Coating Design
Our inline coating facility — production-class equipment, Class 10,000 cleanroom — is available for contract R&D, pilot runs, and process development. Derisk your CAPEX before you commit to a system.
Onsite Process Engineering & Advisory Services
Troubleshooting | Process Review | Plant Advisory | Training
When the system isn't performing. We come to your facility — process troubleshooting, vacuum diagnostics, system audits, scale-up engineering. We’re open to work on systems we didn't build that are no longer supported by the OEM.
Not every project
starts the same way.
Building or upgrading a system
You know what you need.
We build it.
Whether you're scaling a proven process to production, upgrading an aging system, or replacing imported equipment with domestic supply, GP Plasma engineers the solution around your product — not the other way around.
Custom inline, batch, and Roll-2-Roll systems
System upgrades and controls modernization
Full automation including Siemens LCS/SCS capability
Controls and PLC specification based on your requirements — not ours
Derisking before you commit
Not ready to commit to a system yet?
Run your process on our equipment first. GP Plasma's inline R&D facility lets you develop the process, characterize the film, and own the specification — before a dollar of CAPEX is committed. Many of our machine customers started here.
Contract R&D and pilot production runs
Process specification development — you own it, supplier-agnostic
HIPIMS, sputtering, PECVD — production-class inline equipment
Class 10,000 cleanroom
Why engineers choose GP Plasma over the larger OEMs.
You own the specification.
We write the process and equipment specification with you. It belongs to you — non-binding, supplier-agnostic. No lock-in, no dependency on GP Plasma for your next build. Most vendors don't offer this because it removes their leverage. We offer it because it's how trust gets built.
We take on the builds others decline.
100+ years of combined engineering experience across sputtering, HIPIMS, PECVD, ALD, cathodic arc, and plasma nitriding. We've built a large-area Selenium evaporation source that had never been done before. We've resurrected a D-Chamber web coater after ten years in the Arizona desert. If it involves vacuum and plasma, we've probably seen the hard version of it.
“We just wrapped up a project with GP Plasma ... an extremely pleasant and professional experience.
They were able to accurately and quickly help us diagnose the root cause of our issue.
I would not hesitate to use them again!”
““From integrating our R&D-scale MOCVD process into an industrial system, to HiPIMS sputtering and thin film optimization,
GP Plasma has moved our technology forward.””
Organizations we have worked with
Who we work with.
Automation & Controls
Platform-Agnostic — Siemens LCS/SCS Capable**
Full vacuum coating line automation including Siemens LCS/SCS systems. We specify and integrate the solution that fits your process and infrastructure — Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Beckhoff, or other platforms.
Tronic Concept
Exclusive US Builder
German-engineered thin-film PVD coating machines for tools and components, manufactured exclusively for the US market by GP Plasma. No tariff exposure, local build, local support.
Swiss Cluster
North American Representative
SC-1 Series (ALD+PVD cluster) and SC Optima Series (large batch ALD) — Swiss-engineered precision systems, supported across North America by GP Plasma.
Starfire / Nano4Energy
HIPIMS Technology Partners
Positive-kick HiPIMS power supply technologies from Starfire Industries and Nano4Energy — integrated into new system builds and our R&D facility equipment.
What are you working on?
Whether you're specifying a new production system, troubleshooting an existing one, or not yet sure which direction to take — the right starting point is a conversation.
