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Facility C with CHF468 million. CEO Dr. Michael Buscher stated: „The solid and sustainable financial footing established through the rights offering and the related financial restructuring measures now allows us to fully concentrate on delivering on the operatio- nal side.“ http://www.oerlikon.com


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ptics Balzers offers with TopFlex™ a surface coating that repels dirt, liquids, and chemi-


cals. TopFlex™ is a surface coating with hydrophobic characteristics. It is chemically resistant to water, oils, and fats. Moreover, TopFlex™ is dirt-repellent and easy to clean. TopFlex™ offers excellent adhesive


properties on the substrate and is suitable for a wide variety of cleaning processes. TopFlex™ is a high- ly planar and enclosed surface coating and can be combined with all coating systems, as it is spectrally neutral in the VIS and IR regions. Its hydrophobic properties are especially evident at a wetting angle up to 120°. At this wetting angle, fluids und dirt cannot adhere to the surface, or only very poorly. This makes such surfaces very easy to clean. Thanks to their film stability up to 300°C, TopFlex™-coated components can be applied even in adverse condi- tions. As a surface coating, TopFlex™ is also resistant to scratching and corrosion. TopFlex™ is applied in endoscopy, in sensor systems, and in special-purpose


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