About Surface Solutions

Coating Parts from Across the Country Since 1995

Thirty years of PVD coating experience. Five coatings proven in medical, tooling, and industrial applications.

1995
Year Founded
30+
Years of PVD Expertise
12,850
Sq. Ft. Facility
5
Coating Types
Alpha-coated punches with gold and silver finishes
Our Story

Trusted by Manufacturers Since 1995

Surface Solutions has been depositing high-performance PVD coatings since 1995. Our shop in the Minneapolis suburb of Fridley, MN occupies 12,850 square feet and has been perfecting the cathodic-arc PVD process for three decades.

Although much of our business is local, we coat parts from all over the country. We primarily serve medical device manufacturers and industrial tooling customers with five coatings: TiN, TiCN, AlTiN, CrN, and our proprietary Alpha.

We offer free consulting on every inquiry.

Our Mission

To improve our customers' productivity and profitability by providing a superior PVD coating service.

We apply high-performance, wear-resistant coatings to your tools and parts with superior service at a reasonable price. Chances are you will soon be like hundreds of our customers, getting over ten times their money back with PVD coatings.

PVD-coated wear parts on a rack in the Fridley shop
Free Consulting on Every Inquiry

We realize that our success depends on your success.

We try to help everybody that contacts us. If our coating is not the right solution, we will point you toward whatever option gives you the best result.

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More Than PVD Coatings

Finishing Services to Complete Every Job

In addition to five PVD coatings, we offer surface finishing services for tools, components, and machine parts.

Hand Polishing

Precision polishing for tools, components, and machine parts to the surface finish you specify.

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Tumbling and Mass Finishing

Efficient batch processing for high-volume deburring and surface preparation before coating.

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Glass-Bead and Sandblasting

Surface prep to improve adhesion and achieve the finish profile your application demands.

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Coating Stripping

Chemical removal of existing PVD coatings from steel alloys, at approximately 40% of the original coating cost.

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Visit Our Facility

7895 Ranchers Road, Fridley, MN

Drop by our Fridley shop or ship parts in from anywhere in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico.

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Your Success Is Our Success

Have a Wear Problem We Can Help Solve?

Tell us about your application. We will give you an honest answer on whether a PVD coating is the right fix.