Hardide Coatings is the leading global innovator and provider of advanced tungsten carbide/tungsten metal matrix composite coatings. Our coatings significantly increase the life of critical metal parts operating in abrasive, erosive, corrosive and chemically aggressive environments.

OUR HISTORY

2000

Formed by a team of UK venture capitalists to develop and commercialise a patent for the Hardide CVD coating process

2003

Hardide Coatings’ headquarters and UK manufacturing facility established in Bicester Oxfordshire UK

2005

Hardide plc listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM: HDD)

2016

US facility in Martinsville Virginia opens to process parts for customers in North America

2020

September 2020 – move to a new site in Bicester Oxfordshire which will double the size of the UK facility

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Since forming in 2000 to develop and commercialise a patent for the Hardide CVD (chemical vapour deposition) coating process, further patents have been registered and Hardide plc now has a strong IP portfolio which is under constant review. The company continues to research and develop coating variants with additional features to add to the IP asset base.

Hardide plc is incorporated as a company in England and Wales, with it’s main facility and country of operation being the United Kingdom. A manufacturing facility in Virginia USA serves the North America market.

Hardide plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM: HDD).

OUR TECHNOLOGY

Our family of advanced tungsten carbide/tungsten metal matrix composite coatings are homogeneous and binder-free.
They provide superior coating properties than other hard coatings: