Dr. Heiko Gruner – Thermal Spray Hall of Fame

ITSC2022

PEEK manufacturing

with CNC machining and PEEK 3D printing

Expansion of our site in Wohlen

Integration of mechanical manufacturing &
Titanium powder preparation

Anniversary
30 years Medicoat

Success story: 30th company anniversary

Company outing for the 30th anniversary

we would like to thank our great employees for their untiring commitment, good team spirit and their loyalty to the company

Medicoat among the top 10

of medical device manufacturers selected

Modernization of our site in Mägenwil

Heat recovery of our VPS systems in our production, installation of solar system, optimization of air conditioning, expansion of medical technology production

Orthomanufacture in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

Medicoat presents solutions for thermal coating of orthopedic implants

New premises in Mägenwil

for an optimized offer in
Thermal Coating

Medicoat at the 11th Colloquium “High Velocity Flame Spraying”

Presentation

Validation Titanium Coating

directly on ceramic implant

Anniversary
20 years Medicoat France

Anniversary of the subsidiary in France

Due to continuous growth, relocation of plant construction 

to the 2nd location in Wohlen (spacious production hall)

formnext 2016

Medicoat powder conveyor type Flowmotion proves its strengths

Foundation of Medicoat France SAS

Integration of Zimmer France Manufacturing GmbH

Expansion of Medicoat SAS

Implant manufacturing, implant coating and cleanroom packaging under one roof

World innovation: Cold plasma spraying systems PCU

Development and production

Coating of temperature-sensitive substrates

Process adaptation

IPA award “The Surface 2014”

for the coating of ceramic implants

World innovation: “Flowmotion” powder feeder

from our research included in the product range

Milestones: 500 000

coated implants since foundation

Coating systems sold

and delivered to important medical technology companies

Automatic washing line in operation

for cleaning of blasted implants

International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC Hamburg)

Participation and presentation

Generation change: Handover of the management

from founder Heiko Gruner to his son Philipp Gruner

Certification ISO 13485

of the medical technical shift production

Low pressure cold gas spraying systems ACGS

Development and production

European Patent

Antibacterial HA spray coating using the VPS process

VPS process adaptation

for the coating of ceramic implants with adhesive TI/HA layers

Commissioning metallography laboratory

for internal quality control

In-house HA spray powder production

In-house Production

World innovation “TRUE Voltage” sensor

Control plasma voltage sensor

Heinz Egli AG (Mechanics)

Integration in Medicoat

World innovation: “Flowwatch” sensor

Control of powder feed rates

Kuhn Technik AG (control technology)

Integration in Medicoat

Diamond spray coatings

by means of VPS

VPS process adaptation

for the coating of PEEK implants

Certification: DIN ISO EN 9001:1994

1st Plasma/HVOF combined system

Construction and sale

VPS (Inductive Vacuum Plasma Spraying)

Construction and sale

Foundation of the subsidiary in France

Medicoat France

2nd VPS System

Expansion of shift production

Move to own company building

New building in Mägenwil

European patent

High-temperature fuel cell using the VPS process

Thyristor controlled DC current sources with minimum ripple

Development and production

World innovation

1st VPS system with graphic user interface (HMI) and control (SPC) sold

Serial coating of hip and knee implants

with the factory’s own titanium-hydroxyapatite layer combination (Ti/HA)

Vacuum plasma spraying (VPS)

Establishment of medical technology coating production

Foundation of Medicoat AG

Core competencies: plasma systems, spray coatings and spray powders, Niederrohrdorf