ION BEAM SOLUTIONS

Established in 2003, Plasma Process Group provides the highest quality equipment and service to the ion beam sputter (IBS) coating industry. We offer solutions ranging from pragmatic to innovative.  Our industry standard products are widely used in the vacuum coating world.  We have been helping customers with their ion beam equipment for over 20 years.

PPG Techne 2e

Techne 2e – Our Enhanced System

Our latest IBS coating system, the Techne 2e, has been released! The Techne 2e is the culmination of 10 years of improvements to our original IBS system.

An industrial power supply called the IBEAM that can operate both the ion beam source and RFN.

Power Supplies

Our IBEAM power supply family offer reliable ion beam extraction and are built for the demanding production environment.

A collection of ion beam source that vary in size from 6 cm diameter to 23 cm diameter including a 6x22 cm linear source.

Sources

We offer several sizes of radio frequency (RF) ion beam sources that are used for sputter deposition, etch and assist processes.

A 16 cm molybdenum grid assembly for an ion beam source with over 3600 small apertures.

Ion Beam Grid Assemblies

We can help keep your ion beam equipment running as we have a large assortment of grids, discharge chambers, and related hardware.

SVC Long Beach 2026 – Booth 305

69th Annual SVC Technical Conference • April 25 - 30, 2026

Dec 2025 Newsletter

Techne 2e ion beam deposition system A Year of “Firsts” Wow! December already? In case you missed it, earlier this year we announced our brand-new large-area 6 x 50cm linear RF ion source. This large linear source was our first big product development...

May 2025 Newsletter

Progress and Innovation Continues For those that have recently joined our list of ion beam enthusiasts, welcome to the newest edition of our Ion Times newsletter. If you work with ion beam, or plan to in the future, we encourage you to review some of our older...

March 2025 Newsletter

So Much Happening This Year Spring is in the air and with two upcoming trade show events to attend in May, and with more later in the year, we are getting excited for what's to come. For our customers, we are officially releasing a brand-new product from Plasma...

June 2024 Newsletter

Ion Beam Sputtering Video Series We are proud to announce new educational videos located in our Learning Center.  These videos cover the essentials for keeping your ion beam source running smoothly.  If you are new to industry, start with Lesson 1.  If...

March 2024 Newsletter

SPECIAL EDITION Feedthrough issues are the big topic for the March 2024 edition of our tech tips. However, we’d like to first send a very special “Thank you”, to everyone who stopped by our booth at the Photonics West show in San Francisco this year. It was an...

January 2024 Newsletter

This month we are doing an in-depth look at RFN aging issues.  The radio frequency neutralizer (RFN) provides the electrons each RF ion beam source requires.  There is lots of useful information condensed for a quick read.

December 2023 Newsletter

This month we are doing an in-depth look at gas flow and chamber pressure issues.  Gas flow is required for the operation of an ion beam source.  There is lots of useful information condensed for a quick read.

November 2023 Newsletter

This month we are doing an in-depth look at RFN aging issues.  The radio frequency neutralizer (RFN) provides the electrons each RF ion beam source requires.  There is lots of useful information condensed for a quick read.

September 2023 Newsletter

Hello from Colorado! We hope everyone has enjoyed their summer activities with their families and friends. It was a busy summer at Plasma Process Group, and we are doing our best to work toward shorter lead times for delivery of the common consumables. We owe our...

July 2023 Newsletter

What A Show We’d like to say “thank you” to all of the folks that took the time to swing by our booth at the recent SVC TechCon show in Washington DC. It was a pleasure to see all of you there. If you did not make it to the show this year, please don’t let that stop...

Ion Beam Sputter Equipment

We provide the essential equipment for your Ion Beam Sputter (IBS) system.  We have many sizes of ion beam sources with a large number of interface possibilities.  Your choices for beam creation include radio frequency (RF) and filament-driven (DC) styles of production type ion beam sources.

In addition, source operation is easy with our I-BEAM power supply family.  The RF and DC electronics provide reliable operation for the most demanding production environments.  In some cases, our I-BEAM works well in legacy equipment.

Finally, our ion beam grid assemblies, or ion optics, are carefully constructed using molybdenum, graphite, or titanium and are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.  We also carry a healthy assortment of spare parts including discharge chambers, insulators and many other items to keep your source up and running.

Customer Service and Support

Whether in research or production, Plasma Process Group is committed to providing the best support in the industry. Our staff has decades of hands-on experience using ion beam sources and sputter deposition systems.

Furthermore, if you are looking to purchasing a source, we can help you configure it with the appropriate grids and interface kit.  We are here to offer ion beam solutions!  Let us know what you are trying to achieve and we can help!

Resources

New to ion beam technology?

  • Please check our Learning Center for a basic introduction about ion beam sources.
  • You can stay current and learn useful tips with our newsletters.

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