History of development of vacuum-arc method of synthesis of ion-plasma coatings
![Bulat-2 Bulat-2](images/KIPT img/13History_1.jpg)
- 1965…1972 - first positive results of vacuum arc use for production of reinforcing coatings;
- 1970…1974 - development and manufacture of 20 installations of the type "Bulat" for plants of Kharkov;
![Bulat-3 Bulat-3](images/KIPT img/13History_2.jpg)
- 1974 - foundation of specialized laboratory for vacuum-arc coatings;
- 1978 - foundation and organizing of industrial output of installation “Bulat-3”;
![Bulat-6 Bulat-6](images/KIPT img/13History_15.jpg)
Bulat-6
- 1979 - sale of license to technology TiN and installation Bulat-3 to USA;
- Development of principally new units in comparison with Bulat-3 and development on their base of industrial installation Bulat-6, organization of its full-scale production;
![spares spares](images/KIPT img/13History_4.jpg)
Details gasdynamic supports
onboard gyro aircraft
coated of DLC (convex hemlsphere)
and TiN(concave hemisphere)
- 1979…1990 - solving of the problem of full-scale industrial use in USSR of vacuum-arc coatings for hardening of tools;
- 1983-1985 - solving of the problem of development of “wear resistant” friction pairs;
![Establish processes Establish processes](images/KIPT img/13History_6.jpg)
- 1981-1991 - development of the processes and equipment for protection of nuclear, fuel and structural material from corrosion in operational conditions;
![Bulat TNP5 Bulat TNP5](images/KIPT img/13History_7.jpg)
Process chamber Bulat TNP-5
- 1992 - broadening of investigation scale, foundation of specialized department of ion-plasma modification of surface;
- 1988-1995 - development and realization of series of “low temperature” technology;
![multilayer products multilayer products](images/KIPT img/13History_8.jpg)
- 1992-1999 - development, production and realization in Ukraine and outside of installations “Bulat-TNP-3, TNP-4, TNP-5” with low-temperature technologies;
- 1997-1999 - production of pioneer processes and installation for production of multilayer self-carrying articles
![E110 and ZrNb E110 and ZrNb](images/KIPT img/13History_9.0.jpg)
Vitaliy Belous,doctor of technical sciences(right)
with foreign partners (left)
- 1995-2013 - exit on the world market with our products (China, USA, Armenia, South Korea, Germany, Russia);
![lines of investigation lines of investigation](images/KIPT img/13History_9.2.jpg)
Many globular coating(Ti+TiN)6
![globular coating globular coating](images/KIPT img/13History_9.3.jpg)
Implants
![oxide Ti oxide Ti](images/KIPT img/13Coat_8.jpg)
Bacterial coating based on oxide Ti
doped Mo,Cr.
![E110 and ZrNb E110 and ZrNb](images/KIPT img/13History_9.1.jpg)
Photo fuel tubes of zirconium alloy
(E110 and ZrNb) after atmospheric
- 1990-2015 - development of new lines of investigation, development of new processes and equipment (diamond coatings and films, transparent and thermal reflecting coatings, “no-wear’ super thin coatings for recording systems of PC, bactericide coatings on implants, electro-and thermal resistant coatings for international apparatus “ITER”, multifunctional nanostructure coatings, corrosion, thermal and radiation-resistant coating for protection of zirconium from failure in emergency situations with the loss of heat-transfer agent in WWER ( conditions of Fukusima);
![Bulat-10 Bulat-10](images/KIPT img/13Equ_0.jpg)
Bulat-10
![plasma separator plasma separator](images/KIPT img/13Equ_4.jpg)
Contemporary source of plasma
![plasma separator plasma separator](images/KIPT img/13New_2.jpg)
The long length cathode assembly
- 1992-2013 - production of new equipment (plasma generator for coating of inner surfaces of hollow articles, high-capacity sources of plasma and separators etc).
Recognition of significance of development for vacuum-arc processes, technologies, equipment
![USSR USSR](images/KIPT img/13History_12_1.jpg)
![Winners of prize Winners of prize](images/KIPT img/13History_12_2.jpg)
- 1986 -State award of USSR. Winners: A.A.Romanov (left), A.A. Andreev (right);
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- Large-scale production of installation of the type “Bulat” for general use in industry of USSR;
- 1979 - sale of first in the history of NSC KIPT license for technology of deposition of TiN on cutting instrument in USA;
![Aksenov Aksenov](images/KIPT img/13History_17.jpg)
Ivan Aksenov - winner of the Council
of Ministers of the USSR in 1986
and the international Prize
Manfred Von Ardenne in 2003 in Applied Physics.
- 1982 - Sale of license in Czechoslovakia .I.I.Aksenov, A.I.Getman, I.S. Gladkiy, A.Chikrizhov;
- 2003 - Award of international prize of Manfred von Arden on applied physics to I.I.Aksenov;
![Belous Belous](images/KIPT img/13History_18.1.png)
Vitaliy Belous - deputy
director of ISSPMT of NSC KIPT
![coating of metals coating of metals](images/KIPT img/13History_18.2.png)
Ivan Nekludov - general
manager of KIPT
- 2010 - obtaining of international patent on discovery in the field of interaction of gamma-radiation with composition nanostructural materials 2010 (V.A.Belous, I.M.Neklyudov);
![plasma separator plasma separator](images/KIPT img/13New_5.jpg)
The plasma separator
- 2012 - sale of the first in the history of ISSPMT of international license for plasma separator to the Dutch firm. V.E.Strelnitskiy, V.V.Vasiliyev, V.A.Belous, A.A.Luchaninov;