Thin film
Sputtering Systems
RF, DC, and magnetron configurations for metals, dielectrics, and complex multilayer stacks.
Learn more →High-vacuum technology, thin-film deposition, vacuum ovens, altitude test chambers, and arc-melting systems. Built since 1986 for research labs, satellite agencies, and industrial manufacturers who need a system, not a catalog item.
Standard configurations for common needs and full custom builds when the standard doesn't fit. Every system is engineered, integrated, and supported by the same team that delivered our first thin-film deposition system in 1986.
RF, DC, and magnetron configurations for metals, dielectrics, and complex multilayer stacks.
Learn more →Thermal and electron-beam evaporation, with optional ion assist and flip mechanisms for substrates.
Learn more →Integrated glovebox solutions for air- and moisture-sensitive process work, with deposition equipment.
Learn more →High- and ultra-high-vacuum ovens for drying, degassing, and curing under controlled atmospheres.
Learn more →Lab-scale arc-melting for high-melting-point alloys and refractory materials, with rapid cooling.
Learn more →Altitude and space-environment test chambers used by satellite developers and aerospace research labs.
Learn more →Flanges, valves, viewports, feedthroughs, and bespoke chamber sub-assemblies, manufactured in-house.
Learn more →Authorized reseller and service partner for ATEQ leak-testing instruments, with installation support.
Learn more →Authorized reseller for J.A. Woollam spectroscopic ellipsometers, with applications support.
Learn more →A short selection from research institutions and satellite agencies that have run VST equipment for years — and continue to.
"System performance is very good. The technical competency and approach to provide the practical solution for our requirement, in designing a sophisticated system into a compact yet robust form, is remarkable."
"We obtained quite immediately excellent process results on all layers. The equipment runs daily, with no failure, because the components are of very high quality. We are more than fully satisfied, if not delighted, by this system."
"Reliable on projects that require glove-box integration of any evaporation equipment."
Over 35 years ago, VST delivered its first thin-film, high-vacuum deposition system. Since then we have built our reputation on engineered-to-order vacuum systems for clients with hard problems — thin-film research, satellite testing, materials science, and inert-atmosphere processing. The team that meets you at the kickoff is the team that designs, builds, and supports the system through its operating life.
Send us a brief on your process, target specs, and timeline. We'll come back with a recommended configuration, ballpark, and references from similar work.