From Running Color Light Strings to Precious Metal Coatings – The Colorful History of Eforit Oy from the 1960s to Today
The story of Eforit begins in a time when Finland was still recovering from the aftermath of war. Work was not easy to find, but difficult times also gave rise to bold ideas and a new kind of entrepreneurial spirit. In these circumstances, Kirsti and Torsti Virta, together with bank manager Pentti Hiltunen, decided to […]
Indium Coating – A Rare Specialty Coating for Demanding Applications
Indium is one of the less commonly used coating metals. It is a light, silvery-colored, highly soft metal with a low melting point, and it belongs to the so-called strategic metals. Its availability and price limit its use, but in the right applications, indium offers properties that no other metal can fully replace. Eforit Oy […]
NanoDAu™ – what do nanodiamonds do to a gold coating?
A gold coating is in many applications superior: it conducts electricity reliably, withstands corrosion and retains its properties even in demanding conditions. The challenge comes up when the coating is subjected to repeated abrasive loading – traditional hard gold is excellent in many ways, but its wear resistance is limited in certain targets that include […]
End of an era
The founders of Eforit are retiring after many years of hard work.