Our high-end PVD technology brings our new colours to life
When it comes to a good design strategy, the choice of colours
plays a vital part. But not only the colour, the quality of the
finish is equally important. Especially in the world of bathroom
and kitchen solutions and where surfaces ought to last for a long
time, excellent, highly resistant finishes distinguish good
products from great ones. GROHE’s aspiration to always produce only
the best drove us to choose a special technology that assures, not
simply the best, most brilliant colours, but a durable coating of
the highest quality. Our aim: to offer our consumers long-lasting
water enjoyment. Next to the resistance of the material, it was
also about the look of the colour itself: we wanted to make brushed
hard graphite as dark grey as possible and give our golden finishes
the brilliance they deserve. That was the task for our technology
team. In close collaboration with the GROHE design team, they
achieved exceptional results working with a great new technology:
PVD.
WE USE THE STRENGTH OF PLASMA PARTICLES
PVD stands for Physical Vapour Deposition. This innovative
technology, that has its origins in the space programme, has
established a new standard in surface quality by using the
deposition of plasma particles. At GROHE, we have perfected this
process and applied it to our products. This technique has achieved
its high point in the creation of GROHE SPA Colours.
WHY IS A PVD COATING SUCH A VASTLY SUPERIOR FINISH?
All PVD coated colours are extremely uniform because of the
absolute evenness of every layer. Unlike normal electro-plated
finishes with their very limited range of colours, our PVD finishes
offer you flexibility and choice with the wide range of colour
options. You can simply choose the one that suits your interior
design strategy best. With our PVD coated products, we not only
created highly aesthetic colours, we also made these colours more
durable than ever. The adhesion of the coating plays a vital role
in ensuring a beautiful and long lasting finish. Our PVD process
achieves six times greater adhesion. An ordinary electro-plated
surface just can’t compete. All our faucets are highly resistant to
abrasion and resilient to hard knocks. This guarantees that our
consumers will enjoy using these high quality faucets and mixers
for years and years to come.
At GROHE we are not only passionate about bathrooms and kitchens,
we also care about the environment. In order to be as
environmentally friendly as possible, we use no harmful chemicals
in our PVD technology.
GROHE PVD unrivaled hard and scratch resistant
GROHE taps are made to look as beautiful decades as on they did the
day first you fell in love with them. The special recipe to success
lies in our long-lasting surface quality. GROHE uses
state-of-the-art technology to deliver exceptional quality
finishes. The physical vapour deposition (PVD) process ensures that
the surface composition is three-times harder, delivering
glistening gold or sophisticated stainless-steel finishes. As well
as being harder, the surface is also ten times more scratch
resistant , so it can be cherished for a lifetime.
GROHE StarLight® surface composition
Made-to-last surfaces ranging from precious matt to shiny like a
diamond.
Surface hardness and scratch
resistance
3x more surface hardness and 10x more scratch resistance