Vice President – Technology

Dr. Andreas Schuetze is our Vice President of Technology and our Lead Scientist, His credentials include a Master’s Degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Universities in Duisburg and Braunschwig, Germany. His experiences include working at UCLA where he worked on developing a plasma jet in collaboration with the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He was Deputy Head of Research and Development for Oelikon, Balzers Parent Company and has taught Plasma Physics and Applications of PVD Coatings at the Technical University in Zurich.

Dr. Schuetze is one of the founding members of ACT. After he sold the company, he has since returned as our Lead Scientist as of May 2017. He holds 4 patents, 4 invention reports with UCLA and wrote more than 20 papers. Dr. Schuetze brings an unparalleled understanding of coatings to the organization and he’s ready to develop exclusive coatings for your needs.

Business Development Lead

Joined the Team in 2018

Rajiv joins the ACT team with a combined 8+ years of inside sales and customer support service in the medical and rigid packaging industry. As a member of ACT’s sales team, Rajiv is focused on working with customers to ensure parts and components receive the best in coating quality.

Rajiv holds a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Advanced Coating Technologies (ACT) is the leading service supplier of high-performance coatings technologies on the West Coast. By using our coating technology, you’ll notice several improvements in your precision components.

Coating services include coatings using PVD-, CVD-Technologies, Sputtering and Arcing as well as Plasma Nitriding.

Weapons and firearms often have coated components that improve the performance of internal working mechanisms. Our coatings also aid in improving the endurance of your gun barrels especially when your weapons are exposed to extreme heat. ACT can provide thin coated films for internal mechanisms such as: handguns, pistols, and rifles. Additionally, our coatings also aid in the performance of frames, mag release pins, and ejectors. The original gun components would remain intact while having an impressive coated appearance. Our certified Federal Firearms License (FFL) helps our customers get the coatings that they need with fewer restrictions.

PVD services include: TiN, TiCN, ZrN, CrN, TiAIN, AlTiN, MoS2 (X-LC) and many more.

Many of our PVD coatings work well with high-speed & high-pressure friction of internal working mechanisms. Our coatings help reduce the damage of extreme heat exposed to the gun barrel as well as the reciprocation motions that will wear on the body & frame.