Surface treatment is the systematic change of material properties by applying different types of materials using physical, chemical, or physical-chemical processes. The aim is to achieve a product surface more resistant to external atmospheric influences, better durability, and wearability. Surface treatment improves corrosion and abrasion resistance, hardness, and visual appearance.

This book increase general awareness of surface treatments and add missing bits of information to coating professionals. It starts with the dawn of surface treatments and describes the most common materials used in surface treatments. It describes the design, implementation, and integration of facilities and products in manufacturing processes. The last chapter is dedicated to individual surface treatments used in industrial companies. Some of them are well-known ages, and some of them are future rising stars of the surface treatment industry.