Hoʻohana ka cathode o nā lako i ka ʻenehana hoʻokele pālua o ka coil mua a me ka superposition magnet mau loa, a hana pū me ka ʻōnaehana etching kumu ion papa anode a me ka mea hoʻopaʻa multi-dimensional e hoʻokō i ka hana like ʻana o nā kikowaena he nui. Hoʻolako ʻia me ka arc cathode diameter nui, ma lalo o ke kūlana lawelawe o ke au nui, loaʻa i ka arc cathode ka hana hoʻoluʻu maikaʻi loa, ka wikiwiki o ka neʻe ʻana o ka wahi arc wikiwiki, ka wikiwiki o ka ionization kiʻekiʻe a me ka wikiwiki o ka waiho ʻana, hiki ke waiho pono i kahi uhi ʻoi aku ka mānoanoa a me ka laumania, a ʻoi aku ka nui o nā pono o kona uhi ʻana i ke kūpaʻa oxidation a me ke kūpaʻa wela kiʻekiʻe.
Hiki ke uhi ʻia nā lako me AlTiN / AlCrN / TiCrAlN / TiAlSiN / CrN a me nā uhi paʻakikī wela kiʻekiʻe ʻē aʻe, i hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka ʻeli liʻiliʻi, nā mea ʻoki wili, nā piula wai, nā mea hana ʻano koʻokoʻo, nā ʻāpana kaʻa, nā mea lapaʻau a me nā kahua ʻē aʻe.
Nā hiʻohiʻona o nā waiwai uhi:
| Nā uhi | Mānoanoa (um) | Paʻakikī (HV) | Ka mahana kiʻekiʻe (℃) | Waihoʻoluʻu | Noi |
| ʻO Ta-C | 1-2.5 | 4000-6000 | 400 | ʻeleʻele | Graphite, fiber kalapona, nā mea i hoʻohui ʻia, alumini a me nā mea hoʻohui alumini |
| TiSiN | 1-3 | 3500 | 900 | Keleawe | ʻOki kila kila 55-60HRC, hoʻopau maikaʻi |
| ʻO AlTiN-C | 1-3 | 2800-3300 | 1100 | Hina polū | ʻOki ʻana i ke kila kila paʻakikī haʻahaʻa, hana ʻana i ka ʻōpala, ʻōpala hehi |
| ʻO CrAlN | 1-3 | 3050 | 1100 | Hinahina | ʻOki kaumaha a me ka ʻōmole hehi |
| ʻO CrAlSiN | 1-3 | 3520 | 1100 | Hinahina | ʻOki kila kila 55-60HRC, hoʻopau maikaʻi, ʻoki maloʻo |
| HDA0809 | HDA1200 |
| φ850*H900(mm) | φ1200*H600(mm) |