text: *Crankshaft reconditioning or conditioning
  *Corrosion protection
  *Fouling protection
  *Altering thermal conductivity or electrical conductivity
  *Wear control: either hardfacing (wear-resistant) or abradable coating
  *Repairing damaged surfaces
  *Temperature/oxidation protection (thermal barrier coatings)
  *Medical implants coatings (by using polymer derived ceramics)
  *Production of functionally graded materials (for any of the above applications)