Process for the plasma coating of workpieces

Process for the plasma coating of workpieces (44), in which by means of a plasma nozzle (10) by high frequency electric discharge, a beam (42) of an atmospheric plasma is produced, by which the workpiece to be coated surface (46) is swept, characterized, in that at least one component of the coating material is contained as a solid in one electrode (26) of the plasma nozzle (10) and is sputtered by the RF discharge from the electrode.