A method of coating spherical components with a coating process, the spherical components having a surface area, the method including: positioning the spherical components within a containment boundary (220, 222) on a moving member, the containment boundary (220, 222) taking the form of a pocket integrally formed as part of the moving member or of a surface feature fixedly attached to a surface of the moving member, wherein the surface is a first surface; providing an oscillation member configured to impart oscillatory motion to the moving member in the direction of a longitudinal axis upon revolving of the moving member; positioning the moving member within a chamber; reducing the pressure within the chamber to less than 101,3 kPa (one atmosphere); revolving the moving member about the longitudinal axis; oscillating the moving member in the direction of the longitudinal axis using one of a cam element or a rolling element coupled to a second surface of the moving member; wherein the oscillation member includes the other one of the cam element and the rolling element, the other one of the cam element and the rolling element in operational contact with the one of the cam element and the rolling element coupled to the second surface to impart the oscillatory motion to the moving member in the direction of the longitudinal axis upon rotation of the oscillation member; and wherein the cam element presents to the rolling element a cam surface angled at a non-zero angle relative to the second surface; or wherein the cam element presents to the rolling element a cam surface angled at a non-zero angle relative to the second surface and a ledge defining a surface parallel to the second surface; and commencing the coating process, wherein the oscillating and revolving produce motion of the spherical components within the containment boundary (220, 222) such that an entirety of the surface area of each component is exposed to the coating process. positioning the spherical components within a containment boundary (220, 222) on a moving member, the containment boundary (220, 222) taking the form of a pocket integrally formed as part of the moving member or of a surface feature fixedly attached to a surface of the moving member, wherein the surface is a first surface; providing an oscillation member configured to impart oscillatory motion to the moving member in the direction of a longitudinal axis upon revolving of the moving member; positioning the moving member within a chamber; reducing the pressure within the chamber to less than 101,3 kPa (one atmosphere); revolving the moving member about the longitudinal axis; oscillating the moving member in the direction of the longitudinal axis using one of a cam element or a rolling element coupled to a second surface of the moving member; wherein the oscillation member includes the other one of the cam element and the rolling element, the other one of the cam element and the rolling element in operational contact with the one of the cam element and the rolling element coupled to the second surface to impart the oscillatory motion to the moving member in the direction of the longitudinal axis upon rotation of the oscillation member; and wherein the cam element presents to the rolling element a cam surface angled at a non-zero angle relative to the second surface; or wherein the cam element presents to the rolling element a cam surface angled at a non-zero angle relative to the second surface and a ledge defining a surface parallel to the second surface; and wherein the oscillation member includes the other one of the cam element and the rolling element, the other one of the cam element and the rolling element in operational contact with the one of the cam element and the rolling element coupled to the second surface to impart the oscillatory motion to the moving member in the direction of the longitudinal axis upon rotation of the oscillation member; and wherein the cam element presents to the rolling element a cam surface angled at a non-zero angle relative to the second surface; or wherein the cam element presents to the rolling element a cam surface angled at a non-zero angle relative to the second surface and a ledge defining a surface parallel to the second surface; and commencing the coating process, wherein the oscillating and revolving produce motion of the spherical components within the containment boundary (220, 222) such that an entirety of the surface area of each component is exposed to the coating process.