The Z-pinch is formed in a low-pressure pulsed discharge between two conical electrodes having an axial symmetry. In such a configuration, a plasma jet can be created. Results of a jet study by schlieren and interferometric diagnostics are used to design apparatus with a similar electrode configuration, in which the Z-pinch effect drives the plasma through a hole in the cathode toward a metallic surface placed behind the anode. Preliminary results on the pulse coating of the target by material from both the anode and the chamber filling gas are presented. >