ILMINSTER, England, July 19, 2023 — G&H has made its second acquisition in less than a month, acquiring Artemis Optical, a developer and manufacturer of thin-film coatings. The deal is worth up to £8.9 million ($11.5 million). The acquired company will operate under the name...

DRESDEN, Germany, Jan. 19, 2021 — The VON ARDENNE Group, a developer and manufacturer of industrial equipment for vacuum coatings for materials including glass, wafers, and polymer films, named Klaus Löffler to its executive management team. Löffler will serve as the...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2020 — Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that group company SDC Technologies Inc. acquired COTEC GmbH, a manufacturer, developer, and researcher of physical vapor deposition (PVD) and molecular layer deposition (MLD) materials for hydrophobic,...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt., Sept. 16, 2020 — Boston-based private equity firm Artemis Capital Partners has acquired Omega Optical, developers of custom precision thin-film filters and optical coatings. Omega becomes the first company of Artemis’ Optical Technology platform. The existing...

May 14, 2018 — Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has been in use for a couple of decades in applications such as satellite imaging and air reconnaissance. Despite its widespread use, there is a lack of clarity of what “hyperspectral” encompasses. Sometimes techniques...

Jan 24, 2018 — Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has been used for a couple of decades in applications such as satellite imaging, air reconnaissance and other markets that are not price sensitive. Still, there is no clear definition of the term. Sometimes techniques...

PITTSFIELD, Mass., March 13, 2017 — Pulsed DC reactive sputtering techniques are used in both research and production to overcome many of the difficulties inherent with RF reactive sputtering. Pulsed DC reactive sputtering typically exhibits an order of magnitude greater deposition...

SOUTHAMPTON, UK, Nov. 4, 2016 — The University of Southampton and Plasma App Limited are collaborating in a one-year £150k feasibility study to explore novel thin film coating technology and applications. A major focus of the work will be materials based on Gallium,...

Jul 1, 2013 — Inrad Optics Inc. of Northvale, N.J., has installed a plasma-assisted e-beam vacuum deposition system to advance its thin-film coating capabilities. The 96-in. chamber, which enhances thin-film quality by altering its mechanical and optical...

NORTHVALE, N.J., April 24, 2013 — Inrad Optics Inc. announced Tuesday that it has installed a new plasma-assisted e-beam vacuum deposition system to advance its thin-film coating capabilities.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 15, 2012 — By exploiting an overlooked optical phenomenon, ultrathin metal surfaces were made to shine vibrant hues. The coatings that change color with only a few atoms’ difference in thickness could provide new possibilities for sophisticated optical...

BOULDER, Colo., March 6, 2012 — Former White House staffer Linda Chavez has joined the board of directors at thin-film coatings, optics and optomechanical assemblies supplier REO, the company announced.

Oct 5, 2010 — Precision optical solutions manufacturer Research Electro-Optics (REO) Inc. of Boulder, Colo., has announced a new website to provide technical reference and educational information on optics and thin-film coatings. Also providing an overview of the...

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 26, 2010 — Precision optical solutions manufacturer Research Electro-Optics (REO) Inc. announced the launch of a new website to provide technical reference and educational information on optics and thin film coatings. Also providing an overview of the...

BOZEMAN, Mont., July 6, 2010 — Lattice Materials announced recently that it has started stocking thin film coating witness samples for its customers as a result of the growing demand for rapid delivery and competitive pricing. The sample stocking program will take the...

PLYMOUTH, England, April 1, 2010 — Artemis Optical Ltd., a high precision, optical thin film coatings provider, has announced it will host a course titled, “Practical Design and Production of Optical Thin Films,” led by Ron Willey, a respected figure in the optical thin film...

ORLEANS, France, Feb. 25, 2010 – Cilas has started up its new optical coatings machine, PACA2M, said to be the largest in Europe using magnetron sputtering technology. The new machine is now operational in its Aubagne site in Southern France. PACA2M, a 18 meter (roughly 60 ft) long...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2010 – SVTC Technologies, a commercialization service provider for emerging silicon-based technologies in areas such as CMOS, MEMS, photovoltaics and other related nanotechnologies, and Applied Microstructures Inc. (AMST), a provider of MEMS anti-stiction...