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Our range of application is diverse and our illustrations offer an insight into the world of optical components and our day-to-day business. Our broad expertise in various fields of applications facilitates technology transfer so we are able to constantly develop new, customized products. Your challenge is our motivation!

Adaptive Cruise Control

Adaptive Cruise Control

ADAS (advance driving assistance systems) such as ACC systems take over more and more functions in t... more

Aerospace Cockpit

Aerospace Cockpit

Integrated display solutions are ideal solutions to provide data and information in the cockpit or o... more

Ambient Light Sensing

Ambient Light Sensing

Nowadays’ Smartphones incorporate multiple optical sensors to measure light and color e.g. to adjust... more

Autonomous vehicles

Autonomous vehicles

Optical signals are mostly used for communication with, and control of, autonomously moving robots a... more

Barcode reading

Barcode reading

Barcode scanners typically work in the NIR and IR range.A light signal is generated by LED and the r... more

Beam steering

Beam steering

Materion Balzers Optics offers metallic or dielectric coated Laser Beam Steering mirrors as well as ... more

Biochip

Biochip

Biochip applications are extremely diverse. They can be used for gene sequencing, water quality moni... more

Camera – Optical Imaging

Camera – Optical Imaging

CMOS or CCD sensor devices as applied in machine vision application or in optical consumer products ... more

Color Temperature Measurement

Color Temperature Measurement

More and more optical sensors and camera systems are being used in the field of color measurement. C... more

Currency recognition

Currency recognition

As long as physical currencies exist, attempts will be made to counterfeit them. Furthermore, bankno... more

Data Collection

Data Collection

People are now constantly receiving and transmitting signals using optical components without even r... more

Driver Assistance Camera

Driver Assistance Camera

ADAS (advance driving assistance systems), supported by camera applications, take over more and more... more

Earth Observation

Earth Observation

Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging technology is widely used for remote sensing applications li... more

Endoscopic applications

Endoscopic applications

A multitude of optically coated components is required in order to ensure the functionality of a rig... more

Entertainment Lighting

Entertainment Lighting

Consistent, exact colors in every possible environment have become a vital part of shows and events.... more

Facial Recognition

Facial Recognition

​Recent technological advancements in wafer-scale manufacturing of Imaging Optics (Wafer-Level Optic... more

Flow Cells

Flow Cells

Materion Balzers Optics fabricates robust glass flow cells for life science, medical devices and che... more

Food Industry & Agriculture

Food Industry & Agriculture

Agriculture is becoming increasingly dependent on mobile camera systems. These supply a wealth of kn... more

Fluorescence Detection

Fluorescence Detection

The detection of fluorescence light is a powerful and widely used method for the investigation of b... more

Gesture Recognition and Control

Gesture Recognition and Control

Gesture recognition and control techniques are extremely useful in environments where contactless hu... more

HD & Tele Camera

HD & Tele Camera

The excellent image quality achievable with today’s high-definition Smartphone cameras is a result o... more

Head-Up Displays, Instrument Clusters & Displays

Head-Up Displays, Instrument Clusters & Displays

Initially developed for military aviation, head-up display technology is a recognized integrated com... more

Health Monitoring

Health Monitoring

Health monitoring is the technology used for documenting the condition of buildings. Non-destructive... more

Hyperspectral imaging

Hyperspectral imaging

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) allows to collect images from the same spatial area but with thousands o... more

Image Sensors – Cover Lids

Image Sensors – Cover Lids

CCD/CMOS image sensors for digital photography and vision systems are packaged with individual cover... more

Image Sensors - Multispectral

Image Sensors - Multispectral

Multispectral image sensors require cover glass lids with integrated color selective dichroic filter... more

Inspection cameras

Inspection cameras

Process monitoring and quality control using camera technology is employed in almost all automated p... more

Intelligent Headlights

Intelligent Headlights

The use of connectible, laser-based high beam modules for headlights has become a reality by now. De... more

Intra-Oral Scanner

Intra-Oral Scanner

An intraoral scanner is a handheld device that uses light and digital processing software to create... more

Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) Displays

Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) Displays

In AR/MR applications Laser Beam Scanning Displays (LBS)-Displays project an image onto the lenses o... more

Laser beam sources

Laser beam sources

Materion Balzers Optics manufactures laser-stable optics for beam sources. These include highly refl... more

Laser Blocking Filters

Laser Blocking Filters

Human eyes can only pick up a small segment of the wavelength spectrum. In some industries, such as ... more

LED Systems

LED Systems

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) transmit their signals in randomized directions. By using optical windo... more

Light Curtains

Light Curtains

NIR bandpass filters with minimum angle dependency and an effective blocking are key components in i... more

Light management

Light management

Light management is not only essential in terms of energy resources, but also in relation to light p... more

Manufacturing – Laser Scanning / Marking

Manufacturing – Laser Scanning / Marking

High-reflectivity scanner mirrors and matching high-performance optical systems facilitate precise b... more

Material Processing

Material Processing

Optics used in the material processing segment must correspond to the applications in terms of laser... more

Medical Lighting

Medical Lighting

Many light sources not only deliver the desired illuminance but also an undesired high intensity rad... more

Micromachining

Micromachining

Optical components for beam manipulation are a fundamental part of the laser systems used in microma... more

Fluorescence Microscopy

Fluorescence Microscopy

Fluorescence Microscopy utilizes light of specific wavelength to excite (excitation) fluorophores bo... more

Near-Eye Applications

Near-Eye Applications

The variety spreads from light-weight spectacles used as information display, to powerful head-worn ... more

Night Vision Systems

Night Vision Systems

In darkness or difficult light conditions, night vision assistance systems help the driver to see pe... more

Ophthalmologic Surgery

Ophthalmologic Surgery

In ophthalmology instruments, laser safety filters block the therapy laser with high optical density... more

Positioning systems

Positioning systems

The use of optical signals enables mechanical positioning and travel systems to achieve greater accu... more

Printing & Painting Industry

Printing & Painting Industry

The printing and painting industry has become more and more digitalized over the past few years. Pho... more

Projection Display – Portable & Embedded

Projection Display – Portable & Embedded

Today’s small form factors allow a projection display to be added to nearly any consumer device. We ... more

Projection Display – Large Venue & Cinema

Projection Display – Large Venue & Cinema

Materion Balzers Optics offers a variety of customized thin-film coatings and components for high-po... more

Raman Spectroscopy

Raman Spectroscopy

Optical filters are key components for highly sensitive Raman spectroscopy applications. Emitted Ram... more

Range Finder

Range Finder

NIR bandpass filters with minimum angle dependency and an effective blocking are key components in r... more

Remote Multi-Spectral Imaging

Remote Multi-Spectral Imaging

The improved utilization of natural resources, the detection of undiscovered reservoirs and the exam... more

Ring Laser Gyroscope

Ring Laser Gyroscope

Ring laser gyroscopes facilitate ultra-precise position coordination in a space. A ring laser which ... more

Technical Lighting

Technical Lighting

Materion Balzers Optics' components also enhance several technical applications. Their/ our color fi... more

Robotics

Robotics

Modern automated systems are capable of executing a number of complex processes. They are increasing... more

Scanning LiDAR and Solid State LiDAR

Scanning LiDAR and Solid State LiDAR

​Autonomous vehicles rely on accurate perception of their immediate surroundings. It is necessary to... more

Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy

Materion Balzers Optics supplies precisely manufactured bandpass filters. We also provide long- and ... more

Storehouse management

Storehouse management

Autonomous vehicles and robots can be integrated in automated warehouses as well as in fully automat... more

Sun simulation

Sun simulation

Sun simulation is used to simulate and investigate the processes and reactions that occur in compone... more

Super Resolution Microscopy

Super Resolution Microscopy

Traditional optical microscopy uses a variety of techniques to image biological structures and acti... more

Surveillance cameras

Surveillance cameras

These cameras typically operate in the VIS and NIR range. In addition to cameras used for security p... more

Traffic control

Traffic control

Cameras for traffic control typically operate in the VIS and IR range. Depending on the information ... more

UV Curing

UV Curing

Light-curing adhesives have become indispensable in manufacturing processes. Light-sensitive adhesiv... more

UV Illumination

UV Illumination

Using the latest sputtering technology Materion Balzers Optics manufactures filters and similar opti... more

Wafer Inspection

Wafer Inspection

Precise UV irradiance control and wavelength selection are required for many applications. A common ... more

Waste sorting

Waste sorting

Using IR bandpass filters (plus filters that suppress ambient light) in the recycling process means ... more

Water analysis

Water analysis

Determining the quality of water and measuring the pollution of wastewater is a typical field for sp... more

3D Mapping / Gesture Recognition

3D Mapping / Gesture Recognition

AR headsets integrate a number of Near-Infrared cameras for 3D mapping of the environment, for gestu... more