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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

05.12.2024 – We at Materion Balzers Optics wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our closing dates are: ...

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How to optimise fluorescence imaging with linear variable filters

05.07.2024 – Fluorescence imaging is a widely popular method of molecule analysis in chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine, thanks to properties such as elevated sensitivity, enhanced specificity, simplicity in comparison to many alternative microscopic techniques, and the versatility to be used in living cells and organisms....

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Optical filters on board the EUCLID space telescope

30.06.2023 – On July 1st, 2023, the European Space Agency's EUCLID telescope will launch from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The goal of the mission is to study dark matter and create a map of the universe with time as the fourth dimension....

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Optical components from Materion Balzers Optics on its way to Jupiter

20.04.2023 – With the launch of ESA’s JUICE (JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer) mission on April 14th 2023, coated optical components of Materion Balzers Optics have started their eight year journey to Jupiter. ...

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Sick Supplier Award 2022

31.03.2022 – Materion Balzers Optics is very proud to announce that we received the Sick Supplier Award 2022 in the Optics category. This achievement would not be possible without our dedicated team in Balzers! We want to thank everybody from Materion Balzers Optics who contributed to this great success....

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Materion partners with Rubin Observatory

18.05.2021 – Materion continues to build on its 50-year legacy of supporting space exploration and observation by partnering with The Vera C. Rubin Observatory on a first-of-its-kind custom optical filter set to be used on the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Telescope (LSST) currently under construction in Chile ...

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New Easy-to-clean Coatings from Optics Balzers

22.12.2020 – Mechanically resistant, solvent- and dirt-repellent coatings with transparency from UV to IR ...

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LVF – data acquisition in laboratory technology

31.08.2020 – Linear Variable Filters are an innovative and flexible solution for the technological demands of the fields of diagnostics and analysis. ...

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Materion Completes Optics Balzers Acquisition

20.07.2020 – The path to becoming the leading supplier of optical thin film coatings is clear ...

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Dichroic Filters for Optical Oxygen Sensing

03.07.2020 – Strong interest in optical oxygen sensors from ventilator manufacturers due to COVID-19 supply shortages ...

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Materion Corporation to Acquire Optics Balzers

08.06.2020 – Focusing on the company‘s growth strategy the Optics Balzers‘ shareholders have been looking for new business opportunities: On Monday June 8, 2020 the US based Materion Corporation, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Optics Balzers AG in an all-cash transaction. ...

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UV filter for medical diagnostics and analysis

07.05.2020 – Successful diagnostics of antibodies: Optics Balzers AG has further developed optical dielectric filters in the UV spectrum....

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Laser cavity mirrors with tailor-made spectral requirements

19.12.2019 – Optics Balzers produces individually adaptable, application-specific laser cavity mirrors...

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ICG Filters for medical endoscopy

03.12.2019 – Dielectric filter solutions help shape the endoscopy landscape of tomorrow...

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Optics Balzers mourns the loss of Alex Vogt

04.09.2018 – After a brief, serious illness, Alex Vogt, member of the Board of Directors and CEO of Optics Balzers AG, died unexpectedly at the age of 63. ...

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Subsidiary of Optics Balzers receives award

18.05.2018 – Special honour for Optics Balzers Jena GmbH: For its participation in research and development work in the field of freeform optics, the company was awarded with the science prize of the German «Stifterverband»....

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Optics Balzers and WaveOptics: Partnership for Diffractive Waveguide Production

14.05.2018 – Optics Balzers, global leader in the supply of optical coatings and components, and WaveOptics, world leading designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides, announce a collaboration to industrialize diffractive waveguide manufacturing for near-eye display applications. They aim to scale up the production of high quality waveguides for Augmented Reality (AR) glasses....

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Laser Mirrors for ultra short pulses in the femto-second range successfully qualified

05.12.2016 – Optics Balzers AG excels in the production of laser mirrors for high-precision material processing.Processing materials by laser pulses in the nanosecond range has become standard in industry. Ever smaller and more precise structures can be made by latest laser technology, which uses pulses of ...

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Optics Balzers Now Producing in Malaysia

18.11.2016 – In early September, Optics Balzers has started to establish production with around 30 new employees in Penang on the west coast of Malaysia. According to Alex Vogt, CEO of Optics Balzers, it is becoming increasingly clear that the strategic decision to establish a new production site in Malaysia...

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New Website Becomes Expert Platform For Optical Coatings

10.10.2016 – Optics Balzers' New Web Presence Is Online! Optics Balzers, the market leader in the field of optical coatings, has given its web presence a complete make-over to show its focus on innovation and information....

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Optics Balzers to Develop Site in Malaysia

03.06.2016 – Consistent growth strategy: additional production site will strengthen business in Asia – The market for optical components is booming worldwide. Optics Balzers therefore consistently implements its international growth strategy and has decided to initiate production in Malaysia as of fall 2016...

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Grand Opening of the new production facility in Jena

15.05.2015 – Optics Balzers Jena GmbH is going to welcome Partners and invited guests, including S.D. Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein, Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein to Germany, Markus Hoppe, State Secretary of the Thuringian Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society, and...

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Diflex™ - Dielectric High Reflectivity Broadband Mirrors from Optics Balzers

06.05.2013 – Optics Balzers introduces at LASER World of Photonics 2013 a new standard for broadband high reflectivity mirrors. Diflex™ mirrors are characterized by extreme reflectivity, low scattering and a wide acceptance range for the angle of incidence. Therefore, the mirrors can be used for manifold applications...

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Another Record Year

14.03.2013 – On 15 March, 2010, Optics Balzers Jena GmbH - formerly mso jena - started with 23 employees and an annual revenue of €2.5Mio. In 2012 the Jena site generated revenues of €4.5Mio, exceeding all expectations. Today Optics Balzers Jena is preparing for the next growth spurt: in the near...

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All-dielectric self-blocking SWIR filters from Optics Balzers

15.12.2011 – Optics Balzers Jena offers customized all-dielectric band-pass filters for the SWIR spectral region with a unique self-blocking filter design. They combine a wide blocking range and high pass-band transmittance in a single all-dielectric interference coating. All filters are deposited by in-situ monitored...

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Optics Balzers further expands its market presence in North America

21.10.2011 – The North American business of Optics Balzers is developing briskly. This provider of innovative optical coatings and components is therefore intensifying its sales activities in North America. Brian Sjogren, a specialist with vast experience in the photonics industry,...

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Optics Balzers further expands its quality management system

21.06.2011 – Since May 2011, Dr. Reinhard Sperger has been in charge as Chief Quality Officer (CQO) for the continuous improvement of the products, processes, and services of all sites of Optics Balzers. With this newly created function, the provider of innovative optical coatings and components...

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Patterning Solutions from Optics Balzers

04.05.2011 – Optics Balzers, the preferred partner for innovative optical coatings, offers a unique portfolio of patterning solutions for producing high-grade optical components. Depending on the specific customer application, patterning techniques such as photolithography...

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Optics Balzers Continues Its Growth Strategy

18.02.2011 – Optics Balzers AG, a provider of innovative optical coatings and components, looks back to a successful fiscal year with total growth in sales revenue of 25%. An important contribution to this success was made by the company's German subsidiary Optics Balzers Jena GmbH. In 2010...

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Optics Balzers AG to Expand B-Stage Epoxy Sealing Capabilities

24.01.2011 – As one of the industry leaders for tailored optical coatings, Optics Balzers is a key provider of cover glasses for image sensors and microdisplays. Optics Balzers has recently made continuous efforts to expand its optical packaging portfolio, with a focus on different ...

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