LEYBOLD OPTICS wins the first order for a colour coating mass production system in the car lighting industry
Alzenau, January 07, 2008
LEYBOLD OPTICS, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the vacuum coating of three-dimensional parts, wins the order for the first mass production application of reactive sputtered colour layers in the car lighting industry.
The reactive sputtering process is implemented into the field-proven, mass production capable PylonMet system platform.
This process provides a reproducible, dry vacuum deposition of layers in a wide colour range.
The LEYBOLD OPTICS colour coating process is applicable for further products such as mobile phone housings and various consumer goods.
About LEYBOLD OPTICS
As a prominent manufacturer of vacuum coating systems and developer of processes for the thin film technology, LEYBOLD OPTICS is represented in thirteen countries worldwide. The main focus of our processing technologies is on evaporation, sputtering and plasma-assisted coating processes for display technology, ophthalmics, precision optics, reflective and protective coatings, web coating, R&D, and special applications.
The basis of our success was laid in Germany 150 years ago by Ernst Leybold and Wilhelm Carl Heraeus. They addressed their pioneering spirit to the search for new manufacturing processes and founded our internationally recognized vacuum-technology company, which has set market standards ever since.
