Display Glass
- April 30, 2013 - Abrisa Technologies Offers Screen Printing on 80″ Diagonal Glass for Display Applications
- April 14, 2012 - Abrisa Technologies Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Index-Matched (ITO) Optical Coatings are Electrically Conductive and Optically Transparent
- April 13, 2012 - Abrisa Technologies Provides Custom Screen Printing for Ultra-thin Glass on Touch Panels and Displays
- March 8, 2012 - Abrisa Technologies to Exhibit at SID Display Week 2012
- February 1, 2012 - Non-Polarizing Beam Splitter’s from Abrisa Technologies Reflect and Transmit Mirror Images
- January 23, 2012 - High Ion-Exchange (HIE™) Chemically Strengthened Thin Glass from Abrisa Technologies is Scratch, Impact and Shock Resistant
- January 5, 2012 - Abrisa Technologies to Exhibit at Photonics West 2012
- November 11, 2011 - Abrisa Technologies High Ion Exchange (HIE™) Chemically Strengthened Glass is Ultra-Tough
- October 4, 2011 - Abrisa Technologies Invests in Glass Fabrication Business Model
- September 13, 2011 - Abrisa Technologies Stocks a Broad Selection of SCHOTT Borofloat® and SUPREMAX® for Diverse Optics Applications
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies, a leading supplier of high performance flat glass for the display industry can now screen print on 80 inch diagonal soda lime or low iron float glass for a wide variety of applications including digital signage, ruggedized outdoor displays, and monitors. With the increase in demand for custom large format digital signage, having a qualified U.S. supplier for thin, lightweight, and strong screen printed glass is a plus to lowering logistical costs and improving supply chain efficiency.
The screen print process is performed on anti-reflective cover glass that is optically bonded or laminated to the face of an LCD or to anti-glare treated glass.
The anti-reflective glass provides optimal viewing performance for a broad spectrum of environmental conditions by increasing light transmission for reduced reflectivity whereas the anti-glare treated glass optimizes viewing at extreme angles.
The screen print is typically a white or black border, printed on the back side of the glass, with custom logo, text or design additions as desired. Epoxy/polyester, frit, and metallic inks are available in either matte or gloss with PMS matching available for logos, text, and images to fit the exact specification for the project.
High quality multi-pass screen printing provided by Abrisa Technologies improves opacity while minimizing pinholes and light leakage and is available on 80 inch diagonal screen printed glass in thicknesses from 2-6mm.
In addition to screen printing the glass, the highly skilled and professional team at Abrisa Technologies can provide additional value-added fabrication services. Finishing options include scribe cut with safety seam, flat machined with chamfers, pencil ground edges and polished edges. Cutting, drilling, and slotting, are also performed at the Santa Paula, California production and manufacturing facility.
Precision thin film coatings such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), index-matched ITO (IMITO) and UV & IR Blockers can also be applied to the glass, providing optical bonding integrators with a high value-added thin glass solution from one qualified source.
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies can provide both Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Index-Matched Indium Tin Oxide (IMITO) thin film optical coatings for a wide variety of optics applications. The durable coatings provide for an electrically conductive glass surface that offers high optical transparency with transmittance levels that can be in excess of 99%. Common wavelengths for the coatings are 400 to 700 nm (visible) and 1500 to 1650 nm (near IR). A variety of sheet resistances such as 5 ohms per square for shielding applications and higher values for heater applications can be provided depending upon the particular application requirement. Glare reducing broadband anti-reflective coatings can also be applied to the glass substrate along with the ITO/IMITO coating.
ITO/IMITO coatings are commonly used to shield electromagnetic interference (EMI) while transmitting a high level of visible light, as heater windows for outdoor use, and in electronic devices such as LCDs and switches. The coatings can be applied to a wide variety of commercial glass such as soda lime float glass, borosilicate and aluminosilicate glass as well as other technical substrates such as ceramic, and fused silica.
Typical applications for ITO/IMITO coated glass include:
- Liquid crystal, flat panel, plasma, and touch panel displays
- Heated and anti-static windows
- Transparent EMF, EMI EMC, RFI, and HF shielded glass
- Instrumentation
- Electronic displays
- GPS systems
- Outdoor displays
- Heater panels
ITO and IMITO coatings from Abrisa Technologies are resistant to flaking, peeling, cracking, delaminating, and crazing. The coatings can be applied to substrate sizes as small as 0.25″ and up to a substrate size as large as 27″ in diameter. The minimum substrate thickness that Abrisa Technologies can provide ITO coatings for is 7 µm while the maximum substrate thickness that can be coated is up to 4″.
Custom fabrication of ITO/IMITO coated glass can include the addition of Bus Bars, custom edge treatments, opposed drilling of holes, custom cutting, chemical strengthening, screen printing, wire bonding, and more, for a fully integrated optics solution.
All ITO/IMITO coatings are applied via an ion assisted physical deposition process which provides an extremely uniform film while virtually eliminating macro particle content.
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies can provide custom screen printing on ultra-thin High Ion-Exchange (HIE™) glass for touch panel and display applications, meeting a variety of unique requirements required by optical bonding manufacturers. In fact, Abrisa Technologies can supply the rugged, chemically strengthened HIE™ glass in thicknesses of 0.5 mm up to 2.0 mm for the following applications:
- Liquid crystal, flat panel, plasma, and touch panel displays
- Heated and anti-static windows
- Transparent EMF, EMI EMC, RFI, and HF shielded glass
- Instrumentation
- Electronic displays
- GPS systems
- Outdoor displays
- Heater panels
According to John Schmeling, National Sales Manager for Abrisa Technologies, “Our screen print capabilities are a considerable strength and unique selling point for value-added thin glass solutions that optical bonding integrators require for the display industry. He further states, “We can meet a broad range of specifications required to insure a high quality product is delivered for the required end use.”
- Part-to-part consistency (registration, print thickness and resolution)
- Edge printing to within ±0.010″ tolerance
- Step printing to create offset layered print
- Extremely good line definition, tight tolerance up to ±0.005″
- Depending upon artwork, feature-to-feature registration is exact to print; or within a tolerance up to ±0.004″
- Opacity of print is dictated by color and print thickness in addition to ink type (epoxy or frit). Typically, black would have an optical density between 2.5 to 3.5 or greater
All screen printing is performed at Abrisa Technologies on either a semi-automatic or automated printer in a class 1,000 or 10,000 cleanroom. The platform selected is dependent upon the particular specification requirement. Inks are available in multiple colors, including metallics and range from low temperature epoxies to high temperature frits.
Large format screen printing is available on substrate sizes as large as 72″ x 54″ (1828 mm x 1371 mm) while the minimum size for screen printing is 0.3″ x 0.3″ (7.6mm 7.6 mm).
Low Temperature Epoxy Polyester Ink:
- Resolution – can print as fine as 0.127 mm (0.005″)
- Thickness – single pass (10 µm to 12 µm) & double pass (25 µm to 60 µm)
High Temperature Frit Ink – more durable and scratch resistant:
- Resolution – can print as fine as 0.3 mm (0.012″)
- Thickness – <0.051 mm (0.002") – single pass (35 µm to 60 µm)
In addition to providing HIE™ thin glass and screen printing, Abrisa Technologies can also provide other value-added custom glass fabrication services and coatings in order to provide a “plug and play” solution for optical bonders such as:
- Custom Edge Work
- Cutting & Opposed Drilling of the HIE™ Substrate
- Application of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Index-Matched (IMITO) Coatings
- Anti-Reflective (AR), Conductive AR, IR Blockers & UV Coatings
- Bus Bars
According to Susan Hirst, General Manager at Abrisa Technologies, “Our goal is to provide optical bonders with a total solution. We want to provide the chemically strengthened HIE™ thin glass, we want to fabricate it by cutting, screen printing, edging, and/or drilling it, and… we want to provide the optical coating(s) such as ITO, IMITO AR, UV or IR.” She further states, “We want to be a high quality, one-stop precision manufacturer that optical bonding manufacturers can rely upon for a custom product that meets all of their requirements.”
Display Week 2012
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies a global leader in thin film optical coatings, custom glass fabrication and specialty flat glass optics will be participating in the 2012 SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition being held at the Boston Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts, from June 3rd through June 8th – booth # 769.
According to John Schmeling, National Sales Manager for Abrisa Technologies, “We are quite excited about the 2012 exhibition. We have a host of new capabilities as well as our existing precision optical solutions to share at the exhibition.”
John further states, “Of prime importance is our ultra-thin, ultra-strong High Ion-Exchange (HIE™) glass for use in touchscreens and displays. In fact, our HIE™ glass is the ideal solution for optical bonding manufacturers as it can be fully fabricated with custom edge treatments, screen printing and other fabrication to provide a plug and play optics solution.”
Featured Abrisa Technologies products at the 2012 SID Exhibition will include:
ZC&R coatings for Optics, Abrisa Industrial Glass, and Sycamore Glass Components are the three divisional brands that comprise Abrisa Technologies. All three of the division’s products and services will be represented at the exhibition.
Unique to Abrisa Technologies, is their ability to provide an entire optics solution which includes not only the initial glass substrate, but a fully fabricated product inclusive of coatings for an integrated optics solution. From small run to large OEM requirements, Abrisa technologies has over 80 years of experience providing precision optical solutions for a wide array of industries and applications.
from Abrisa Technologies
Reflect and Transmit Mirror Images
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies designs and manufactures durable, light weight, non-polarizing plate beam splitters or optical mirrors for those applications where image polarization must be maintained across multiple optical paths. Beam splitter plates from Abrisa Technologies are available in various levels of transmittance and reflectance. Non-polarizing beam splitters greatly reduce the polarizing effect; in fact, they typically have less than half the polarizing effect of a standard beam splitter.
Typical applications include:
- Broadcasting equipment (teleprompters)
- 3D camera rigs
- Photographic equipment
- Laser equipment
- Measuring instruments
- Flight simulators
- Information displays and screens
The color neutral non-polarizing beam splitter plates from Abrisa Technologies have one surface coated with a hybrid multi-layer film for transmittance/reflectance values and the second surface has a thin film anti-reflective coating applied to reduce ghost or double images. They exhibit superior flatness and are more tolerant of large field angles. The manufacturing process used by Abrisa Technologies insures a low absorption rate of 5% typical.
Non-Polarizing Plate Beam Splitter Specifications:
1-side Anti-Reflective Coated
- Angle of Incidence: 45°
- Reflectance: <1.25% at 450-650nm (typical)
Opposite side coated with a hybrid multi-layer film beam splitter
- Angle of Incidence: 45°
- Reflectance/Transmittance: 48% ±10.0% at 450-650nm (typical)
Substrate Material: Soda Lime, Borofloat, Fused Silica and host of other optical glasses
Thicknesses: As thin as 0.1mm up to 5″ or more
Size: As small as ¼” square up to 24″ standard – consult factory for larger size requirements.
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and is comprised of three divisions that provide precision optical products and services. The divisions include; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc., Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. As a market leader in optical coatings and high quality precision glass fabrication, Abrisa Technologies is dedicated to providing premier customer service and cost-effective products that fit each customer’s exacting requirements. www.abrisatechnologies.com
Chemically Strengthened Thin Glass
from Abrisa Technologies is Scratch,
Impact and Shock Resistant
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies’ High Ion-Exchange or HIE™ thin glass is chemically strengthened in a post-production chemical process, greatly increasing the strength of the glass significantly over that of float glass. The ion-exchange process creates a deep compression layer on the surface of the glass structure, resulting in a highly scratch, shock and impact resistant end product.
This thin, strong, and flexible glass is extremely durable and damage resistant making it ideal for use in electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, PCs, displays, touch screens, TVs, and a host of other electronic device applications.
The HIE™ ultra-tough, high performance thin glass allows for very sleek touch screen and display devices with improved brightness and touch sensitivity.
The easy-to-clean, wear resistant HIE™ glass is available in thicknesses from 0.5mm to 2.0mm which can be custom fabricated to meet application specific requirements. Precision cutting and machining, edge treatments, opposed drilling of holes, and custom screen prints can all be applied to the HIE™ glass.
In addition to custom fabrication, durable anti-reflective coatings can be applied for improved screen readability in bright light conditions whether indoor or outside in sizes up to a 27″ diagonal; larger sizes may be available. Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Index-Matched ITO coatings can be applied to the HIE™ glass for EMI shielding and heater panels for displays in medical and defense environments.
According to Jim Veler, President and CEO of Abrisa Technologies, “One of our unique capabilities as an optics manufacturer, is our ability to provide integrated solutions.” He further states, “By integrated, I mean that Abrisa Technologies can not only provide the HIE™ glass substrate, we can fabricate it to the size and shape desired as well as provide durable thin film coatings for a complete optics solution.”
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and is comprised of three divisions that provide precision optical products and services. The divisions include; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc., Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. As a market leader in optical coatings and high quality precision glass fabrication, Abrisa Technologies is dedicated to providing premier customer service and cost-effective products that fit each customer’s exacting requirements. www.abrisatechnologies.com
at Photonics West 2012
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies a global leader in thin film optical coatings, custom glass fabrication and specialty flat glass optics will be participating in the 2012 Photonics West Show being held at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California from January 24th through January 26th at booth # 1738.
According to John Schmeling, National Sales Manager for Abrisa Technologies, “We are quite excited about the 2012 exhibition. We have a host of new capabilities as well as our existing precision optical solutions to share at the exhibition.”
Featured Products at the 2012 show will include:
- High Ion-Exchange (HIE™) chemically strengthened glass (Live demonstration)
- Strengthened thin glass for display applications
- Precision thin film coatings (ITO, IMITO, AR, UV, IR, etc)
- Dichroics & color correction filters
- Machined glass capabilities (edging, hole drilling, cutting)
- Screen Printed Optical Components including Bus Bars
- Glass substrates (soda lime, borosilicate, glass/ceramic, fused silica, specialty glasses)
- Beam Splitters
- Hot & cold mirrors
ZC& R coatings for Optics, Abrisa Industrial Glass, and Sycamore Glass Components are the three divisional brands that comprise Abrisa Technologies. All three of the division’s products and services will be represented at the exhibition.
Unique to Abrisa Technologies, is their ability to provide an entire optics solution which includes not only the initial glass substrate, but a fully fabricated product inclusive of coatings for an integrated optics solution. From small run to large OEM requirements, Abrisa technologies has over 80 years of experience providing precision optical solutions for a wide array of industries and applications.
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and is comprised of three divisions that provide precision glass optics products and services. The divisions include; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc., Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. As a market leader in optical coatings and high quality precision glass fabrication, Abrisa Technologies is dedicated to providing premier customer service, cost-effective products that fit each customer’s exacting requirements.
High Ion Exchange (HIE™)
Chemically Strengthened Glass is Ultra-Tough
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies’ High Ion Exchange or HIE™ glass is chemically strengthened glass that has increased strength as a result of a post-product chemical process. This process typically increases the strength of the glass by 6 to 8X that of float glass. The ion-exchange process creates a deep compression layer on the surface of the glass structure, reducing the introduction of flaws once incorporated into the end product and put into service.
Typically used for electronic display screens such as smartphones, laptop and tablet computers, mobile devices, touchscreens, and more, HIE™ glass provides outstanding resistance to breakage, scratches and temperature fluctuations.
HIE™ chemically strengthened glass advantages:
- Improved impact resistance
- Improved flexibility strength
- Improved scratch resistance
- Improved resistance to temperature changes
According to Susan Hirst, General Manager of Abrisa Technologies, “At Abrisa Technologies, we can supply the following HIE™ glass to the market; Corning® Gorilla® Glass, SCHOTT Xensation™ Cover glass, and AGC Dragontrail™.” Hirst further states, “These thin glass solutions allow Abrisa Technologies to offer a diverse portfolio of thin glass options to the display, defense, medical and industrial markets. We can service an extremely broad selection of requirements with the wide array of substrates we can provide.”
By using a thin glass such as Corning® Gorilla® Glass, SCHOTT Xensation™ Cover glass, or AGC Dragontrail™, the end product will have improved transmission, reduced weight , and reduced mounting costs as just some of the significant advantages.
Abrisa Technologies can provide customized fabrication solutions for their HIE™ glass that include the application of thin film coatings, various edge treatments, custom cutting and drilling, screen printing, Bus Bars and more.”
*Abrisa Technologies HIE™ Glass offerings include:
- Corning® Gorilla® Glass:
- Thicknesses – 0.5 mm through 2.0 mm
- Sheet Size – (1250 mm x 900 mm) or (49.2″ x 35.4″)
- SCHOTT Xensation™:
- Thicknesses – 0.5 mm through 3.0 mm
- Sheet Size – (1150 x 950 mm) or (45.3″ x 37.4″) and (475 x 575 mm) or (18.7″ x 22.6″)
- AGC Dragontrail™:
- Thicknesses – 0.8 mm and 1.1 mm
- Sheet Size – (1219 mm x 737 mm) or (48″ x 29″)
* Theses are the standard sizes that these raw materials are available in, and/or can be fabricated to. In terms of supplying a strengthened piece of glass with fabrication, screen print and coatings (value-added) manufacturing, the maximum size that Abrisa Technologies can offer is 36″ x 29″ (915 mm x 737 mm).
According to Jim Veler, President and CEO for Abrisa Technologies, “Our strength here at Abrisa Technologies is to provide our customers with fully integrated optics solutions. We not only can supply high quality glass, but we can fabricate it and coat it to meet just about any customer requirement.” He further states, “At Abrisa Technologies, our product and service capabilities allow us to be the single source solution for high precision, high quality optics.”
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and is comprised of three divisions that provide precision optical products and services. The divisions include; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc., Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. As a market leader in optical coatings and high quality precision glass fabrication, Abrisa Technologies is dedicated to providing premier customer service and cost-effective products that fit each customer’s exacting requirements. www.abrisatechnologies.com
Invests in Glass Fabrication Business Model
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies’ Santa Paula manufacturing facility is in expansion mode according to Jim Veler, President and CEO. Veler states “Our organization prides itself on providing our customers with the highest quality optical solutions available.” He further goes on to explain, “While other companies are just trying to weather this economic cycle, Abrisa Technologies is intent on reinventing ourselves as a modernized optical solutions company.”
Abrisa Technologies has clearly been hard at work both internally and externally. Over the summer, the team at Abrisa Technologies has been busy capitalizing on lean manufacturing initiatives aimed at driving continuous improvement in both manufacturing and business processes. They have successfully reduced factory cycle times and customer service response times positioning the company to be not only customer service driven but highly competitive as well.
An additional internal investment was made when the company decided to take a bold step and consolidate their two glass fabrication facilities into one business entity. This move which will merge the manufacturing capability of the Sycamore Glass Components Division, located in Sycamore, Illinois into the Abrisa Industrial Glass Division located in Santa Paula, California will capitalize on the recent facility upgrades, while also streamlining purchasing efficiencies, improving buying power, shorten lead times, reduce overhead, and ultimately make Abrisa Technologies much more competitive, further improving upon customer satisfaction levels. Abrisa Technologies plans to maintain a large sales office and presence in the region in order to provide continued superior customer service to customers in the region.
Abrisa Technologies has made significant investments in the 100,000 square foot main glass fabrication factory in Santa Paula, California to better position the company in the strategic markets served. Expanding the clean room infrastructure, chemical strengthening and screen printing capabilities were instrumental in fueling the company’s emergence as a key player in the North American industrial display market. The Santa Paula facility now has nearly 3,000 square feet of clean room area ranging from class 100 to class 10,000. All screen printing of optical products 
at Abrisa Technologies, including conductive, display, opaque and semi-transparent inks to custom colors using epoxy, enamel or ceramic-based inks are done within our clean rooms facilities. Typical applications include printing of gauges and instrumentation, display and touch panels, bus bars, icons, borders, logos, lettering, and more.
In addition to the clean room upgrade, Abrisa Technologies recently invested significant capital to increase their screen print capacity by 40% and increasing the panel size to 72” x 54”. In support of this larger format screen print capability Abrisa Technologies has purchased a large walk-in oven to supplement the existing thermal curing capability. The new oven has a curing temperature up to 500°F, allowing for curing of large batches, improving the overall flexibility to complete longer product runs while increasing throughput. The oven additionally provides the company with the capability to cure large product up to 72″ in length.
According to Susan Hirst, VP and General Manager, “Re-investment in processing and fabrication technology, as well as upgrading our facilities overall capabilities is essential to not only maintain, but increase our competitiveness within the various markets we serve. In today’s economy, only those optics companies that listen to the customer and respond rather than react will survive the fluctuating demand for fabricated components and optical coating services.”
Hirst further states, “Additionally, these investments along with the successful customer engagements we have had in the market, have allowed us to reach an agreement with well known global glass manufacturers, to process, fabricate, and distribute their High Ion Exchange (HIE™) substrates which best service the outdoor ruggedized display markets in North America.” Based on these new agreements, which will be announced later this year, Abrisa Technologies has clearly positioned itself extremely well in the North American industrial display market.
According to Jim Veler, “Abrisa is emerging as a uniquely capable company in our targeted markets. Our aim is not just to reduce costs and become a lean operating company in order to improve our bottom line; it is to be able to offer an expanded portfolio of optics capabilities that target our customer needs in our target markets, while at the same time improving our customer service and responsiveness. Without them, Abrisa Technologies does not thrive and grow, with them and their continued product and service satisfaction, everyone wins.”
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and is comprised of three divisions that provide precision optical products and services. The divisions include; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc., Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. As a market leader in optical coatings and high quality precision glass fabrication, Abrisa Technologies is dedicated to providing premier customer service and cost-effective products that fit each customer’s exacting requirements. www.abrisatechnologies.com
SCHOTT Borofloat® and SUPREMAX®
for Diverse Optics Applications
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies, a premier optics solutions provider, stocks and distributes a broad selection of SCHOTT Borofloat® from 0.7mm thick up 25.4 mm thick. This highly chemically resistant borosilicate glass has a low thermal expansion due to the float method of manufacturing by SCHOTT. This flat glass is highly resistant to water, neutral acidic and saline solutions as well as to chlorine, bromine, iodine, and organic substances.
Sheet sizes available from Abrisa Technologies include:
- 1150mm x 850mm – for 0.7mmm to 25.4mm thickness
- 1700mm x 1300mm – for 16.0mm to 21.0mm thickness
- 2300mm x 1700mm – for 3.3mm to 15.0mm thickness
In addition to SCHOTT Borofloat®, Abrisa Technologies stocks SCHOTT SUPREMAX®, an ultra thick, rolled borosilicate glass, the benefits of which include low thermal expansion, high thermal resistance, excellent light transmission, and impressive chemical durability. It is a low density glass that is 12% lighter than soda-lime glass, and is available from stock in thicknesses up to 57.2mm and up to 66.7mm on order. It is an environmentally friendly glass made of non-hazardous inorganic and natural raw materials. Highly versatile, this material is well-suited for a broad array of optics applications.
Standard sheet sizes available from stock from Abrisa Technologies include:
- 1000mm x 1500mm – for 34.9mm and 57.2mm thickness (alternative thicknesses from 28.6 up to 66.7 can be ordered)
Borofloat® and SUPREMAX® glass can undergo the following glass fabrication processes at Abrisa Technologies:
- Cutting
- Edge work – ground or polished, faceted, or arrissed
- Dubbed and radiused corners
- Drilling
- Surface polishing
- Screen printing and sand blasting
- Can be thermally and chemically strengthened
- Coating applications – anti-reflective, ITO, Cold Mirror, Hot Mirror/ IR Blocker, Dichroics
Borofloat® has a low specific weight in comparison to soda-lime glass, and is consequently well-suited for applications where weight limitations are a consideration. The glasses low thermal expansion and its high thermal shock resistance as well as its ability to withstand temperatures up to 450°C for long periods of time make Borofloat® ideal for applications where temperature stability is a must.
As far as optical properties, Borofloat® is a clear, transparent, colorless glass, with excellent transparency both in the ultraviolet and also in the visible and near infrared range of light. Its extra low inherent fluorescence or light emission, combined with very good surface quality, flatness, and homogeneity allow it to be utilized for a wide-range of applications for optics, opto-electronics, photonics, and analytical equipment.
Due to its low alkali content, Borofloat® acts as a high-power insulator, and is therefore a suitable material for applications where good non-conductive properties at temperatures up to 450°C are called for.
Typical applications include:
- Photovoltaics – glass for solar collectors
- Optical filters
- Lighting – protective panels for spotlights & high power floodlights
- Medical Technology – microscope slides, DNA sequencers, micro-fluidic systems and more)
- Display glass & wafers
- Sight glasses
Borofloat® can be easily cleaned with nearly any commercially available glass cleaner. Abrasive sponges, scouring powders, or other abrasive cleaners should not be used on Borofloat as they can cause damage to the surface of the glass.
Abrisa Technologies can supply SCHOTT Borofloat® and SUPREMAX® in low and high volume quantities to service both small and large users with their exact Borofloat® and SUPREMAX® requirements.
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies is headquartered in Santa Paula, California and is comprised of three divisions that provide precision optical products and services. The divisions include; Abrisa Industrial Glass, Inc., Sycamore Glass Components, and ZC&R Coatings for Optics. As a market leader in optical coatings and high quality precision glass fabrication, Abrisa Technologies is dedicated to providing premier customer service and cost-effective products that fit each customer’s exacting requirements. www.abrisatechnologies.com
