by Abrisa Technologies | Aug 7, 2021 | Coatings Corner
Hot and cold mirrors “heat control filters” are types of dichroic filters used to remove unwanted energy from a light emitting source. Hot Mirror A hot mirror is a dichroic filter that reflects 90% of near infrared (NIR) and infrared (IR) light while transmitting up...
by Abrisa Technologies | Aug 7, 2021 | Coatings Corner
Abrisa Technologies can deposit a wide variety of precious and non-precious metals onto glass substrates depending upon the application requirement. Metal mirror coatings are often used in systems where a very broadband reflector or beam splitter is needed. Metal...
by Abrisa Technologies | Aug 7, 2021 | Coatings Corner
Thin film optical coatings are applied to optical substrates such as glass to alter or change its optical properties. The coating is applied in extremely thin layers to the surface and the number of coatings and the thickness of the coating is done to effect a...
by Abrisa Technologies | Aug 6, 2021 | Fabrication Facts
Frit is a durable, temperature resistant ink that is composed of glass and ceramic particles. The composition of frit helps the adhesion of the ink to the glass, which is tempered onto a substrate at high temperatures, thus making it more abrasion resistant. Epoxy is...
by Abrisa Technologies | Aug 6, 2021 | Fabrication Facts
Screen printed imaging involves applying ink through a mesh screen to achieve an image, then curing the ink to adhere to a substrate. Digital printing involves taking an image and directly printing onto a substrate. Digital printing gives more detailed imaging when...
