HEF Expands its Business of Surface Engineering Solutions into the World of Photonics with Optical PVD Coatings and Technical Glass Solutions
Santa Paula, CA – Abrisa Technologies announces that HEF Group based in France, a global leader in metallurgical surface treatments, coatings and PVD vacuum deposition technology for wear, friction, and corrosion reduction of industrial and other mechanical components that effective December 23, 2020, it had acquired 100% of the stock of California-based ABRISA TECHNOLOGIES, a specialist in optical thin film coatings and fabricated technical glass solutions for photonics and more.
About our combined companies: HEF acquired Abrisa Technologies to add Optical PVD coatings and Technical Glass Solutions capabilities to its portfolio. Now, all customers have access to an expanded range of our combined capabilities, coatings, and glass fabrication solutions. Abrisa Technologies’ customers will also benefit from HEF’s extensive materials engineering know-how, wide range of protective coating solutions and HEF’s commitment to investment in manufacturing technology and development that will enable Abrisa Technologies to provide its customers with even more innovative solutions and the capacity to support their growing and changing market needs.
About HEF Group (US Website: www.hefusa.net): The HEF Group, based in France, is a global leader in surface treatments and coatings for wear, friction, and corrosion reduction of industrial mechanical components.
HEF, an employee shareholding company, founded nearly 70 years ago has around 3,000 employees, is active in 20 countries, operating 63 facilities worldwide, including US locations in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, Arizona, North Carolina, Nebraska, Maine, and now, California; a key technology center.
HEF, a pioneer in tribology, is today, a major player in surface engineering, with capabilities ranging from R&D to process industrialization for mass production. HEF solutions are used across a diverse range of industries including Automotive, Oil & Gas, Medical, Power Generation, Aerospace, Defense and Firearms, Industrial Machinery, and now, Abrisa Technologies’ Photonics and Optics enabled markets.
About Abrisa Technologies: Abrisa Technologies designs, manufactures, and distributes precision optical coating solutions and custom fabricated glass optical products via two division, Abrisa Industrial Glass (AIG) , located in Santa Paula, CA and ZC&R Coatings for Optics, (ZCR), located in Torrance, CA. Both divisions are located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area with 125, 000 sq. ft. of manufacturing floor space and approximately 150 employees.
For additional information, please contact sales@hefusa.net, info@abrisatechnologies.com or:
Rajiv Ahuja, Ph.D.
HEF Group Regional Head, North America
rahuja@hefusa.net
www.hefusa.net