Optical ‘Coating System Mill Lane Engineering Co. Inc. Lowell, Mass.

Mill Lane Engineering introduces the Series 1000 Model 750 Optical Coating System with 4-pocket elec- tron beam and resistance evaporation sources. The fully automatic cryopumped system produces multilayer coat- ings and is PC/PLC controlled through selectable menus. Optional features include substrate tooling, sub- strate heating, ion-beam assist, crystal monitoring, and optical thickness control with witness glass changer. All system components, including chamber, pumps, system power, utilities, and control rack, are integrated into a single module yielding a very small footprint.

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Vacuum Metallizer Stokes Vacuum Inc. Philadelphia

Stokes Vacuum Inc. offers vacuum metallizing equip- ment for many applications. These include Tri-coat sys- tems for the automotive lighting industry, continuous aluminum wire feed for EM1 shielding of cell phones and computer parts, semicontinuous in-line systems for high volume demand, and batch coaters for all other fields. Stokes Vacuum uses the latest innovations in design and controls to offer high-quality systems, which are engineered to meet their customers’ needs.

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Sputtering Targets Atramet Inc. Farmingdale, N. Y

Atramet inc. (USA) and joint-venture company Ramet Ltd. (Russia) have developed new lines of sput- tering targets. One type is large-size chromium and Nichrome sputtering targets for industrial coaters. Sin- gle-piece construction allows using a water-cooled tar- get without the backing plate. Another is silicon/metal (AI, Pr, Tb, Nd, Er, Mg) composite sputtering targets. Targets show improved resistance to cracking under high-input power on the cathode, allowing for a better utilization of the target. Addition of rare earth metals provides unique parameters of the sputtered films. Tar- gets are available from research size up to Win. cath- odes for industrial magnetrons.

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Vacuum Plating Systems Vacuum Plating Technology Corp. San Jose, Calif.

Vacuum Plating Technology supplies turnkey auto- mated vacuum plating systems using the latest innova- tions in the Cathodic Arc Plasma (CAP) deposition technology. The CAP systems can apply durable deco- rative and functional coatings of metals, nitrides, and carbides onto various substrates including brass, zinc, aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and plastics. The CAP systems, equipped with the PLC automation package, are simple to operate and are built for years of reliable operation. They also supply supporting accessories in- cluding the ultrasonic precleaning system.

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