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Materion Balzers Optics –
Innovation is part of our tradition for more than 70 years

We are the innovative and independent industry partner for the development and production of coated optical components and subassemblies

How to optimise fluorescence imaging with linear variable filters

05.07.2024 – Fluorescence imaging is a widely popular method of molecule analysis in chemistry, biochemistry, and medicine, thanks to properties such as elevated sensitivity, enhanced specificity, simplicity in comparison to many alternative microscopic techniques, and the versatility to be used in living cells and organisms....

Optical filters on board the EUCLID space telescope

30.06.2023 – On July 1st, 2023, the European Space Agency's EUCLID telescope will launch from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The goal of the mission is to study dark matter and create a map of the universe with time as the fourth dimension....

Optical components from Materion Balzers Optics on its way to Jupiter

20.04.2023 – With the launch of ESA’s JUICE (JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer) mission on April 14th 2023, coated optical components of Materion Balzers Optics have started their eight year journey to Jupiter. ...

Updated Brochure –
Automotive

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Wafer Inspection

Precise UV irradiance control and wavelength selection are required for many applications...

Calflex™ Heat Protection Filters

Some designs of entertainment, medical, and architectural lights require additional heat reduction. In entertainment lighting, infrared filtering...

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Enabling Innovative Optical Solutions

The company possesses a broad and in-depth know-how in optical thin-film coating processes, complemented by sophisticated patterning, glass bonding and sealing, and further processing capabilities necessary for producing optical thin-film coated components up to optical subassemblies.

Highly experienced and skilled development and engineering teams closely collaborate with customers to develop innovative solutions meeting their specific and unique requirements.

The combination of these capabilities and skills places Optics Balzers at the forefront of markets in the photonics industry such as Automotive, Biophotonics, Lighting & Projection, Sensors & Imaging, Laser, Space & Defence, and Industrial Applications.