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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

09.12.2025 – We at Materion Balzers Optics wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our closing dates are: ...

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How to optimise fluorescence imaging with linear variable filters

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....

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Optical filters on board the EUCLID space telescope

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....

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Optical components from Materion Balzers Optics on its way to Jupiter

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. ...

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Sick Supplier Award 2022

Sick Supplier Award 2022

31.03.2022 – Materion Balzers Optics is very proud to announce that we received the Sick Supplier Award 2022 in the Optics category. This achievement would not be possible without our dedicated team in Balzers! We want to thank everybody from Materion Balzers Optics who contributed to this great success....

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Materion partners with Rubin Observatory

Materion partners with Rubin Observatory

18.05.2021 – Materion continues to build on its 50-year legacy of supporting space exploration and observation by partnering with The Vera C. Rubin Observatory on a first-of-its-kind custom optical filter set to be used on the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Telescope (LSST) currently under construction in Chile ...

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New Easy-to-clean Coatings from Optics Balzers

New Easy-to-clean Coatings from Optics Balzers

22.12.2020 – Mechanically resistant, solvent- and dirt-repellent coatings with transparency from UV to IR ...

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LVF – data acquisition in laboratory technology

LVF – data acquisition in laboratory technology

31.08.2020 – Linear Variable Filters are an innovative and flexible solution for the technological demands of the fields of diagnostics and analysis. ...

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Dichroic Filters for Optical Oxygen Sensing

Dichroic Filters for Optical Oxygen Sensing

03.07.2020 – Strong interest in optical oxygen sensors from ventilator manufacturers due to COVID-19 supply shortages ...

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Materion Corporation to Acquire Optics Balzers

Materion Corporation to Acquire Optics Balzers

08.06.2020 – Focusing on the company‘s growth strategy the Optics Balzers‘ shareholders have been looking for new business opportunities: On Monday June 8, 2020 the US based Materion Corporation, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Optics Balzers AG in an all-cash transaction. ...

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UV filter for medical diagnostics and analysis

UV filter for medical diagnostics and analysis

07.05.2020 – Successful diagnostics of antibodies: Optics Balzers AG has further developed optical dielectric filters in the UV spectrum....

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Laser cavity mirrors with tailor-made spectral requirements

Laser cavity mirrors with tailor-made spectral requirements

19.12.2019 – Optics Balzers produces individually adaptable, application-specific laser cavity mirrors...

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ICG Filters for medical endoscopy

ICG Filters for medical endoscopy

03.12.2019 – Dielectric filter solutions help shape the endoscopy landscape of tomorrow...

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Laser Mirrors for ultra short pulses in the femto-second range successfully qualified

Laser Mirrors for ultra short pulses in the femto-second range successfully qualified

05.12.2016 – Optics Balzers AG excels in the production of laser mirrors for high-precision material processing.Processing materials by laser pulses in the nanosecond range has become standard in industry. Ever smaller and more precise structures can be made by latest laser technology, which uses pulses of ...

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Optics Balzers Now Producing in Malaysia

Optics Balzers Now Producing in Malaysia

18.11.2016 – In early September, Optics Balzers has started to establish production with around 30 new employees in Penang on the west coast of Malaysia. According to Alex Vogt, CEO of Optics Balzers, it is becoming increasingly clear that the strategic decision to establish a new production site in Malaysia...

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Optics Balzers to Develop Site in Malaysia

Optics Balzers to Develop Site in Malaysia

03.06.2016 – Consistent growth strategy: additional production site will strengthen business in Asia – The market for optical components is booming worldwide. Optics Balzers therefore consistently implements its international growth strategy and has decided to initiate production in Malaysia as of fall 2016...

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Grand Opening of the new production facility in Jena

Grand Opening of the new production facility in Jena

15.05.2015 – Optics Balzers Jena GmbH is going to welcome Partners and invited guests, including S.D. Prince Stefan of Liechtenstein, Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein to Germany, Markus Hoppe, State Secretary of the Thuringian Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Society, and...

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Dielectric High Reflectivity Broadband Mirrors

Dielectric High Reflectivity Broadband Mirrors

06.05.2013 – Optics Balzers introduces at LASER World of Photonics 2013 a new standard for broadband high reflectivity mirrors. Diflex™ mirrors are characterized by extreme reflectivity, low scattering and a wide acceptance range for the angle of incidence. Therefore, the mirrors can be used for manifold applications...

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All-dielectric self-blocking SWIR filters from Optics Balzers

All-dielectric self-blocking SWIR filters from Optics Balzers

15.12.2011 – Optics Balzers Jena offers customized all-dielectric band-pass filters for the SWIR spectral region with a unique self-blocking filter design. They combine a wide blocking range and high pass-band transmittance in a single all-dielectric interference coating. All filters are deposited by in-situ monitored...

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Patterning Solutions from Optics Balzers

Patterning Solutions from Optics Balzers

04.05.2011 – Optics Balzers, the preferred partner for innovative optical coatings, offers a unique portfolio of patterning solutions for producing high-grade optical components. Depending on the specific customer application, patterning techniques such as photolithography...

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Optics Balzers AG to Expand B-Stage Epoxy Sealing Capabilities

Optics Balzers AG to Expand B-Stage Epoxy Sealing Capabilities

24.01.2011 – As one of the industry leaders for tailored optical coatings, Optics Balzers is a key provider of cover glasses for image sensors and microdisplays. Optics Balzers has recently made continuous efforts to expand its optical packaging portfolio, with a focus on different ...

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