PACA2M, can produce thin film coatings on optical components up to 2 meters by 2 meters, up to 40 centimeters thick and weighing up to 1.5 tonnes. New optical coatings machine PACA2M A fully automated ...

For thin film optical coatings, most critical production challenges appear in the first half of the manufacturing cycle, particularly in coating deposition methodologies. As explained by Ron Willey, ...

University of Sheffield researchers developed a machine learning framework to improve coating properties in a roll-to-roll slot die coating process. The work is seen as an initial step toward broader ...