Thin Film Coatings And The Rotating Option

Coating markets in Asia continue to grow inexorably with investments in technology continuing to take place. Over the last 30y, the glass industry has continuously introduced advanced coating technologies to achieve value-added products, accommodating the growing market need for improved aesthetics and functional comfort. The various functions glass has adopted over recent years required a revolutionary new view on the production of glass. Rotatable sputter-coat technology fits in these evolving market trends by permitting manufacturers to address two key challenges: increase coating throughput while maintaining layer quality and layer thickness uniformity. Main applications of film coatings are described in this article.