January 20, 2012 – Merck KGaA will be presenting its developments for the optics and photonics industry at the SPIE Photonics West Exhibition from January 24 to 26, 2012 in San Francisco, California, USA. Merck’s exhibition stand will be focusing on the Patinal®, Solarpur®and Optipur® product ranges.
The Patinal®brand stands for a range of vapor deposition materials specifically developed for higly reliable production of high quality optical thin film layer systems. Apart from fluorides, oxides, sulfides and metals, the Patinal® product range offers special substances that combine intermediate and high refractive indices, with high process stability, a wide transparency range, low absorption and low fluorescence depending on the product. Patinal® materials are available for the wavelength range from VUV (157nm) to beyond LWIR (ca. 17 µm).
The WR Patinal®product family enables the smooth operation and easy cleaning of the touch panel surfaces of smartphones and tablet PCs. These hydrophobic and oleophobic layers are also used in automotive applications such as rear view cameras. The WR Patinal® range is being specifically developed for the demanding requirements of the smartphone market.
At the beginning of 2012, Merck KGaA appointed Capitol Scientific, Inc. of Austin, Texas as a distributor of Patinal products for the south-central territory of the United States. They will join the team of two other Merck KGaA distributors, EMCO and Ultimate Index on the west coast in providing customers with fast and efficient service.
