Thick film coatings include chemical and abrasion resistant hard coatings, hydrophilic (antifog) hard coatings, and diffusion antireflection hard coatings which are commonly called antiglare coatings. Dontech has several families of thick film chemistries (e.g., acrylic and silicone based) and processes for applying thick film coatings to plastic substrates. They are designed to satisfy a wide range of performance requirements, improving the performance of plastic substrates. Dontech has a strong technical team that can assist you with selecting the appropriate coatings to achieve your desired results.
Hard coatings improve environmental durability, including chemical, scratch and abrasion resistance. Diffusion antireflective coatings (i.e., antiglare coatings) control surface reflections by scattering or diffusing the specular or mirror reflections on plastic optical substrates such as polycarbonate, polyester, acrylic, and triacetate.
Custom coatings can combine both thin film and thick film technologies such as VAR™ brand specular antireflective applied over a 9 Series antiglare hard coating. Specially formulated permutations of existing systems and chemistries are available.
Dontech standard thick film coatings include:
Standard hard coating chemistries include:
Dontech has extensive engineering and technical support resources that can assist with your thick film coating selection and design needs. Our technical staff have diverse backgrounds relevant to high-performance display and precision optics markets. For many of our top customers, we function as an extension of their engineering departments, supporting projects from concept to final system delivery. We will integrate our optical filters and other enhancing components into touchscreens, displays, and systems to the level that is needed by our customers.
Dontech’s Quality Management System is AS9100D and ISO-9001:2015 certified with TUV Rheinland of North America. We are a designer and manufacturer of optical filters, laminations, and thin film coatings for the precision optics, display, and touchscreen markets.
Since 1971, we have designed and manufactured custom components that enhance the performance of optical systems from concept to final system delivery.
