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To develop cutting-edge germanium-based material solutions for infrared optics and opto-electronic applications, that is the purpose of Umicore Electro-Optics Materials. Our main products include germanium compounds, substrates and lenses. Helping you explore the resources for tomorrow’s world, that is our reason for existing.
We are recognised around the world for our innovative technology, as well as for the quality of our products and customer service. Both our business lines, optics and substrates, are world leaders in their field. And that is because our customers are at the very core of our thinking. Our expertise in specialty materials science, together with the research and development programmes undertaken in collaboration with customers and partners are key to developing ground-breaking new products.
Umicore Olen (Belgium)
Umicore Electro-Optic Materials is the world’s largest manufacturer of germanium products for thermal imaging and smart sensing. We play a leading role in the supply of germanium wafers for a variety of applications. We can also manufacture finished lenses both in Ge and GASIR® with the help of two DPT machine and a coating chamber. We also have the ability to assemble product and test the final product with our MTF bench.
Umicore Dundee (UK)
Umicore Coating Services is market leader in thin film coatings industry. We manufacture coatings for infrared, laser and visible optics. We have also developed and can produce our iDLC coating on GASIR® which has the comparable durability than DLC on Ge but on GASIR®.
Umicore Acigné (France)
Umicore IR Glass is focused on production, product and process development of GASIR® (Chalcogenide glass).
Umicore Quapaw, Oklahoma (USA)
Umicore Optical Materials is the leading US manufacturer of germanium products. Our GASIR® facility is designed to support high volume assembly applications. Our unique capabilities can provide cost effective solutions to the thermal imaging markets.