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Go to FilmStar home page FilmStar Optical Thin Film Software is a suite of Windows programs for designing, manufacturing, and measuring optical thin film coatings. Optical coatings are applied to glass and other surfaces by high vacuum deposition. FilmStar is distinguished by its ease-of-use and connectivity to monitoring instruments and spectrometers. FilmStar stands alone in the ability of its users to customize and automate.

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Scantraq is a standalone version of FilmStar MEASURE, marketed to chemists and spectroscopists and supporting UV/Vis/IR data acquisition and analysis from popular PerkinElmer, Varian, and Agilent models. With its built-in development tools, Scantraq provides a powerful alternative to the software supplied by instrument manufacturers.


Why FilmStar?...Already have design software? That's a good start,  but profitably producing coatings also requires the ability to monitor, measure, characterize, and re-engineer.

When it comes to the business of coating, FilmStar is unmatched. Over the past few years we've sent a number of informative e-mail messages to prospective users. Please browse these e-adverts and Flash videos to discover how FilmStar will help your work and career in optical films.

Two more points: 1. You'll have no problem using FilmStar in conjunction with other programs. 2. There's a good chance that a design from one program will be improved in another. Click here for an example!


Use Microsoft Office?...Sure you do, everyone does. That's why you need thin film design and measurement software that goes far beyond copy and paste. Click a logo to learn how FilmStar helps users get the most from Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

                   

If you need a way to work smarter not harder this is it! Contact us for an online demonstration. Click here for an important warning about pre-installed Click-to-Run Office 2010.


FilmStar DESIGN Free Version...designs and optimizes optical thin film coatings. It could be all the thin film software you need and is a favorite teaching tool at universities around the world.

Film Thickness Module...computes thickness of 'thick' thin films which exhibit fringe structure in reflectance or transmittance.

Inficon IC/5 Data Logger...downloads process data via RS-232 during deposition.


Measuring color filters with a rapid-scan spectrometer and not sure whether it will do the job? Click here for an interesting discussion.

While low cost diode-array instruments offer high throughput (scans in seconds), traditional double-beam spectrophotometers are more precise. Both types of instruments have their place.

That's why FilmStar MEASURE (Scantraq for chemists) support so many instruments...from Ocean Optics USB2000 to PerkinElmer Lambda 1050. No other software in the world offers the same versatility.


Choosing a new coating chamber? Want higher yields? Need to train technicians and engineers? Wondering if automation can lower costs? Get the help you need from a qualified thin film consultant!

ThinFilmExperts.com is an association of recognized experts in high vacuum thin film technology, emphasizing but not limited to optical coating. Each Expert offers unique capabilities.

Today it's more important than ever to solve problems, implement new solutions, and upgrade capabilities as quickly and economically as possible. Contact an Expert today!



Course Announcement

Practical Design and Production
of Optical Thin Films

Ron Willey, Instructor

This one week course, intended for both new and experienced coating engineers, utilizes FilmStar in design and analysis examples.

6-10 Feb 2012   Charlevoix, MI USA

4-8 Jun 2012   Charlevoix, MI USA

For further information please contact Ron Willey
(+1 231-237-9392) or visit willeyoptical.com.
 

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