Alluxa News

  1. Alluxa Develops Thin Films For COVID-19 Detection Devices 4/27/2020

    Alluxa, Inc., the global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters, has extended its industry-leading Ultra Series to include high-performance polymerase chain reaction (PCR) specific filters. These filters were developed with higher performance optical characteristics and are intended to improve speed and efficiency of real time qPCR testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The new Ultra Series qPCR product family includes real-time, qPCR-specific filters for integration into medical equipment that performs COVID-19 testing of patient samples.

  2. Alluxa Introduces High Performance 10.6 µm Infrared Notch Filter 1/27/2020

    Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters and thin-film deposition technologies, introduces a breakthrough 10.6 µm infrared (IR) notch filter with optical density > 4.0 (OD4). The innovative, high-layer-count IR optical coating is produced by utilizing Alluxa’s proprietary deposition capabilities that now deliver groundbreaking optical coating performance in the 8 µm to 12 µm spectral range.

  3. Alluxa Announces New VP Of Operations, Bill Kastanis 11/5/2019

    Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in thin-film deposition technology and high-performance optical coatings and filters, is pleased to announce Bill Kastanis as the new vice president of operations, effective immediately. A highly-respected veteran in optics and photonics, Bill has over 35 years of experience in operations, vacuum deposition, and factory automation.

  4. Alluxa Promotes Kevin Nolen To Director Of Engineering 10/4/2019

    Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical filters and optical coatings, is pleased to announce the promotion of Kevin Nolen to director of engineering, effective immediately.  Kevin has served in a variety of engineering and operations roles at Alluxa for more than 12 years. He will be responsible for guiding and executing Alluxa’s developmental engineering efforts that support factory automation, deposition process improvements, and product engineering projects. Kevin has a BS ME from California State University, Chico.

  5. Alluxa Introduces Groundbreaking PVD Process With Extended Spectral Performance For Optical Filters From UV To IR

    Alluxa’s proprietary SIRRUS™ PVD platform offers breakthrough high performance and full spectral coverage from 200 nm to 14 μm.