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AGC Plasma Technology Solutions (commonly known as AGC Plasma) is a business unit within AGC Glass Europe, the European branch of the international glass manufacturer AGC Inc., the largest glass company in the world and one of the core Mitsubishi companies. AGC Plasma specializes in the supply of vacuum coating equipment, leveraging core technologies such as Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) and Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD).[1] [2] [3]
The business unit is based in Lauenförde, Germany, where it operates a manufacturing facility and demonstration center.[4] Additionally, research and development activities for coating technologies are conducted at the AGC Technovation Centre[5] in Gosselies, Belgium and the AGC Sacramento Research Facility in Sacramento, California. AGC Plasma serves a global market, offering engineering, manufacturing, and installation services for vacuum coating equipment. AGC Plasma is a member of the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) and of the European Society of Thin Films (EFDS).[6]
History
[edit]AGC Plasma was established following the 2012 merger[7] of Interpane Glas Industrie AG, a German manufacturer of insulated glass, and AGC Glass Europe. The merger combined expertise in thin-film coating technology, particularly for solar control and low-emissivity glazing, enabling the business unit to expand into vacuum coating equipment engineering and production. [8]
Field of Activities
[edit]- Optical Coatings - Advanced multi-layer optical coating technology and equipment for mass production of low-emissivity, solar control, and anti-reflective glass applications.
- Astronomical Mirror Coatings - Development of large area mirror coating technologies for major optical telescopes,[9] such as the Extremely Large Telescope of the European Southern Observatory located in the Chilean Atacama Desert.[10] [11] [12]
- Solid-State Battery Manufacturing - Upscaling vacuum coating processes for solid-state batteries, including PECVD silicon anode manufacturing[13] with silane gas and lithium evaporation for lithium metal anode production.
- Technical Textiles - Providing metallic coating technologies for applications such as multi-spectral camouflage and fluorine-free liquid repellant treatments for filtration media and outdoor clothing. AGC Plasma is member of EDANA (European Disposables and Nonwovens Association).[14]
- Polymer Film - Providing Roll-to-Roll systems including PECVD enabling high-rate deposition of optical SiOx layers and magnetron sputtering to produce complex, multi-functional coatings on polymer films.
- Antibacterial and Antiviral Coatings - AGC Plasma Technology Solutions is advancing the industrial scaling of a silver-doped ceramic coating developed through co-sputtering techniques. This coating was originally researched at the Politecnico di Torino as part of the NanoBloc project, funded under the European Union’s HORIZON program.[15]
- Green Hydrogen Economy - Providing protective coatings of platinum (or alternative customer-specific materials) on the Porous Transport Layers (PTL) and bipolar plates, which are essential components of electrolyzers and fuel cells.
Facilities
[edit]AGC Interpane Facility: Primary manufacturing headquarters in Lauenförde, Germany, housing a demonstration center for vacuum coating equipment.
AGC Technovation Centre: R&D headquarters in Gosselies, Belgium for activities focused on thin-film coating development.
AGC Sacramento Research Facility: R&D facility in Sacramento, California supporting coating development activities for the North American market.
References
[edit]- ^ "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions". AGC Plasma Technology Solutions. AGC Glass Europe SA. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions". LinkedIn. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Engineering AGC's PlasmaMAX™ technology for fast SiO₂ deposition". MatSight. PlasmaSolve s.r.o. 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions is member of EPPN to Accelerate Prototyping and Upscaling in Thin Film Coatings". AGC Plasma Technology Solutions. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Software, A7. "AGC Glass Europe - New Technovation Center in Gosselies". Wallonia.be.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions". EFDS - Europäische Forschungsgesellschaft Dünne Schichten e.V. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of controlling stake in German glass producer Interpane by Japanese glass producer Asahi Glass". European Commission - European Commission.
- ^ "Powering growth through innovation". BDO Belgium. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions: Innovative vacuum plasma coating technologies". March 11, 2022.
- ^ Schotsaert, J.; et al. (13 December 2020). "The coating plant for the segments of the primary mirror of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in Chile". Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation IV. Vol. 11451. SPIE. pp. 114510S. Bibcode:2020SPIE11451E..0SS. doi:10.1117/12.2560685.
- ^ "AGC to deliver third coater for mirrors of world's largest telescope". GlassOnline.com. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Leroy, Aude (18 June 2025). "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions : La technologie au service du plus grand œil du monde dans le ciel". Paris Air Show Daily (in French). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Germany: InvestEU - EIB provides €20 million to GDI to develop 100% silicon anodes for batteries to replace graphite". European Investment Bank.
- ^ "AGC Plasma Technology Solutions". EDANA. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "ANTIVIRAL, ANTIBACTERIAL & ANTIFUNGAL NANOCOATING PLATFORM – NanoBloc". CORDIS. European Commission. 27 May 2024. Grant Agreement No. 101057597. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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