Denton Vacuum designs and manufactures systems to deposit ultra-thin metallic and dielectric coatings. These coatings are used in industrial and research applications ranging from optics, semiconductors, electro-optics, display, tribology, medical devices, to telecommunications. The ultra high purity required for the films that are in many cases just a few atoms thick, require that the deposition processes occur in a vacuum.

Denton Vacuum is an organization based on and driven by process know-how. Denton’s 130+ man-years of process engineering expertise in evaporation, sputtering and ion-assisted processes is the foundation on which the company has been built. Process know-how is delivered to Denton’s customer base through state-of-the-art controls and automation that in turn, drive best-in-class hardware/subsystems. This skill set allows Denton Vacuum to analyze the unique and exacting product requirements of each customer and provide a specific, high-yield process solution on a robust, high-uptime system platform.

Combining process knowledge and an entrepreneurial mentality to deliver customer-specific solutions on a timely basis using standardized system platforms: this is what sets Denton Vacuum apart as it delivers value to its customer base.

Company History

Denton Vacuum was incorporated in 1964 by its founder Richard Denton. Under his innovative guidance, the company developed its’ reputation for large area coating and custom engineering. Peter Denton, Richard’s son, joined the company in 1977 and has since moved on to become Chairman of the Board. Peter was instrumental in developing ion source technology and computer-based controls.

In January of 1994, responding to increased demand for the company's products and underscoring the company's commitment to R&D, Denton moved from its original Cherry Hill, NJ location to a 24-acre wooded campus complex with 47,000 square feet of manufacturing, R&D and office space in Moorestown, NJ.

Markets and Customers

Denton Vacuum enjoys an international reputation for providing high quality state-of-the-art vacuum equipment and coatings. Denton Vacuum addresses markets in precision optics, ophthalmics/sunwear, electronics, electro-optics, telecommunications, semiconductor metallization, general thin-film R&D and sample preparation for microscopy/thermal imaging.

Systems have currently been placed in North America, South America, Europe, and virtually all of the Pacific Rim countries. The company currently supplies coating equipment to leading industrial companies such as General Electric, Varian, Intel, Motorola, Pentax, IBM, AT&T, Texas Instruments, 3M, Kodak, Zeiss, Xerox, Northrop-Grumman, JDS Uniphase, TRW, as well as most leading universities and research facilities worldwide