Overview
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
also provides contract coating as a service to customers who provide
their own substrates.
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.
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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, sample preparation
for microscopy/thermal imaging, and contract coatings.
Systems have currently been placed in North America, South America, Europe,
and virtually all of the Pacific Rim countries. The company currently
supplies coating services and 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
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