North American Coating Labs.

North American Coating Laboratories, based in Mentor, Ohio and celebrating 50 years in business, has acquired Optical Filter Source, LLC based in Round Rock, Texas. Brian Wilson, President and CEO of NACL comments “The companies have total synergy in all aspects from operations to culture and leadership style.” Both companies provide optical coating services to all industries working with optical components from UV to the far IR. “By partnering with OFS we are adding capabilities and experience in areas that can be highly beneficial to both companies customer bases,” Wilson said. Both NACL and OFS pride themselves on exceptional response time their unique abilities to help customers solve problems. Wilson comments “We put the highest value on building and fostering relationships with customers, vendors and even competitors in some cases. We ultimately want to provide customers with the best solution regardless of where it leads them.” OFS brings new capabilities to NACL’s offerings including: photolithography, bus bar application, dicing and sputtering technology. These added to NACL unique differentiators like Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC), full infrared coating capabilities and NACL’s vast experience in the plastics/polymer optics space including dip-applied hardcoating, provide a one-stop-shop experience for customers easing the supply chain headaches and logistical challenges often incurred. Frank Calcagni, CEO of Optical Filter Source adds “Combining forces with NACL will prove to be a strong strategic move for both companies. Our joint plan involves merging capabilities and intellectual property to strengthen existing customer relationships and to create new relationships with the ever-expanding thin film and photonics marketplace. Optical Filter Source has earned a stellar reputation through its unwavering commitment to quality and excellent customer service. Our mission and trajectory will continue unabated at our location in Round Rock, Texas. Working with Brian and his team, I have come to realize that the same passion and commitment we have in Texas exists in Mentor, Ohio.” The combined companies will have 15 coating chambers and approximately 42 employees operating in both locations with expedited service and response. The Texas location will be called OFS by NACL, LLC and continue to operate as Optical Filter Source with Wilson serving as CEO and Calcagni as President.