FILMETRICS Inc.

 FILMETRICS Inc. - USA

Filmetrics, Inc. was founded in 1995 with the mission of making thin-film measurements simple and affordable. Prior to our arrival, commercial thin-film measurement instruments cost $50,000 or more and required operators to have advanced training. Single measurements took several minutes, even hours.

The Filmetrics approach was to design an affordable purpose-built miniature spectrometer system, whose low cost had just recently been made possible by advances in silicon detector array technology. We combined this with sophisticated software that integrated advanced thin-film expertise into a simple, intuitive Windows interface. The result was the F20, a compact system with astounding speed and accuracy, which line operators could be trained to use in a matter of minutes - all at a mere fraction of the cost of traditional instruments.

Our accomplishments have been widely recognized by the industry press, including recognition as one of the "100 Most Technologically Significant" products of the year and one of the "25 Best New Products" of the year.