Solar, aerospace, optical, semiconductor and advanced batteries are a few of the varied markets that Materion Advanced Chemicals serves.

Materion Advanced Chemicals has been manufacturing specialty inorganic materials and physical vapor deposition materials in Milwaukee since 1964 and has experienced steady growth due to diversity of products and customers. The company markets globally, serving industries such as thin film solar cells, precision optics, ophthalmics and semiconductors with standard and custom manufactured materials.

Specialty Inorganic (SI) Materials

SI materials are used in the manufacture of thin film solar cells, semiconductor substrate precursors, pacemaker batteries, medical detector devices, phosphors and temperature resistant aerospace coatings, to name only a few applications. Typically sold as powders of well-defined purity, these materials include small quantity R & D items found in Materion Advanced Chemicals' 2000 item signature catalog, as well as bulk quantity specialty compounds.

Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Materials

Materion leads the North American market in the manufacture of PVD materials for optical applications. These products, sold as either evaporation materials or sputtering targets, are deposited under vacuum onto a substrate, producing a thin-film coating with specific optical or physical properties. Typical applications for PVD materials include thin film solar cells, anti-reflective coatings, anti-counterfeit coatings on currency and security documents and infrared coatings on high-powered CO2 laser optics.

Materion Advanced Chemicals offers its customers a level of manufacturing flexibility and in-house technical expertise not available from the competition. Unique integrated manufacturing capabilities enable the company to control every step of the manufacturing process, from raw material production through chemical processing and final inspection, so that customers receive a superior, high-quality end product. The Technical Support Team at Materion Advanced Chemicals is dedicated to working closely with customers to solve problems and help determine material requirements specific to their applications.