伊藤光学工業 List of Products and Services

At Ito Optical Industry Co., Ltd., cold mirror coating with glass substrate equivalent functionality is possible for resin molded products. The optical characteristics include a reflectance of over 90% in the visible range (450–650nm) and a reflectance of less than 15% in the near-infrared range (800–1200nm). Currently, cold mirrors for automotive applications such as HUDs typically use glass substrates for coating, but there is a growing demand for resin substrates due to needs for weight reduction and curvature shapes. 【Features】 <Optical Characteristics> ■ Reflectance over 90% in the visible range (450–650nm) ■ Reflectance less than 15% in the near-infrared range (800–1200nm) *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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At Ito Optical Industrial Co., Ltd., we can process anti-reflective coatings and mirrors with excellent laser resistance by optimizing the surface conditions of substrates, the deposition materials, and the deposition conditions. The compatible substrates include synthetic quartz, BK7, and CaF2. Please feel free to contact us when you need our services. 【Features】 <1064nm AR Coating> ■ Wavelength: 1064nm ■ High transmittance: T≧99.5% ■ Damage threshold: 35J/cm² ■ Compatible substrates: synthetic quartz, BK7, CaF2 *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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Ito Optical Industries Co., Ltd. has achieved an anti-reflective coating for resin substrates that meets the high durability requirements for automotive optical components. In durability tests, there were no abnormalities at 125°C for 400 hours, 105°C for 1000 hours, and 85°C at 85% humidity for 1000 hours. The compatible substrates are COP (Zeonex, Apel). Please feel free to contact us when you need assistance. 【Features】 ■ Durability Tests - 125°C for 400 hours: No abnormalities - 105°C for 1000 hours: No abnormalities - 85°C at 85% humidity for 1000 hours: No abnormalities ■ Compatible Substrates: COP (Zeonex, Apel) *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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We would like to introduce our "High Durability Al Enhanced Reflective Mirror." By utilizing a hybrid structure of metal and dielectric films, we enhance the reflectivity through light interference and further optimize the film formation conditions. We have achieved a high reflective film that can withstand the harsh environments required for automotive components and more. 【Features】 ■ Reflectivity: 450–650nm Rave ≧ 95% ■ Durability: 105℃ × 1000h No abnormalities 60℃・95% × 1000h No abnormalities ■ Compatible substrates: PC, Zeonex, glass substrates *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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The "Water-repellent and Oil-repellent (Anti-soiling) Coating" is a technology that coats the substrate surface by evaporating fluorine-based compounds through vacuum deposition. Fluorine-based compounds have low surface tension, achieving water-repellent and oil-repellent (anti-soiling) properties. It is possible to form a film on glass and plastic substrates (such as PC, olefin-based resins, PMMA, etc.), providing excellent anti-soiling and scratch prevention functions for anti-reflective and mirror films. 【Features】 ■ Water-repellent and Oil-repellent (Anti-soiling) properties ■ Excellent anti-soiling and scratch prevention functions *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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The "Super Hydrophilic (Anti-Fog) Coating" is a technology that adds super hydrophilic functionality while maintaining the optical properties of conventional anti-reflective films, achieving fog prevention on substrates and a dirt-repellent function that allows for easy washing away of dirt with water. It can be applied to glass and plastic (PC, olefin-based resin) substrates and lenses. Please feel free to contact us when you need our services. 【Features】 ■ Fog prevention on substrates ■ Dirt-repellent function that allows for easy washing away of dirt with water *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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At Ito Optical Industrial Co., Ltd., it is possible to directly apply multi-AR coating (anti-reflective film) to acrylic resin. Additionally, it is also possible to add anti-fouling functionality. By adding anti-fouling functionality, it is expected to reduce the adhesion of dirt such as fingerprints and facilitate easy removal. 【Features】 ■ Reduction of dirt adhesion such as fingerprints and easy removal ■ Prevention of water stains when water droplets adhere ■ Reduction of scratches due to improved slip resistance *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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"Variantor Coating" is a tool that allows individuals with normal color vision to experience the difficulties that people with color vision deficiencies (color blindness) face in distinguishing colors. In a society rich in colors (vari, Finnish), we want to open the door (tor, German) to color universal design, creating a society where people with diverse color vision (variety, English) can live safely and comfortably. The name was given with the hope of removing barriers (in Japanese), a variant tool. 【Usage Examples】 ■ Product Development ■ Advertising ■ Publications ■ Signage and Display Boards ■ Urban Development *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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"Multi Color Coating Design" is a color design technology that expresses different colors through reflection and transmission, which cannot be achieved with conventional printing or painting. It allows colors to change depending on the angle of light incidence (viewing angle). It is a dielectric multilayer film that can reflect or transmit specific wavelengths. This is recognized by the human eye as a difference in color, and it is applied not only for functionality but also as a color design. [Main Products] ■ Sunglasses ■ Swimming goggles ■ Casings for mobile phones, etc. ■ Helmet visors ■ Gaming components *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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A "beam splitter" is an optical element that divides light into two parts and is also referred to as a half-mirror. Some of the light incident on this product is reflected, while some is transmitted, resulting in the division. Those that can separate polarized components are called "polarizing beam splitters" and are used in optical pickups, liquid crystal projectors, optical communication devices, and more. 【Main Products】 ■ BD, DVD, CD ■ Office equipment ■ Liquid crystal projectors ■ MR, VR, AR *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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"Cold Mirror" is a product used to avoid temperature rise due to the influence of infrared rays. In recent years, it has also started to be incorporated into automotive safety driving assistance systems as HUD (Head-Up Display). In this context, it is used to prevent the heat rays from sunlight entering through the windshield from reaching the imaging unit side. [Main Products] ■ Medical Lighting ■ Projectors ■ HUD (Head-Up Display) *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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The "Dichroic Filter Coating" is an optical filter that utilizes the interference of light through thin films to transmit or reflect light in specific wavelength regions. In projectors, color separation filters are used, and in digital cameras, infrared cut filters are placed in front of imaging sensors that have sensitivity characteristics in the visible to near-infrared wavelength range, adjusted to match the sensitivity of the human eye. Our company manufactures high-quality DFC with high reproducibility and reliability using Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) for film formation. 【Main Products】 ■ Projectors ■ Digital Video Cameras ■ Lighting *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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The "UV Cut/IR Cut/UV-IR Cut Filter" is an optical filter that cuts ultraviolet and near-infrared light, allowing only visible light to pass through. For example, a UV cut filter can cut harmful ultraviolet rays emitted from high-pressure mercury lamps, reducing their impact on the human body and damage to optical components. By using a UV-IR cut filter in front of the image sensors of digital cameras and smartphones, it is possible to achieve the same depiction as the human eye. 【Main Products】 ■ Projectors ■ Digital Cameras ■ Smartphones ■ Image Sensors *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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"Mirror Coating" is a coating that can efficiently reflect specific wavelengths such as lasers and visible light. By using IAD (Ion Assisted Deposition) like DFC, we achieve the production of high-quality mirror coatings with high reflectivity and minimal absorption and scattering. It is possible to deposit on not only glass substrates but also plastic substrates, allowing for flexible design and proposals for wavelength ranges and reflectivity according to various applications and requests. [Main Products] ■ Projectors ■ BD, DVD, CD ■ Dental mirrors ■ Beauty device mirrors ■ Automotive components *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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"Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)" is a mixture of indium oxide and tin oxide, which is transparent yet has electrical conductivity. Our company has developed a film formation technology for plastic substrates, which is considered difficult for stable ITO coating. We provide coating for touch panel substrates of mobile phones, gaming devices, and smartphones. [Main Products] ■ Mobile Phones ■ Smartphones ■ Portable Gaming Devices ■ Car Navigation Systems ■ Bank ATMs ■ Aircraft Instrument Panel Glass *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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"Anti Reflection Coating" is a technology that has been used for a long time in eyeglass lenses and other applications. Our company developed multi-coating (multi-layer anti-reflection film) technology for glass eyeglass lenses in 1973. Currently, we have further improved and developed that foundational technology, processing it for various products such as imaging equipment, sensors, and displays. 【Main Products】 ■ Eyeglass Lenses ■ CD/DVD/BD Optical Media Related Equipment ■ Projectors ■ Digital Cameras, Digital Camcorders ■ Mobile Phones, Smartphones ■ LCD Panels *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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At Ito Optical Industrial Co., Ltd., we handle "optical thin film products." We offer a rich lineup including anti-reflective coatings "ARC," transparent conductive films "ITO," reflective films "MRC," and UV-IR cut filters "UVIRCF." Additionally, our glass mold division also manufactures aspherical lenses. Please feel free to contact us when you need our services. 【Partial Lineup】 ■ Anti-Reflective Coating ■ Indium Tin Oxide ■ Mirror Coating ■ UV-IR Cut Filter ■ Dichroic Filter Coating *For more details, please refer to the related links or feel free to contact us.

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This document introduces "Color Universal Design." Human perception of color is not uniform. Design created from the user's perspective, aimed at ensuring that information is clearly conveyed to as many people as possible, is referred to as Color Universal Design. Here, we are reproducing materials distributed by the NPO Color Universal Design Organization with permission, in order to help you understand the concepts and necessity behind it. [Contents (partial)] ■ What is Color Universal Design? ■ The 3 (+1) Principles of Color Universal Design ■ Who are the target users of Color Universal Design? ■ Why is Color Universal Design important now? ■ Color vision barrier-free is a trend of the times, etc. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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"Variantool" is a P-D composite filter that allows individuals with normal color vision to experience the difficulty in distinguishing colors as perceived by individuals with P-type and D-type color vision deficiencies. By combining "individual types" and "P-D composite types" according to the application, it is possible to achieve a more rigorous check and greater freedom in color combinations for color universal design. You will surely realize the necessity of color universal design. 【Features】 ■ Allows individuals with normal color vision to experience the difficulty in distinguishing colors for those with color vision deficiencies. ■ Helps to notice difficult color combinations. ■ Simply wearing it enables real-time color combination checks. ■ No need for computers, special software, or cameras. ■ Just by wearing it, you can identify color combinations that are difficult for individuals with color vision deficiencies to distinguish. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for lightweight and mass-producible resin components to be coated for automotive parts. Our company has achieved a high heat-resistant anti-reflective coating that meets the high heat resistance requirements for automotive optical components. 【Features】 ■ For automotive optical components ■ Technology that meets high heat resistance requirements *For more details, please refer to the catalog or feel free to contact us.

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The ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) film, known for its transparent conductive properties, has a high refractive index of about 2.1. Therefore, when a thin film coating is applied, the reflection rate increases due to interference effects, resulting in a decrease in transmittance. Our company has achieved a high transmittance ITO electrode film by applying dielectric multilayer technology, which is used in resistive touch panel electrodes. 【Features】 ■ Application of dielectric multilayer technology ■ Realization of high transmittance ITO electrode film ■ Adopted in resistive touch panel electrodes *For more details, please refer to the catalog or feel free to contact us.

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The "High Durability Aluminum Enhanced Reflective Film" features a high reflectivity of Al Rave=95.0% and a durable film. By utilizing the interference of light through a hybrid structure of metal and dielectric films, it achieves a high reflectivity. Additionally, by optimizing the film formation conditions, a high durability film that does not suffer damage even in harsh environments has been realized. It is compatible with materials such as PC, Zeonex, and glass. 【Features】 ■ High Reflectivity ■ High Durability Film *For more details, please refer to the catalog or feel free to contact us.

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Our company has successfully added an anti-static function to traditional anti-reflective coatings, achieving a wide-band, low-reflective anti-reflective film in the visible range. It can be applied to glass and olefin-based resins, and it is also possible to add anti-fouling properties. For more details, please contact us. 【Features】 ■ Can be applied to glass and olefin-based resins ■ Achieves a wide-band, low-reflective anti-reflective film in the visible range *For more details, please refer to the catalog or feel free to contact us.

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Traditionally, it has been difficult to apply multi-AR coatings directly to acrylic resin, requiring pretreatments such as hard coating. By establishing a method for direct multi-AR coating on acrylic resin, our company has eliminated the hard coating process, reduced costs, and developed a processing method that combines anti-fouling functions. We are currently applying coatings to optical lenses. 【Features】 - Reduction of dirt adhesion, such as fingerprints, and easy removal - Prevention of water stains when water droplets adhere - Reduction of scratches due to improved slip properties *For more details, please refer to the catalog or feel free to contact us.

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Utilizing the interference of light through a hybrid structure of metal and dielectric films to achieve high reflectivity. By optimizing the film deposition conditions, we have realized a highly durable film that does not suffer damage even in harsh environments. 【Features】 ○ High reflectivity Al Rave = 95.0% For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.

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The ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) film, known for its transparent conductive properties, has a high refractive index of about 2.1. When a thin film coating is applied, the interference effect increases the reflectivity, leading to a decrease in transmittance. At Ito Optical Industry, we have applied dielectric multilayer technology to achieve a high transmittance ITO electrode film, which is used in resistive touch panel electrodes. 【Features】 ○ Compared to conventional ITO single-layer electrode films, it has lower reflectivity and higher transmittance. For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.

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In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for lightweight and mass-producible resin components for automotive applications. Ito Optical Industry has achieved a high heat-resistant anti-reflective coating that meets the stringent heat resistance requirements for automotive optical components. 【Features】 ○ Plastic substrates: AR-coated products for ZEONEX E48R and PC S3000 For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.

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We have achieved the addition of anti-static functionality to conventional anti-reflective films, while also realizing a wide-band, low-reflective anti-reflective film in the visible range. 【Features】 ○ It can be applied to glass and olefin-based resins, and can also incorporate anti-fouling functionality. For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.

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Traditionally, it has been difficult to apply multi-AR coatings directly to acrylic resin, requiring pretreatments such as hard coating. At Ito Optical Industry Co., Ltd., we have established a method for directly applying multi-AR coatings to acrylic resin, eliminating the hard coating process and reducing costs. Additionally, we have developed a processing method that combines anti-fouling functionality, and we are currently applying coatings to optical lenses. 【Features】 ○ Anti-fouling performance added to acrylic resin multi-AR coatings For more details, please contact us or download the catalog.

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