NEWS / EVENTS
OIC 2025
El Con, AZ | January 18-23rd, 2025
We wrapped up another great show at Photonics West this January. Meeting with so many interesting companies, catching up with long time friends, and were even selected finalists at the Prism Awards! Photonics West was a great show for us to promote our in-house coating operations. We were again thrilled to be a part of the NY Photonics Cluster again and look forward to seeing you next year in San Francisco!
Prague News
Prague, Czech Republic April 14th, 2025
The ELI Beamlines facility was recently featured on the nightly news, highlighting advancements in laser technology within Europe. The segment showcased Vacuum Innovations’ custom-designed components, including heaters, planetary rotation system, resistance sources, uniformity masking, and controls rack. We are proud to support this significant step forward in laser science and precision optical coating.
Click on the photo to watch the News clip! Start at 50 minutes!
Photonics West 2025
San Francisco, CA | January 28-30th, 2025
We wrapped up another great show at Photonics West this January. Meeting with so many interesting companies, catching up with long time friends, and were even selected finalists at the Prism Awards! Photonics West was a great show for us to promote our in-house coating operations. We were again thrilled to be a part of the NY Photonics Cluster again and look forward to seeing you next year in San Francisco!
California Optical Coating Design & Technology Workshop
Livermore, CA | October 22 - 25th, 2024
We were very excited to bring the Optical Coating Design & Technology Workshop to Livermore, California in the fall. A great turn out for our 4-day workshop where attendees were able to learn more about coating uniformity, stresses, and laser damage capabilities with coatings along with introducing OTF Studio Design Software. Partnering with OTF has been a perfect collaboration with the design workshops. Where should we visit next?
Senator Pamela Helming Visit to VI
Dansville, NY | October 10th, 2023
This week we had a distinguished guest visit our facility: Senator Pamela Helming, the NYS Senator for the 54th district. In addition to giving her a tour of our facility, we had the opportunity to educate her about the optical coating industry and its significant impact on various aspects of life.
Thank you Senator Pam Helming for taking the time out of your busy schedule to learn more about our small business and the optical coating community. We hope to see you next week at Optifab!
Photonics West 2024
San Francisco, CA | January 30th - February 2nd, 2024
Participating at Photonics West for the first time was an incredible experience for us at Vacuum Innovations. Not only did we have the opportunity to showcase our innovative products and expand our sales, but we also gained new customers and secured exciting projects. Additionally, at the show we were able to connect with new vendors allowing us to establish new relationships for future projects. Overall, we were very happy with our exhibiting experience and feel motivated to see what this year has to offer!
FL Optical Coating Design & Technology Workshop
We were able to hold our very first Optical Coating Design & Technology Workshop in the US this year. A great turn out for our 3-day workshop where attendees were able to learn more about coating uniformity, stresses, and laser damage capabilities with coatings. Holding this workshop in Titusville allowed for some attendees to see a launch at NASA from the hotel. Hoping to hold more events like this in the future. Where should we visit next?
Titusville, FL| March 26 - 28th, 2024
Advances in Optical Coating Technology Workshop - Lithuania
Vilnius, Lithuania | August 9th, 2023
Our next workshop was in Vilnius, Lithuania hosted by Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC). We were able to hold a smaller, more intimate workshop with about 20 individuals from companies in the Vilnius area to take a deeper look into uniformity, stress, and laser damage. During the workshop we took a tour of the new FTMC facility that houses various PhD studies, innovative research programs, and their new coating systems! We hope to hold the workshop in the future years back in Lithuania!
Advances in Optical Coating Technology Workshop - Scotland
SVC TechCon 2023
Washington D.C | May 6-11, 2023
Thank you Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) for hosting such a successful week in DC! Marcy & Dr. Oliver were able to bring a group of engineers to explore the exhibit and get a better understanding of other companies in the industry. We were so excited to have both of Jim's kids at the conference to promote the family business! See you next year in Chicago!
Our very first workshop and make it international. We had a great time hosting the premiere Advances in Optical Coating Technology workshop at the University of the West of Scotland. With about 50 attendees, 20 presentations, 15 student posters, and representation from about 30 companies, it was a very successful two-day event. Attendees were able to enjoy networking, dinner, and a whiskey tasting to wind down the busy days. We hope to hold another workshop in the upcoming years. If you are interested in holding a workshop at your facility feel free to reach out to moliver@vacuuminnovations.com for more information!
Paisley, Scotland | August 1 - 2, 2023
Photonics West 2023
San Francisco, CA | January 28- February 2nd, 2023
Dr. Oliver and Head of Sales and Marketing Marcy Oliver had had a great time at Photonics West at the end of January. They were able to meet with new customers and experience the huge exhibit SPIE put together. It was a very cool experience seeing so many optics and photonics companies from all over the world in one convention center. We are excited to announce we will be exhibiting next year at the show and hope to see you there!
Colorado Photonics Short Course
Boulder, CO | December 5-10, 2022
At the beginning of December, Dr. James Oliver and Sales and Marketing Specialist Marcy ventured out to Colorado to meet with some suppliers, potential customers, and so Dr. Oliver could teach at the Colorado Photonics Cluster. Individuals from a variety of companies in the area came to learn about the basics of optical coatings. It was nice to meet new employees within industry that were so eager to learn.
SPIE Laser Damage 2022
Rochester, NY | September 18-24, 2022
An intimate gathering of top engineers, scientist, researchers, and students that work with high-power, high-energy lasers. This year it is held in our neck of New York in Rochester. VI President James Oliver will be attended to see his research from LLE presented along with a mention in a paper presentation from ELI Beamlines.
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OIC Conference 2022
Whistler, BC Canada | June 19-24, 2022
At the end of June Jim and Marcy were able to travel to Whistler, Canada to attend Optica's Optical Interference Coating Conference in-person. Jim was able to teach a short course about Thin Film Uniformity in the beginning of the week and it was Marcy’s first tradeshow of her sales career. It was a great opportunity to see familiar faces from around the world and also meet new individuals interested in VI. This was the first time Vacuum Innovations was represented at an exhibit at OIC.