Layertec GmbH
German manufacturer of high-quality optical components and customized laser optics solutions.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
LAYERTEC GmbH is a German company based in Mellingen that produces high-quality optical components and customized solutions for laser applications. Founded in 1990 as a spin-off of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, it manufactures optics for a wavelength range from VUV (130 nm) to NIR (~7 μm) and combines precision optics manufacturing with advanced coating systems. Its products serve industries including laser research, medical technology, machine tool manufacturing, and semiconductor manufacturing.
History
LAYERTEC was founded in 1990 as a spin-off of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Since the early 1990s, its products have been used worldwide in industry, universities, and research institutions. The company combines high-precision optics manufacturing with advanced coating systems such as magnetron and ion beam sputtering, thermal evaporation, and ion-assisted electron beam evaporation. Currently, LAYERTEC employs about 400 people in precision optics manufacturing and operates 45 state-of-the-art coating systems.
Products and positioning
Reliable partner for high-quality optical components and customized solutions for laser applications, leveraging over 30 years of experience and innovative technologies.
Optical components
Mirrors, filters, windows, polarizers, lenses, beam splitters, prisms, and more.
Coatings
Coatings tailored for certain laser types and wavelengths, including ultrafast laser optics and metallic coatings.
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