Our laboratory facilities are second only to our production facilities
The Laboratory:
o Full In-House Laboratory, including Computerized atomic absorption spectrophotometer
o Colorimeter
o CMI-XRX-XYZ Computerized X-Ray thickness gauge testing equipment
o Proprietary computerized tank management system
o Emissometer
o Solar Spectrum Reflectometer
o Research and Development facilities for medical, aerospace and manufacturing opportunities
Environmental, Safety, and Health Regulations
Among the many industrial specifications that we maintain, the most important is the one we maintain
with our community. We meet or exceed all CAL/OSHA, Federal and State and Municipal air quality
standards.
Specifications:
o VOC compliant
o ASTM Specifications
o FAA certified repair station
o FAA certified chrome acid line
o Mil-Spec applications
o Boeing Specifications
o GM Specifications
The Therma-Gold has ultra low emissivity that helps maintain stability on RAYTHEON weather satellite
Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite.
Scanning the earth's surface twice a day, this instrument gives data on:
Day-night imaging of land, water, and clouds
Sea surface temperature
Ice concentration and coverage
Snow-ice melting conditions
Coastal and lake temperature gradients
REFLECTIVITY
Our Therma-Gold reflectivity in the infrared equals and often exceeds that of a freshly vapor-deposited
gold. Because of its outstanding cleanability, stability, reflectivity and high purity (min. 99.9%), Raytheon
Infrared Systems chose Therma-Gold as their coating standards for thermal control.
EMISSIVITY
The emissivity of Therma-Gold is extremely low. Actual measurements by the Rayttheon Infrared
Systems and Highland's optical equipment indicate an emissivity is equal to the theoretical emissivity of
pure gold. (If emissivity equals (1-R), then Therma-Gold is .015).
SUBSTRATES
Therma-Gold is usually applied over metal substrates including , but not limited to, Aluminum, Beryllium,
Copper, Stainless, Molybdenum, and Titanium.
UNIFORMITY
Therma-Gold is an electrodeposition process and therefore is not line-of-sight dependent as is the case
with vapor deposited coatings. It can coat the inside of light pipes or other shapes with parallel walls or
cavaties. The uniformity of the coating can be controlled to prevent distortion of the optical figure.
TEMPERATURE
Due to its extreme purity will not discolor when heated. As an example, a direct on kovar will withstand 60
minutes at 1000 F in air atmosphere without color change.
POLARIZATION PLANE & SCATTER
When applied to metal optics, there is no perceptible change in performance in either the S or P
polarization plane. Therma-Gold does not increase scatter, in fact, certain customers have actually
reported reduced scatter after Therma-Gold coating
