Glass coating

Coating equipment for architectural and automotive glass

Energy conservation is a key element to saving resources and ensuring economic growth. Demand from the glass and automotive industry for high-performance optical and functional thin film coatings is therefore rising. The glass coating equipment from Bühler Leybold Optics is suitable for high throughput and excellent coating quality.

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Glass coating

Coating equipment for architectural and automotive glass

Energy conservation is a key element to saving resources and ensuring economic growth. Demand from the glass and automotive industry for high-performance optical and functional thin film coatings is therefore rising. The glass coating equipment from Bühler Leybold Optics is suitable for high throughput and excellent coating quality.

In the architectural and automotive glass industry, Bühler Leybold Optics is the reference brand for glass coater equipment. The Leybold Optics GLC H series offers unbeaten flexibility as well as consistent and perfect end product quality at highest productivity levels. Its design allows addressing a variety of coating processes – from anti-reflective coatings to low-e, solar control among other functional coatings. 

Vertical coating systems such as the Leybold Optics GLC V, which was initially designed for electrochromic window coatings, target industries with even more demanding processes concerning particles or substrate temperatures of up to 350°C for instance. 

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Our advantages for the industry

Leading technology for high-volume production in combination with consistent and perfect end product quality
Bühler provides the most valuable combination of highest productivity, equipment flexibility and process stability. A smart machine design in combination with closed-loop process control and in-situ measurement systems allows running processes at highest productivity and product quality levels.
Highest equipment uptime and low operating cost
In a margin-sensitive industry such as architectural glass the challenges are clear – highest productivity levels with shortest downtimes, lowest cost per coated area, but without compromising on final product quality. These requirements are respected in all our equipment designs.
Versatile technology for sophisticated products
Besides the ability to run at highest productivity and product quality levels, all our systems offer maximum flexibility. All machine platforms can be adjusted to fit your product needs. Due to their modular design, you have the freedom to simply reconfigure the system to your requirements.

Glass Coating Solutions

Whether your goal is to enhance the aesthetics and longevity of architectural glass, boost the performance and efficiency of automotive glass, maximize the potential of solar glass, or explore the unique applications of speciality glass coatings, we offer tailored solutions to meet your specific requirements.

Architectural glass

Our architectural glass coatings improve energy efficiency, durability, and optical properties, meeting diverse design and performance needs.

Solar glass

Our solar glass coatings boost efficiency, durability, and reduce maintenance, optimizing the performance of photovoltaic systems.   

Automotive glass

Our automotive glass coatings enhance visibility, durability, and energy efficiency, ensuring superior performance and safety for vehicles.   

Speciality glass

Our speciality glass coatings offer exceptional clarity, reduce reflections, improve transparency, and block harmful UV radiation preventing fading.    


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How can we help?

Technologist Upgrades & Retrofits

Dalibor Molnar


dalibor.molnar@buhlergroup.com

+49 6023 500 0

Siemensstrasse 88

63755 Alzenau

Germany