Company profile:

North American Coating Laboratories

North American Coating Laboratories
9450 Pineneedle Dr. Mentor
OH 44060
United States

Tel.:	+1 440 357 7000
Fax:	+1 440 357 7001
Website:	www.nacl.com

Products

Product	To	Alternative Suppliers
anti-reflection coatings	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Iridian Spectral Technologies, Laseroptik
dielectric coatings	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Laseroptik
dielectric mirrors	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Laseroptik
optical filters	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, HBM FiberSensing, Iridian Spectral Technologies, Technica Optical Components

Alternative suppliers are suppliers also offering such products while having an ad package. On their own company profile pages, the right column of the table contains their product descriptions instead of alternative suppliers.

Photonics in Times of Trouble for International Trade

This article in the Photonics Spotlight addresses the current serious concerns about the future of international trade and more generally international cooperation. Some key points:

The German trade surplus deserves attention, but claiming unfair practices without differentiating between different sectors of the economy is just stupid talk.

Already announced changes of US policy constitute a serious threat of beginning trade wars, which could have disastrous consequences.

There are also ruthless attacks on essential values, contributing to a breakdown of cooperation.

If we do not stop these developments in time, we may get into the big crunch.

We must fiercely defend fundamental values as well as international cooperation, because this is the only chance to solve a wide range of serious problems.

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