Company profile:

Umicore Coating Services Ltd.

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Umicore Coating Services Ltd.
Kinnoull Street
Dundee, DD2 3ED
United Kingdom

Website:

www.coatingservices.umicore.com

Products

Product	To	Alternative Suppliers
dielectric coatings	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Laseroptik
dielectric mirrors	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, Laseroptik
infrared optics	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, G&H, Intrinsic Crystal Technology, Iridian Spectral Technologies, LightMachinery
laser mirrors	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, G&H, Laseroptik, TeraXion
optical filters	S E	EKSMA OPTICS, HBM FiberSensing, Iridian Spectral Technologies, Technica Optical Components, TeraXion

Column "To": S = list of suppliers for that product, E = encyclopedia article.

Third column: 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.

Trouble with Specifications

Specifications for lasers and other photonics products are essential for the process of buying such things. Nevertheless, many do not properly deal with them:

Many product specifications by suppliers lack quality – they are incomplete, not sufficiently clear, etc.

Buyers are often not aware of what they really need. For example, they forget essential requirements.

Various problems can arise:

Due to a lack of clarity, tedious communications between supplier and buyer are required.

Product specifications raise expectations which cannot be met.

Conflicts can arise over such issues.