Spectrum Coatings

What Spectrum Coatings does

Spectrum Coatings is a precision optical thin film coating service provider headquartered in Deltona, Florida. The company specializes in front surface mirror coatings for telescopes and astronomical instrumentation, serving both amateur astronomers and professional customers that include NASA/JPL and astronomical instrument manufacturers. Its core technology is a proprietary Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) process built around an in-house developed Troth Style Linear Ion Source operating at approximately 60 electron volts — well below the 2kv-plus levels typical of conventional ion sources. This low-energy approach allows the company to produce hard, durable, fully oxidized thin films without heating substrates to the ~300C required by competitors, and without adhesion layers (such as Chrome or Ni-Chrome) that complicate re-coating.

The product line centers on three aluminum-based mirror coatings — Protected Aluminum (Quartz PAL), Enhanced Aluminum (EAL), and MaxR — alongside broad-band anti-reflection coatings covering visible (450-650nm), mid-wave infrared (3-5 microns), and long-wave infrared (8-12 microns on Germanium) spectra. Supporting offerings include beam splitter coatings, hot and cold mirrors, dichroic filters, optical thin film design services, and CNC machining and 3D design work for telescope components. The facility handles mirror sizes from very small formats up to 24 inches in diameter, including high-value sets priced at $60,000 (Zerdur), with coating designs produced using FilmStar and Mcleod Concise software.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer, mail-in service model: customers ship mirrors to the Deltona facility where they are stripped, cleaned, and recoated, with a stated minimum turnaround of 30 days. Revenue is purely transactional, with no recurring or subscription component, and pricing scales by mirror size with ancillary fees for center marks ($10) and disassembly ($35). Payments are accepted via PayPal, credit card, and cryptocurrency. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, parent company, or institutional investors; three founders are listed (Steven Meynard, Xerxes Bharucha, Eric Simonson). Marketing is minimal, relying on a Wix-hosted website, a Facebook page, and instructional video content.

Name

Spectrum Coatings

Legal name

Spectrum Coatings

Website

https://spectrum-coatings.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spectrum Coatings is a privately held Deltona, Florida-based precision optical thin film coating service that provides proprietary Ion Assisted Deposition mirror coatings — including Protected Aluminum, Enhanced Aluminum, and MaxR — for telescopes, binoculars, and astronomical instrumentation, serving amateur astronomers and enterprise customers such as NASA/JPL.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Optical Coatings Services

NAICS

Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (332812), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (32551), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Equipment & Coating Services (Contract Coating, Surface Prep) (IMAEAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty & Functional Coatings (Anti-microbial/Anti-slip/Insulating) (IMAIAKAM)

Keywords

• Optical mirror coatings
• Thin film deposition services
• Telescope coatings
• Ion assisted deposition
• Precision optics finishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Deltona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Mirror Coating Services: One-time coating service for telescope mirrors ranging from small sizes to 24 inch diameter. Includes various coating types (PAL, EAL, MaxR) and optional services such as reflective center marks. Revenue is transaction-based with customers paying per mirror coating job.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spectrum Coatings applies precision optical thin-film coatings to customer-supplied mirrors and optics using proprietary Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) with a custom Troth Style Linear Ion Source. The company serves telescope mirror owners, binocular manufacturers, and institutional customers (including JPL) with coatings such as enhanced aluminum, BBAR, and specialty UV/IR formulations. Service is delivered primarily through a mail-in D2C model with direct institutional sales for aerospace and scientific customers.

Product overview

Spectrum Coatings is a precision optical mirror coating service specializing in front surface mirror coatings for telescopes and astronomy applications. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a software platform. The core products include three aluminum-based mirror coatings (Protected Aluminum/Quartz PAL, Enhanced Aluminum/EAL, and MaxR Coating) and multiple anti-reflection coatings for different spectral ranges (BBAR for visible 450-650nm, LWIR 8-12 microns on Germanium, and MWIR 3-5 microns). Supporting offerings include Ion Assisted Deposition technology services, optical thin film design using FilmStar software, telescope mirror coating/rework services (sizes up to 24"), CNC machining, beam splitter coatings, hot/cold mirrors, and dichroic filters. All coatings are applied using the proprietary low-energy Ion Assisted Deposition process without high-temperature substrate heating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enhanced Aluminum (PAL, EAL, MaxR) Coating Service Vacuum-deposition enhanced aluminum coating service applied to customer-supplied telescope and instrument mirrors, marketed under proprietary variants PAL, EAL, and MaxR. Aimed at amateur astronomers, scientific instrument makers, and aerospace customers seeking durable, high-reflectivity reflective coatings.
• Broadband Anti-Reflection (BBAR) Coating Service Anti-reflective coating service applied to optical substrates to reduce surface reflection across broad wavelength ranges. Targeted at telescope and instrument optics users needing transmission-optimized surfaces.
• UV/IR Specialty Coatings Service Specialty coating formulations optimized for ultraviolet and infrared wavelength regimes, applied to customer-supplied optics for astronomy, scientific, and aerospace applications.
• Mail-In Telescope Mirror Recoating Service D2C mail-in service where customers ship telescope mirrors and other optics to the Deltona, FL facility for vacuum-deposition coating. Includes shipping logistics handling and return of recoated substrates to the customer.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mirrorcoatings
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spectrum-coatings

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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