• Microscope covers, slides and other glass for clinical testing
• Glass for genetic testing
• Glass for glass-bottom tissue cultures
• Support system products for pathological and cytological diagnosis

Rapid developments in the field of medical biology in recent years have lead to greater and more widespread user demand for cover glass and slides.

The Life Sciences Division of Matsunami Glass has therefore committed itself to internally develop suitable printing inks and coatings for products that meet such demand, and has been successful in their many efforts.

Furthermore, in their continuous pursuit to reduce the impact of products on the environment, the Life Science Division has recently moved beyond glass in their products. Keeping in mind the three Rs of environmentalism—recycle, reuse, reduce—they now use plastic cases instead of glass covers for automatic filling devices, incorporating collection and reuse of empty cases as a part of their production process. In addition, they have stepped up the development of devices that reuse plankton counting slides made from biodegradable plastic and waste alcohol.

• Cover Glass for Laser Diodes
• Cover glass for image sensors
• Infrared cut filter glass, sealing glass
• Substrate glass for displays, evaporation coatings
• Liquid crystal projector parts

The Optical and Electronic Materials Division has a complete production system for filter glass and other specialty products. They can incorporate customer specifications into operations ranging from designing glass compositions and procuring raw materials to melting glass and manufacturing products.

Using cutting techniques they have been perfecting since the company’s founding, they have also established the technology to process ultra-thin plate glass 30 micrometers thick, and now are even capable of micromachining using microblasting and etching.

Recently, the Optical and Electronics Materials Division has been working to perfect the pressing of glass, and is establishing a complete internal process for lens arrays and aspheric lenses, including the manufacture of molds and deposition on the lens surface.