Kopp Glass, Inc.

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Kopp Glass Announces the Availability of Sixteen New Filter Glass Compositions

Designed for ease of substitution, Kopp’s expanded product line features new ultraviolet (UV) bandpass, colored longpass and infrared (IR) transmitting filters with industry-standard spectral properties at nominal thickness. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – In response to the growing demand for alternative, domestic filter glass suppliers, Kopp Glass has expanded its filter glass product line with...

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Kopp Glass Releases New Version of Popular UV LED Product Database

Kopp Glass, Inc. eases the UV LED product selection process with its revised UV LED Product Database—available for download now. PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (July 2020) — Kopp Glass, Inc. announces a new release of its UV LED Product Database. With hundreds of new UV LED’s available each year, researching and comparing the various options for a project can be tedious and time-consuming. To...

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Kopp Glass Releases UV LED Product Database

Kopp Glass, Inc., a Pittsburgh-based technical glass manufacturer, invites you to download and explore a new resource created to streamline the UV LED selection process in support of engineers and designers in the earliest stages of product development. PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (March, 2019)— Kopp Glass announces the release of a UV LED Product Database that enables users to easily evaluate and...

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Kopp Glass Releases Webinar: Exterior Aircraft Lighting Lens Materials

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (January 2019)— Kopp Glass has released an on-demand Webinar examining research from the published white paper: “Glass v. Plastic: A Two-Part Study of Abrasion in Transparent Lens Materials for Exterior Aircraft Lighting Systems.” Glass Engineer, Justine Galbraith, PhD, walks viewers through the study to illustrate the findings and their impact on the aerospace...

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Kopp Glass, Inc. Names Dr. Elie Saad as Next Chief Executive Officer

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (November 29, 2018)—Dr. Elie Saad will become the President and CEO of Kopp Glass, Inc. effective December 1, 2018. Saad succeeds Grant Wirth who is retiring after a decade of innovative and prosperous leadership of the company. Wirth will continue to serve the company as chairman of the Board following his retirement. About Saad’s appointment, Wirth said, “He...

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Kopp Glass Announces New Research on Increasing the Efficiency and Performance of UV LED Arrays

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (July, 2018)— Kopp Glass has released a technical presentation and paper of a comparative study on how molded optics can be used to increase UV LED efficiency and performance titled, “The Effects of UV Glass Optics on UV LED Arrays.” The technical paper and companion presentation are now available for public download. The study was recently presented to industry...

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New Blog, Glass Transforming Light, Responds to Lighting Industry Technical Needs

LEDs and other light sources bring both exciting benefits and complex challenges to lighting engineers. New blog bridges the gap between glass science and innovative new technologies to help create a safer and more productive world. PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – Kopp Glass, a Pittsburgh-based technical glass manufacturer, launches their new blog, Glass Transforming Light. The blog was created to...

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Kopp Glass Exhibits Engineered Colored Filter Glasses for Enhanced Sensor Performance at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2014

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – Kopp Glass, a Pittsburgh based technical glass manufacturer, will be exhibiting next month at SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing in Baltimore, MD. Visit Kopp at booth #437 to learn more about several featured products, including: sharp-cut filters with reduced auto-fluorescence properties, custom rare-earth doped glasses, fluorescent glasses, ultraviolet (UV) bandpass...

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New White Paper Demonstrates Kopp's Energy Efficient Heated Lens Solution for Exterior LED Lighting Applications

For many critical exterior lighting applications, such as traffic signals or airport guidance, a consistent light output during adverse weather conditions is essential to ensuring safety. Because Lighting Emitting Diodes (LEDs) emit very little heat, snow and ice build-up can become a dangerous problem. PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – As the adoption of LED technology across all sectors of the...

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New Expert Perspective Article Features Kopp's CEO, Grant M. Wirth, on the Company's Continued Success and What Lies Ahead

In its nearly 90 year history, Kopp Glass has mastered the ability to adapt and respond to emerging technologies while continuously reinvigorating key elements of its value proposition which help to drive the profitability of their customers. PITTSBURGH, PennsylvaniaÂ-  – What is it that makes Kopp Glass one of Pittsburgh’s iconic and most successful private companies for nearly nine...

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Kopp Glass Announces the Availability of Sixteen New Filter Glass Compositions

Designed for ease of substitution, Kopp’s expanded product line features new ultraviolet (UV) bandpass, colored longpass and infrared (IR) transmitting filters with industry-standard spectral properties at nominal thickness. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – In response to the growing demand for alternative, domestic filter glass suppliers, Kopp Glass has expanded its filter glass product line with...

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