Newport Beach, California, (June 1999)-----GM Vacuum Coating is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. William Powell as General Manager of the company. Mr. Powell has been with the company since 1985 and most recently served as the Production Manager for the company. He brings to the job a thorough understanding of the specialized products and needs of the customers and is committed to the continued growth and success of the company. In the short time he has been in charge of the business, special attention has been paid to reducing delivery times and to increasing the over all level of responsiveness to the customer.

GM Vacuum Coating is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Dan Coursen as VP of Engineering. Mr. Coursen has been with the company since 1973 and considered an industry expert in the field of specialized thin film coatings and often is called to consult on optical questions. With the addition of increased engineering support staff, Mr. Coursen has recently devoted more attention to the development of large systems for the UV coating industry in order to decrease typical curing times on existing equipment. He is the recent co-author of the Optical Thin Film Reference Guide which is being offered to end users in the industry.

Since GM Vacuum was acquired by Navitar in 1998, there has been a strong emphasis on growing the company through the development of new products and the addition of new business. At GM Vacuum, our engineering and technical staff specializes in helping our customers to improve the optical performance of their existing products through the addition of optical thin film coatings. For example, in the UV industry, we can often improve the brightness of existing UV light sources by up to 33%. Our newest dichroic art glass coatings are being used for the creation of unusual products ranging from decorative residential sinks to glass bricks walls.

Our decision to expand and become a key resource for industrial, commercial and military components is an ambitious departure from the actions of the previous ownership of GM Vacuum Coating. Working together with the other companies in the Navitar group will allow us to all achieve an exciting future together.