COMPANY 

OCJ designs, manufactures and sells various kinds of optical and electrical parts by vacuum deposition technology. Services range from custom design and prototype to mass production. OCJ has 2 manufacturing facilities in Japan (Gotemba, Mie). Global services are provided through its sales offices in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka), Europe (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and USA (Sunnyvale, CA). Swift deliveries are carried out by renown international couriers.

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Thin Film Engineering Laboratory was incorporated in Zushi City which was the first commercial producer of antireflection coatings on optical lenses.

Reorganized into Shonan Optical Thin films Laboratory and transferred to Togoshi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Multilayer thin film division was separated from Shonan Optical Thin films Laboratory and incorporated into Vacuum Optics Corporation of Japan (VOCJ)

Commissioned by Research & Development Corporation of Japan (JRDC) to develop multilayer thin-film optical coatings. The first plant was constructed in Togoshi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo to start the development program.

Succeeded in the development of multilayer thin film coatings. Started their commercial production after the successful development was authorized by the Development Council of JRDC. Started the prototype production of 'shading spectacle lens' with an award from Tokyo Regional Bureau of International Trade and Industry (TRBIT) as an export and prototype production incentive for small and medium-sized companies.

Increased capital to 2m yen. Started production of photoelectric film thickness monitors after the acquisition of the patent license of 'Photoelectric Apparatus and Methods for the Monitoring of Coating Thickness' from the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology.

Increased capital to 5m yen. A new plant in Nakahata, Gotemba City  was constructed. Received an award from the New Technology Development Foundation to develop the 'Production Technology of Complete Anti-Reflection Films'.

Increased capital to 10m yen. Received an award for technological innovation from TRBIT for the prototype production of 'high quality laser mirrors'.

Increased capital to 20m yen. Expanded the Gotemba plant. Received an award for technological innovation from TRBIT for the study on 'excimer laser mirrors'.

Increased capital to 30m yen. Acquired the patent license for 'high frequency ion plating' from JRDC for the production of interference coatings.

Received an award for technological innovation from TRBIT for the prototype production of 'high durability cold mirrors'.

Increased capital to 40m yen. Set up Osaka Sales Office. Constructed the Gotemba Second Plant.

Succeeded in the development of the Plasma Ion Process.

Increased capital to 60m yen. Incorporated Ise Vacuum Optics Corporation in Hisai City, Mie Prefecture.

Increased capital to 70m yen.

Expanded the plant of Ise Vacuum Optics Corporation.

Asahi Techno Glass Corp. participated in capital and management.

Vacuum Optics Corporation of Japan (VOCJ) changed its name to Optical Coatings Japan (OCJ)

Merged Ise Vacuum Optics Corporation as the Mie Plant. Increased capital to 210m yen.

1960 as Vacuum Optics Corporation of Japan

Koichi Sugihara

Asahi Techno Glass (ATG) - 90%

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Manufacture and sales of various kinds of optical and electrical parts by vacuum deposition technology

Gotemba plant      3,739 sq.m. Floor area

Mie plant                 3,846 sq.m  Floor area

Gotemba plant      9,000 sq.m.

Mie Plant              33,000 sq.m

62 machines (Vacuum Evaporator)

2 lines of CES (Continuous Evaporation System)

Asahi Glass Corp. * Koito * Toshiba * Ando Electric * Kobe Steel * Toyota  * Anritsu * Konica * Nikon * Nissan * ATG (Iwaki Glass Corp.) * Sanyo Electric * NEC * Ushio Electric * Shimazu * Sharp * NTT * Shin Nippon Steel * Sony * Canon Sumitomo Metal Mining * Hoya * Mitsubishi Electric * Hitachi * Rohm * TDK * Matsushita Electric * Seiko Electric * Pioneer * Horiba * Fujitsu * Kyocera 

The OCJ HQ and the Gotemba plant are located 600m up the slopes of the famous Mt. Fuji . You can view the location maps here.